BioSpace News Archive

Psychotropic polypharmacy is common in Alzheimer’s disease

Up to half of people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) use a psychotropic drug, and one in five uses two or more psychotropics concomitantly, according to a study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland.

October 2, 2018
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Policy

Ministry of Health & Prevention focuses on intellectual property to combat Counterfeit Medicines and Illicit Drugs to protect citizen’s health

Ministry presents initiatives at 12th International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property Crime Conference

October 2, 2018
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6 min read
Business

RHINOMED SIGNS 12 YEAR LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH AMERICA’S LARGEST MEDICAL CANNABIS OPERATOR - COLUMBIA CARE LLC

Rhinomed signs 12-year exclusive licensing agreement with New York based Columbia Care LLC, the largest and most experienced manufacturer and provider of medical cannabis products and services in the United States.

October 2, 2018
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6 min read
Business

Momenta Slashes Workforce and Leadership Following Strategic Review

Despite winning regulatory approval for a copycat version of Copaxone earlier this year, Cambridge, Mass.-based Momenta Pharmaceuticals has completed a strategic review that includes slashing its staff by 50 percent as the company focuses its resources on two biosimilar candidates in its pipeline.

October 2, 2018
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

Avrobio Plunges on Mixed Data from Fabry Disease Gene Therapy Trial

Shares of Cambridge, Mass.-based Avrobio plunged more than 50 percent on Monday after the company provided an updated look at its gene therapy for Fabry disease that showed promise for the treatment, but also raised some concern for investors.

October 2, 2018
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Alex Keown
Pharm Country

Technology Is Revolutionizing Clinical Trials: Here’s How

Technology has had a massive impact on basically every area of life. One very important part of medical research that technology has been having a noticeable impact on is clinical trials.

October 2, 2018
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4 min read
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Sasha Mortimer
Business

United Spinal Appoints Marsha Mazz, Leading Developer of Federal Accessible Design Guidelines as Director of Accessibility Codes and Standards

United Spinal Association recently appointed to its Accessibility Services program Marsha Mazz, an experienced accessible design professional who was instrumental in the development of accessibility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA).

October 2, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Baxter and Mayo Clinic Announce Collaboration to Establish Renal Care Center of Excellence in the U.S.

Collaboration combines the clinical expertise of Mayo Clinic and Baxter Renal Care Services

October 2, 2018
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5 min read
Business

Bio-Techne Scientist Presented with the CASSS CE Pharm Award

Bio-Techne is proud to announce that one of its Principal Scientists, Jiaqi Wu, Ph.D., was presented with the CE Pharm Award at this year’s CE Pharm meeting, September 9-12, 2018, for his contributions to the capillary electrophoresis (CE) field.

October 2, 2018
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1 min read
Pharm Country

Vitals Launches MEG – A Medical Expertise Guide for Health Care Shopping

Robust quality data and personalized support provides consumers confidence to shop for surgical procedures.

October 2, 2018
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3 min read