BioSpace News Archive

Deals

Alector Announces $133 Million in Series E Financing to Advance Broad Portfolio of Immuno-Neurology and Immuno-Oncology Programs

First three programs to focus on Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia

July 25, 2018
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3 min read
Biotech Bay

Addenbrooke’s Hospital is First in the UK to Treat Cancer Patients with Accuray Radixact® System

Internationally Renowned Centre in Cambridge, England is First NHS Hospital to Install the Innovative Radiation Therapy System

July 25, 2018
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5 min read
Drug Development

Takeda Announces Phase 3 Trial of ALUNBRIG® (brigatinib) Met Primary Endpoint Demonstrating Superiority in Progression-Free Survival Versus Crizotinib in Patients with ALK+ Advanced NSCLC Who are ALK Inhibitor Naïve

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced that the global, randomized, Phase 3 ALTA-1L trial met its primary endpoint at the first pre-specified interim analysis, with ALUNBRIG®.

July 25, 2018
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14 min read
BioCapital

IGC Announces “Drops of Clarity” Marketing Initiatives for Hyalolex™

Hyalolex™ is an oral cannabinoid-based supplement for the treatment of symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s.

July 25, 2018
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2 min read
BioMidwest

Top 5 Back-to-School Asthma Management Tips from the American Lung Association

Breathing can be difficult for the 6.1 million children living with asthma in the U.S. In an average classroom size of 30, three of those children would have asthma.

July 25, 2018
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5 min read
Drug Development

Bioasis Announces Positive Results from a Microdialysis Study Showing Lead Investigational Candidate xB3 ™-001 Increased Brain Activity

The Company has filed a patent application based on these observations and those data may have broader applicability

July 25, 2018
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6 min read
Drug Development

At AAIC 2018, Neurotrope Presents Additional Clinical Results Showing Cognitive Improvement in Phase 2 Data Assessing Bryostatin-1 in Moderate-to-Severe Alzheimer’s Patients

Patients treated with 20 µg Bryostatin-1 showed evidence of sustained improvement in cognition compared with placebo in patients not on concomitant memantine treatment

July 25, 2018
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7 min read
Biotech Beach

CytRx Announces Centurion BioPharma Corporation’s Filing of a Provisional Patent Application

Breakthrough Personalized Medicine Companion Diagnostic Filed for its Albumin-binding Drug Candidates

July 25, 2018
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4 min read
Business

CRH Medical Corporation To Announce 2018 Second Quarter Results on August 1, 2018

CRH Medical Corporation plans to release its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 after market close.

July 25, 2018
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1 min read
Policy

Corporate Whistleblower Center Now Urges A MD or RN to Call Them About Potentially Huge Rewards If They Can Prove A Healthcare Company is Gouging Medicare For Unwarranted Medical Procedures

According to the Corporate Whistleblower Center, “We are urging a medical doctor, or a registered nurse to call us anytime at 866-714-6466 if they can prove a healthcare company is gouging Medicare for unnecessary medical procedures.

July 25, 2018
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3 min read