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FDA

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Earns $22 Million Payment From Verastem Oncology For FDA Approval Of COPIKTRA™ (duvelisib) And Updates 2018 Financial Guidance

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it earned a $22 million payment from Verastem Oncology under the license agreement between the Company and Verastem for COPIKTRA (duvelisib).

October 1, 2018
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BioMidwest

Ecolab Obtains First-to-Market EPA-Registered Laundry Disinfectant Claim against Clostridium difficile

C. diff was estimated to cause half a million infections in the U.S. and 29,000 deaths, a mortality rate of more than three deaths every hour.

October 1, 2018
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BioMidwest

U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration Honors NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes as First U.S. Producer of Medical Radioisotope Molybdenum-99 in Nearly 30 Years

Award for Outstanding Achievement presented at 2018 Molybdenum-99 Topical Meeting

October 1, 2018
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7 min read
Business

R2 Medical Group Introduces Nation’s First Turnkey Medical Offices for Physicians to Help Shape their Practices to Their Unique Vision and Streamline Management

Flexible Design, Availability and Cost-Effective Office Resources Allow Physicians to Retain Autonomy and Minimize Hassles

October 1, 2018
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3 min read
Drug Development

IAVI Acquires Aeras TB Vaccine Clinical Programs and Assets

Data from Two Phase II Clinical Trials Conducted by Aeras and Partners Indicate Promise for Future of TB Vaccine Development

October 1, 2018
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6 min read
Business

Dr. R. Lawrence Moss Begins Tenure As President, CEO Of Nemours Children’s Health System

Succeeds Dr. David Bailey As Leader of Nationally Recognized Pediatric System

October 1, 2018
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4 min read
Business

Lenovo Partners With SOTI and Starlight Children’s Foundation to Launch a True EMM Solution on Mirage Solo Virtual Reality Headset

Starlight Xperience featuring Mirage Solo will transport kids from the hospital to destinations known and unknown, allowing them to explore the world through virtual reality

October 1, 2018
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3 min read
Business

After Severe Flu 2017 Season, More Americans Planning to Get Their Flu Shots

Almost 3 in 5 American adults (57%) plan to get a vaccination from seasonal influenza this year; up from 51 percent planning to get the shot in 2016

October 1, 2018
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4 min read
INSIGHTEC’s MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Essential Tremor Now Covered By Medicare in 25 States

Expansion of Medicare Coverage Gives a Growing Number of Patients Affordable Access

October 1, 2018
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3 min read
FDA

FDA Approves KYPROLIS® (carfilzomib) Once-Weekly 70 mg/m2 In Combination With Dexamethasone (Kd70) For Patients With Relapsed Or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Approval of a More Convenient Once-Weekly Kd70 Regimen Based on Data From Phase 3 Head-to-Head A.R.R.O.W. Study

October 1, 2018
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19 min read