BioSpace News Archive

Business

DelMar Pharmaceuticals Appoints World-Renowned Molecular Biologist Dr. Napoleone Ferrara to Board of Directors

Dr. Ferrara is a world-renowned molecular biologist in the field of angiogenesis.

June 25, 2018
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5 min read
Biotech Beach

AntiCancer’s Oral Methioninase Overcomes Gemcitabine Resistance in Patient-Like Mouse Models of Pancreatic Cancer

The new results are to be published in the upcoming issue of Cancer Letters.

June 25, 2018
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1 min read
Genetown

Akero Therapeutics Closes $65 Million Series A Financing to Advance New Treatments for Serious Metabolic Diseases

Financing led by Apple Tree Partners, Atlas Venture, venBio Partners and Versant Ventures

June 25, 2018
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4 min read
Drug Development

Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly announce positive top-line Phase III data results for empagliflozin as adjunct to insulin in type 1 diabetes

The primary efficacy endpoint, defined in both trials as placebo-corrected change from baseline in A1C after 26 weeks of treatment, was met for all investigated doses of empagliflozin (2.5, 10 and 25 mg).

June 25, 2018
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7 min read
Business

Braeburn Appoints Richard Malamut, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Malamut brings to Braeburn more than 25 years of pharmaceutical and clinical leadership experience at emerging and leading biopharmaceutical companies.

June 25, 2018
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2 min read
Drug Development

Oramed Enrolls First Patient in Its Glucose Clamp Study for Oral Insulin

Study will provide additional metabolic data on ORMD-0801 in patients with type 1 diabetes

June 25, 2018
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3 min read
Drug Development

Sophiris Bio Reports Top-Line Interim Safety and Biopsy Findings For its Phase 2b Clinical Trial of Topsalysin in Localized Prostate Cancer

A single administration of topsalysin continues to demonstrate an ability to ablate targeted prostate cancer cells with 10 of 35 patients (29%) demonstrating a clinical response of which 6 patients had a complete ablation with no detectable cancer on targeted biopsy of the treated area.

June 25, 2018
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12 min read
Biotech Bay

NDS Launches All-in-One Image Management Solution Designed to Simplify OR Integration

NDS is now shipping its new video image management and acquisition solution: VIMA

June 25, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Groundbreaking Marks Ophthalmology Surgical Milestone in Iowa

Wolfe Eye Clinic to open largest Ophthalmology Surgery Center in Iowa in 2019

June 25, 2018
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2 min read
Deals

Apollo Medical Holdings Joins Russell 3000® Index

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. announced that it has been added to the Russell 3000® Index and the Russell Microcap Index®.

June 25, 2018
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3 min read