BioSpace News Archive

Applications are now open for press accreditation to the announcements at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Every year, the Academy awards the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

Cardiovascular BioTherapeutics, Inc., (“CVBT,” the “Company”). CVBT is pleased to announce the appointments of David M. Ornitz, MD, PhD and Dr. Arnold I. Chin, MD, PhD.

Cardiovascular disease still accounts for the greatest number of deaths worldwide. PCSK9-inhibition reduces the risk of cardiovascular events by regulation of the LDL (low density lipoprotein) receptor, one of the transporters of cholesterol in blood. The protein PCSK9 binds to the LDL-cholesterol receptor and enhances its degradation, which leads to the reduced clearance of LDL-cholesterol and a higher risk of atherosclerosis.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded $30 million to support research, core facilities, recruitment and prevention efforts from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is today launching the Big Beat Challenge, a unique research funding award that will bring together world-leading researchers and innovators to identify and solve any of the biggest problems in heart and circulatory disease.

Lendeavor, Inc., a technology-enabled lender to healthcare practices, today announced the hiring of Jason Schneller, formerly of Wells Fargo Practice Finance, as Lendeavor’s head of business development in Southern California.

Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Lannett Company, Inc. and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and docketed under 18-cv-3635, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons other than Defendants who purchased or otherwise acquired Lannett securities between February 7, 2018 through August 17, 2018

New drug application is under review by FDA

Sherpa Clinical Packaging, a leading provider of clinical materials management services, announced new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) sampling and storage services today.

The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) today thanked U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta for his leadership and bold action to protect the job security of courageous Americans who wish to take time off from their jobs to donate their organs to patients in need of life-saving transplants.