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Nobel Laureate to Speak at the University of New Haven Campus

The University of New Haven, the nationally ranked private, coeducational university on the southern coast of New England, announced today that it will welcome Nobel Laureate Michael W. Young, Ph.D. to its West Haven campus on Thursday, October 25, 2018.

October 17, 2018
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Drug Development

First Patient Dosed in a Phase 1/2 Trial of Transgene’s Oncolytic Virus TG6002 Administered Intravenously in Patients with Advanced Gastrointestinal Tumors

TG6002 Has Multiple Mechanisms of Action for Enhanced Anti-Tumor Activity: Oncolysis, Local Production of Chemotherapy in Tumor and Cell-Mediated Immune Response.

October 17, 2018
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Drug Development

Oligomerix Awarded $1.98 Million NIH SBIR Phase IIb Grant to Advance its Lead using Transgenic Models for Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia

Oligomerix, Inc. announced today the award of a Small Business Innovation Research Phase IIb grant for $1.98 million from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging.

October 17, 2018
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Genetown

American Renal Associates Announces Launch of American Renal Clinical Research Services

American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ARA) (“ARA” or the “Company”), a leading provider of outpatient dialysis services, today announced the launch of American Renal Clinical Research Services (“ARCRS”), an investigative site network

October 17, 2018
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VALBIOTIS confirms its interest in the study of the intestinal microbiota, a promising field in the prevention of metabolic diseases

VALBIOTIS confirms its interest in the study of the intestinal microbiota, a promising field of investigation on innovative solutions for metabolic diseases.

October 17, 2018
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BioMidwest

New Study Shows Abbott’s Novel Diagnostic Test has the Potential to Demonstrate Gold Standard Accuracy and Speed, Which Could Help Rule Out Heart Attacks Earlier at the Point of Care

For someone experiencing cardiac symptoms in the emergency room, every minute matters as physicians determine whether someone is having a heart attack.

October 17, 2018
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Business

Families Help Bounce Away Diabetes (B.A.D.) at Multiple Sky Zone Trampoline Parks During November’s Diabetes Awareness Month

Families who are #PumpedToJump to help find a cure for diabetes should join Bounce Away Diabetes (B.A.D.) at various participating Sky Zone parks across the U.S. on Sunday, November 4, from 10 a.m. – noon.

October 17, 2018
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Job Trends

Immune-Onc Therapeutics and University of Texas Report a Novel Target for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Nature

Immune-Onc Therapeutics, Inc. (“Immune-Onc”), a privately held cancer immunotherapy company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel biologic treatments for cancer patients, announced today the publication of a study in Nature (DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0615-z)

October 17, 2018
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Pharm Country

Schweiger Dermatology Group Named to Crain’s New York Business Fast 50 List 2018

Schweiger Dermatology Group (“SDG”), the premier provider of dermatology care in the Northeast, announced they were chosen by Crain’s New York Business as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the New York area for their 2018 list.

October 17, 2018
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Pharm Country

Clinical Trial Regrows Dental Tissue with Stem Cells from Baby Teeth

Nearly half of all children suffer injury to a tooth during childhood. When trauma affects an immature permanent tooth, it can hinder blood supply and root development, resulting in a “dead” tooth.

October 17, 2018
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