BioSpace News Archive

Deals

CVS Health Acquisition of Aetna Moving Forward on Agreement with U.S. Department of Justice

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that allows it to proceed with its proposed acquisition of Aetna (NYSE: AET).

October 10, 2018
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Teva Presents 25-year Safety Data from Longest Continuous Trial of COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection) for the Treatment of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced safety and tolerability results representing 25 years of data from the open-label extension study of the original U.S. pivotal trial of COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection) for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS).

October 10, 2018
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Business

Cybrexa Therapeutics Appoints Vishwas Paralkar, Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer

We are very pleased to have Vishwas Paralkar join our team. We are confident that his leadership and breadth of drug development experience will enable us to move our technology from the research stage into the clinic.

October 10, 2018
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Business

Abu Dhabi and Medical Tourism Association® Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote the Emirate as a World-Class Destination

World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress® event now to be hosted in Abu Dhabi

October 10, 2018
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Business

Society of Breast Imaging partners with Oxford University Press to publish Journal of Breast Imaging

The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and Oxford University Press (OUP) are pleased to announce their partnership to publish Journal of Breast Imaging (JBI), the first peer-reviewed journal to focus solely on breast imaging.

October 10, 2018
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BioCapital

“Case Studies in Excellence 2018" Spotlights the Value of Coordinated Care

A computer app reduced hospital readmissions by 26 percent. A 24-hour house call practice showed 34 percent lower patient mortality rates. Innovative interventions improved care in hypertension, depression, and diabetes.

October 10, 2018
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Business

Children’s Hunger Alliance releases Impact Report detailing food insecurity for children in Ohio

Today, Children’s Hunger Alliance (CHA), a non-profit dedicated to ending childhood hunger, released an Impact Report highlighting innovative programs created to combat food insecurity issues impacting children throughout Ohio.

October 10, 2018
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BioCapital

On Capitol Hill, Mayors Urge Greater Federal Support to Combat Nation’s Opioid Crisis

Today at a National League of Cities (NLC) briefing on Capitol Hill, three mayors from diverse communities around the country described steps they are taking to combat the opioid epidemic in their cities and the partnership they need from federal leaders.

October 10, 2018
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Job Trends

Lumenis Introduces New Laser Hair Removal Solution, SPLENDOR X, at the 2018 American Society of Dermatological Surgery (ASDS)

Lumenis Ltd., the world’s largest energy-based medical device company for aesthetic, surgical and ophthalmic applications, excitedly announces its newest launch, SPLENDOR X

October 10, 2018
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Drug Development

Transgene to Present Positive Results from Phase 1b Trial of TG1050 in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B at Upcoming AASLD Liver Meeting 2018

Transgene (Paris:TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies, announces that the detailed results of the Phase 1b clinical trial using TG1050 confirm that the safety primary endpoint was reached

October 10, 2018
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