BioSpace News Archive

Today, The RiverWoods Group broke ground for their newest project, RiverWoods Durham, a new Continuing Care Retirement Community, and affiliate of The RiverWoods Group (TRWG), the parent company of the nationally accredited 24-year-old CCRC RiverWoods Exeter, and Birch Hill, a CCRC located in Manchester, NH.

InveniasPartners, a leading health care executive search and talent advisory services firm, is pleased to announce that Joseph E. Fournier, JD, MHA has joined the firm as a Partner.

Cherie from Laser Rejuvenation by Cherie at ACA is pleased to announce that she has just posted an informative blog and video that answer a common question about radio frequency skin tightening.

Immunicum is establishing a unique immuno-oncology approach through the development of allogeneic, off-the-shelf cell-based therapies. Our goal is to improve survival outcomes and quality of life by priming the patient’s own immune system to fight cancer.

Science Exchange, the leading marketplace for outsourced R&D™, announced today a partnership with Taconic Biosciences, one of the world’s foremost providers of genetically engineered rodent models and services, to offer on-demand access to Taconic’s entire portfolio of products and services to researchers worldwide.

Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) today announced it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the New Drug Application (NDA) for ulipristal acetate (UPA) for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding in women with uterine fibroids.

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today commended the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for issuing new cervical cancer screening guidelines that use scientific evidence as the basis for recommending, for the first time, human papillomavirus (HPV) testing alone as the first-line screening test to detect cervical cancer and precancer.

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit against two companies and an individual who own websites that the nonprofit addiction treatment leader says infringe on its trademarks and contain deceptive, misleading content harmful to consumers.

HealthCare Partners, a division of DaVita Medical Group and a part of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), today celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art medical facility and urgent care clinic in downtown Los Angeles at Washington Boulevard and Hoover Street.

Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX), a pioneer in cervical cancer screening, commends the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for retaining in their final cervical cancer screening recommendations released today “A” grades for Pap tests in women 21 to 29 years old, and Pap + HPV in women ages 30 to 65 years old.