BioSpace News Archive

Pharmacy Times®, the leading media resource for pharmacists, celebrates American Pharmacists Month (APhM) this October.

Nightstar Therapeutics plc today announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of 4,600,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing 4,600,000 ordinary shares, at a public offering price of $18.00 per ADS, which includes the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 ADSs.

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and Audacious Inquiry this week announced a strategic partnership to improve care quality by increasing connectivity, expanding access to care, and promoting advocacy efforts across the hospice and palliative care communities.

REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX), a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company seeking to improve lives through the curative potential of gene therapy based on its proprietary NAV® Technology Platform, today announced that it will present at the Chardan 2nd Annual Genetic Medicines Conference on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 4:15 p.m. ET at the Westin Grand Central, New York.

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. granted six newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 32,750 shares of Akebia’s common stock on September 28, 2018, as inducements material to each such employee’s entering into employment with Akebia. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. today announced the submission of two additional ePlex Blood Culture Identification Panels

CluePoints, a leading provider of Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) and Data Quality Oversight solutions for clinical trials, has announced the appointment of two industry thought-leaders to its senior team, as it continues its impressive global growth throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Richard Davies joins as VP, Solutions Expert, and Suzanne Lukac as Senior Account Director.

Novanta Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVT) (the “Company”, “we”, “our”, “Novanta”), a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced technology equipment manufacturers, announced today that it has acquired the remaining approximately 24 percent of the outstanding shares of Laser Quantum for an aggregate consideration of $45.7 million in cash and restricted stock.

Encompass Health Corp. today announced it will report results for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2018, after the market closes on Oct. 29, 2018. The Company will host an investor conference call at 9 a.m. EDT on Oct. 30, 2018, to discuss its results.

Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), a developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, today announced that its preliminary unaudited revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 is expected to be in the range of $34.3 million to $34.7 million.