BioSpace News Archive

Drug Development

Scientists Create Human Eggs Using Stem Cells from Blood for the First Time

In a monumental new breakthrough, scientists in Japan have created an immature human egg using stem cells that were created from blood cells. While immature human eggs have been successfully created in the lab before, this marks the first time that researchers have been able to do it using human blood.

October 10, 2018
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Sasha Mortimer
Business

Anatara Lifesciences Ltd (ASX:ANR) 2018 Annual Report

Anatara Lifesciences is pleased to release its Annual Report, for the year ended 30th June 2018.

October 10, 2018
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3 min read
Policy

Pfizer, J&J, Amgen and Roche Start a Bare-Knuckle Brawl Over Biosimilars

In August, Pfizer filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accusing Amgen and Roche of using social media to mislead doctors and patients about biosimilars and their effectiveness.

October 10, 2018
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Mark Terry
One in four Canadian physicians report burnout

New CMA survey provides key indicators on physician health

October 10, 2018
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2 min read
Business

GB Sciences’ CEO John Poss and Chief Science Officer Dr. Andrea Small-Howard Featured at Digital Hollywood’s California Cannabis Forum in Los Angeles

Mr. Poss will speak on GB Sciences’ collaboration with Native Americans in California; Dr. Small-Howard will discuss research to address specific diseases using cannabinoids.

October 10, 2018
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4 min read
Business

Tango Therapeutics Appoints Malte Peters, MD, to Board of Directors

Tango Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Malte Peters, MD, to its board of directors.

October 10, 2018
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2 min read
Drug Development

Alphamab Oncology’s first-in-class PD-L1 - CTLA-4 bispecific antibody enters clinical trial

Alphamab Oncology announced that its proprietary humanized PD-L1 - CTLA-4 bispecific antibody (product code: KN046) program, the first of its class, has recently started phase I clinical trial in Australia.

October 10, 2018
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Oxford Nanopore Launches MinIT, a Powerful Analysis Device to Enable Real Time, Portable DNA Sequencing

MinIT is now arriving with genomics researchers.

October 10, 2018
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3 min read
Pharm Country

New analysis estimates the positive impact of Jardiance® on life expectancy in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease

Survival estimates from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial data demonstrate potential long-term benefit of Jardiance (empagliflozin) on life expectancy of adults with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

October 10, 2018
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12 min read
Policy

Co-Diagnostics Receives Patent for CoPrimer™ Technology

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office related to the Company’s CoPrimer™ platform technology.

October 10, 2018
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4 min read