BioSpace News Archive

Drug Development

Emmaus Life Sciences Announces the New England Journal of Medicine has Published the Phase 3 Trial Results of Endari™ (L-Glutamine Oral Powder) in Sickle Cell Disease

Results showed a significant improvement in these measures: lower median number of sickle cell crises, fewer hospitalizations, lower cumulative days in hospital, and lower incidence of acute chest syndrome

July 18, 2018
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6 min read
Business

ArQule to Report Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results on August 1, 2018

ArQule, Inc. announced it will report financial results for the second quarter of 2018 before the market opens on Wednesday, August 1, 2018.

July 18, 2018
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2 min read
BioCapital

Kalorama Information: Beyond 23andMe.com, A Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Industry Emerges

Healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information says that the global direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic health testing market totaled $99 million in 2017.

July 18, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Bioceutical Manufacturer Launches Products To Enhance Immune System, Increase Energy

Miami-based ScimeraMD has announced the launch of two new physician-formulated, natural products that can enhance the immune system and increase energy.

July 18, 2018
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2 min read
BioForest

New Report: Generics, Not PBMs, Key Driver of Lower Prescription Drug Spending

SCPC Offers Reforms Boosting Competition, Enhancing Transparency in Consumer Drug Marketplace

July 18, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Feinstein Institute researcher awarded $3.5M to develop bladder cancer care program

Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor Michael A. Diefenbach, PhD, received a five-year $3.5 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Cancer Institute

July 18, 2018
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3 min read
ViiV Healthcare Shares Data from Landmark 2-Drug Regimen Trials At AIDS 2018

ViiV Healthcare with Pfizer Inc. and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, will be presenting over 20 abstracts, including data from the landmark GEMINI 1 & 2 clinical trials, at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018), 23-27 July 2018, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

July 18, 2018
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27 min read
Business

New White Paper Discusses True Cost of Future Medical Care for Medicare Set Asides

Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Asides (WCMSAs) have become a standard feature in settling workers’ compensation claims over the past fifteen years.

July 18, 2018
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1 min read
Business

Leading Tennessee Hospital Lends a Helping Paw to Patients and Their Families

Mars Petcare and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt collaborate to bring a dedicated facility dog to families in need

July 18, 2018
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5 min read
Policy

Remarks from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., as prepared for delivery at the Brookings Institution on the release of the FDA’s Biosimilars Action Plan

Remarks from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.

July 18, 2018
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18 min read