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Sinntaxis announces today that it has entered into an option agreement with Acturum for an exclusive license to drug candidate AZD2066 for the development of a potentially pioneering treatment helping stroke survivors recover brain function.

UH Biologist Discovers Protein Partnership That Protects Blood Vessels

For those looking for work, it’s good to know that some positions are in such demand that employers are falling all over themselves to offer hiring incentives. That’s the case with the biotech sector in Massachusetts, as many companies are dangling almost unheard-of benefits as incentives.

Things seem to have gone from bad to worse for Pennsylvania-based Trevena, Inc. This week the company saw a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee reject its intravenous pain treatment and now a class action lawsuit filed against the company claims Trevena executives have misled investors for years.

ObsEva SA today announced that IMPLANT 2 Phase 3 clinical data of its novel, oral, oxytocin receptor antagonist, nolasiban, in patients undergoing IVF were presented at the 74th annual meeting ofthe American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), taking place in Denver, Colorado, October 6-10, 2018.

Antiepileptic drug use is associated with an increased risk of stroke among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

Produced from renewable materials, Minasolve’s new fragrance agent and skin moisturizer are innovative alternatives for preserving the quality of cosmetic products

Commercialization Plan Now in Place for BRACAnalysis CDx® As a Companion Diagnostic with Pfizer’s Talazoparib

Forbes came out with its ranking of the World’s Best Employers 2018, with a number of global biopharmaceutical companies ranked high on the list. Here’s the top 10 in that category.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins, the University of California, San Diego, and the National Institute of Mental Health grew retinas in petri dishes, and discovered fundamental factors involved in the development of vision and color vision.