BioSpace News Archive

Expanded collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will leverage Oxitec’s Friendly™ biological engineering platform to develop a self-limiting Anopheles stephensi strain to help combat malaria in India, Middle East and the Horn of Africa

In the wellness world, there’s no EGOT status, but if there were – Swanson Health would be crushing it in 2018 by walking away with five top industry accolades and a prestigious award for employee culture.

According to data compiled by Ameri Research, the global cannabis market was valued at USD 14.3 Billion in 2016 and is anticipated to reach USD 63.5 Billion in 2024.

Comprehensive study from a leading consulting firm finds Accolade employer customers save significant medical and pharmacy spend across the entire member population, regardless of age, demographic or condition

MyndVR has deployed its technology in more than 18 states serving tens of thousands of seniors.

Clearance given to the SATURN External Fixation System which consists of rings, struts, threaded rods, pins, wires and connectors intended to be used as a means to stabilize the foot, ankle and long bone segments.

Fast Track designation to lead product candidate A4250, an ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor, which is being developed for the treatment of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), a rare and life-threatening liver disease with no approved pharmacologic treatment option.

The FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to novel drugs that seek to treat a rare disease or condition and provides 7 years of market exclusivity for the product upon regulatory approval.

CytoSorbents, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader using its CytoSorb® blood purification technology to treat deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced that it will showcase CytoSorb at the 32nd European Association for CardioThoracic Surgery Conference (EACTS) in Milan, Italy from October 18-20, 2018, and the 31st European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Congress (ESICM) in Paris, France from October 20-24, 2018.

Miami is becoming more suitable for disease-carrying mosquitoes with climate change, rising temperatures and hurricanes smashing the coasts.