BioSpace News Archive

How Job Networking Can Put You Into a Better Position

Internal networking, or job networking at your current employer, in your current role, can be a powerful tool for advancement, professional development, and growth.

June 20, 2018
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4 min read
Drug Development

Anika Craters Following Failure of Phase III Knee Osteoarthritis Study

Shares of Bedford, Mass.-based Anika Therapeutics have plunged more than 20 percent in premarket trading.

June 20, 2018
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Policy

U.S. Grants Emmanuelle Charpentier, U of C and University of Vienna CRISPR Patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted Emmanuelle Charpentier, co-founder of ERS Genomics, the University of California and University of Vienna, their first U.S. patent covering the use of CRISPR/Cas9 for gene editing.

June 20, 2018
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Buffett, Dimon and Bezos Name CEO to Their Joint Healthcare Venture

In January, Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JP Morgan Chase announced they were creating a joint healthcare venture. Today, they announced that Atul Gawande will be the chief executive officer.

June 20, 2018
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

TG Therapeutics and Novimmune Forge $185M Agreement

TG Therapeutics and Novimmune SA struck a collaborative deal worth up to $185 million on the development and commercialization of a treatment for hematologic B-cell malignancies.

June 20, 2018
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Business

The Future of Bioprinting is Here: Poietis and Prometheus Team Up To Develop 3D Printing for Bones

Poietis along with Prometheus, a division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering at Leuven, Belgium, announced they had entered into a two-year Collaborative Research Agreement to develop high-precision 3D Bioprinting.

June 20, 2018
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
Bio NC

Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy Index Reshuffles Listed Companies

The Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy Index has reduced the number of immunotherapy-focused companies from 30 to 25 and also swapped out a number of stocks as part of an effort to strengthen the index’s liquidity profile and ensure the holdings hold equal weight.

June 20, 2018
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
iTeos Therapeutics Closes on $75 Million Series B Financing

Belgium-based iTeos Therapeutics SA completed an oversubscribed Series B financing worth $75 million.

June 20, 2018
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Sarepta Therapeutics Stock Climbed 80% on Spectacular DMD Therapy Update

Sarepta Therapeutics shares rocketed by as much as 80 percent yesterday after the company released interim data on its experimental gene therapy AAVrh74.MHCK7.micro-Dystrophin for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

June 20, 2018
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Policy

Former Theranos President Sunny Balwani Intends to Fight Fraud Charges

Sunny Balwani intends to fight not only the criminal charges, but is also fighting the charges brought by the SEC.

June 20, 2018
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3 min read
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Alex Keown