BioSpace News Archive

Drug Development

Achieve Life Sciences Announces Advancement of Cytisine Development Program Following Meeting with the FDA

The meeting with the FDA on the non-clinical and clinical development plans has further defined Achieve’s Phase 3 clinical program and expected future New Drug Application (NDA) submission.

July 11, 2018
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Bio NC

CompPharma Survey Says Workers’ Comp Drug Spend Has Decreased by over $1 Billion in the Past Eight Years

CompPharma publishes 15th Annual Survey of Prescription Drug Management in Workers’ Compensation

July 11, 2018
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2 min read
Policy

Tyber Medical Announces the Patent Allowance of TyFix™, An All-in-One Extremity System

Tyber Medical, LLC announces the allowance for US Patent Application (No. 15/213,935) of TyFix™, an all-in-one extremity joint fixation system.

July 11, 2018
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FDA

FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s Supplemental Biologics License Application for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Application Based on Monotherapy Data from Phase 2 KEYNOTE-224 Trial

July 11, 2018
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27 min read
Biotech Bay

AgeX Therapeutics CEO Dr. Michael D. West to Present at Ending Age-Related Diseases: Investment Prospects & Advances in Researc

AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. announced that Chief Executive Officer Michael D. West, Ph.D., who also serves as Co-CEO of BioTime, will present at the conference Ending Age-Related Diseases: Investment Prospects & Advances in Research, Thursday, July 12 at Cooper Union in New York City.

July 11, 2018
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Deals

Otsuka Pharmaceutical to Acquire Visterra

Otsuka will acquire Visterra for approximately USD 430 million in an all-cash transaction.

July 11, 2018
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4 min read
Drug Development

Aurigene Announces First in Human Dosing with RoRγt Inverse Agonist AUR-101

Phase 1 data from the study expected to be available by December 2018

July 11, 2018
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Missouri Osteochondral Allograft Preservation System Honored with Sports Medicine Technology Award

Preservation system available exclusively from CONMED through MTF Biologics recognized for providing double the storage-life with increased viable chondrocyte density of osteochondral allografts

July 11, 2018
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Policy

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Added to National List of Disorders to Screen Newborns

Landmark decision for the SMA community recognizes importance of early diagnosis

July 11, 2018
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Policy

West Virginia Escalates War on Pain Control, States the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

West Virginia has enacted another impediment for physicians who use these drugs for their necessary, appropriate purpose of controlling severe pain, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS).

July 11, 2018
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1 min read