BioSpace News Archive

Deals

Intrexon Announces Transfer of Stock Listing to Nasdaq

Ticker symbol to remain “XON”

September 12, 2018
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2 min read
FDA

FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s Application for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Monotherapy for First-Line Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (TPS ≥1%)

Application Based on Overall Survival Data from Pivotal Phase 3 KEYNOTE-042 Trial

September 12, 2018
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24 min read
BioMidwest

Great Bay Software Expands Upon Unmatched Endpoint Visibility and Delivers Better Usability for Teams Challenged with Detecting and Securing IoT and Medical Devices on the Network

Great Bay Software, a leader in Internet of Things (IoT) security and operational efficiency, today announced the version 6.1 release of its Network Intelligence Platform, which delivers unmatched endpoint visibility, real-time device validation and flexible enforcement options

September 12, 2018
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4 min read
Bio NC

Criticality brings industrial hemp extraction and purification facility to Wilson, North Carolina

Criticality, a North Carolina-based industrial hemp processor, has initiated renovation on a facility in Wilson, North Carolina, for an all-natural supercritical fluid extraction and purification operation

September 12, 2018
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2 min read
BioCapital

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Announces The Launch of Children’s Health Defense

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK, Jr.) announced today the creation of Children’s Health Defense (CHD), a new organization expanding the mission of the World Mercury Project.

September 12, 2018
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Bausch Health Announces Resolution Of XIFAXAN® Intellectual Property Litigation

Bausch Health Companies Inc.together with Salix’s licensors Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Alfasigma SpA (collectively the “Salix Parties”), have agreed to resolve the outstanding intellectual property litigation with Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc

September 12, 2018
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5 min read
Job Trends

Fifth Annual Healthcare Analytics Summit Kicks Off with Record Attendance

The fifth annual Healthcare Analytics Summit™ (HAS 18), the world’s leading forum on digital innovation and disruption in healthcare, kicks off today with record attendance of over 1,500 healthcare professionals from across the country.

September 12, 2018
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6 min read
BioCapital

Hurricane Warning: Survey Reveals Healthcare Organizations Doubt Their Disaster Plans are Up to the Task

As Hurricane Florence hurtles toward the East Coast, a new survey reveals that only slightly more than half of healthcare providers believe their organization’s disaster plan is comprehensive enough to cover a variety of disaster scenarios both inside the organization and across the community.

September 12, 2018
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5 min read
Biotech Beach

STAAR Surgical Announces EVO ICL Clinical Program for its 15th Annual Surgical Experts Summit in Vienna, Austria, from September 19 – 21, 2018

STAAR Surgical Company is today announcing the EVO ICL Clinical Program which will be presented by Ophthalmic Surgeons to Ophthalmic Surgeons at its invitation only Surgical Experts Summit expected to be attended by over 250 surgeons and invited clinician guests from forty-three countries.

September 12, 2018
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3 min read
Pharm Country

Newron Pharmaceuticals to Host 2018 R&D Day on October 31 in New York City – Save the Date

Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. today announced that its 2018 R&D Day will be held in New York City on October 31, 2018, from 10:00AM to 1:00PM EDT.

September 12, 2018
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2 min read