BioSpace News Archive

DNAe Wins OBN Award for Best Diagnostic Medtech Company

DNAe was named ‘Best Diagnostic Medtech Company’ at the 2018 OBN Awards.

October 21, 2018
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5 min read
Business

Locate Therapeutics announces name change to Locate Bio and new investment from Mercia Technologies PLC

Locate Bio Limited today announces that it has changed its name from Locate Therapeutics Limited and received a new direct investment of £0.5 million from Mercia Technologies PLC (AIM: MERC) (“Mercia”).

October 21, 2018
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4 min read
Medtronic Launches the Control Workflow(SM) to Help Eliminate Oral Opioids and Provide Effective Pain Relief

For Use with SynchroMed(TM) II Intrathecal Drug Delivery System, the Control WorkflowAims to Effectively Address Chronic Pain Without the Use of Oral Opioids

October 21, 2018
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8 min read
Drug Development

Galera Therapeutics Announces Dosing of First Patient in Pivotal Phase 3 ‘ROMAN’ Clinical Trial of Avasopasem Manganese (GC4419)

Data from pivotal trial of avasopasem manganese for the reduction of severe oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer intended to support New Drug Application

October 21, 2018
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6 min read
Hitachi’s Heavy Ion Beam Therapy System Starts Treatment at Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center

Hitachi, Ltd. announced today that its heavy ion beam therapy system(1) has started treatment at Osaka Heavy Ion Therapy Center as of October 16. This marks the first operation of Hitachi’s first heavy ion therapy system.

October 21, 2018
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3 min read
Drug Development

Pharnext Announces Positive Topline Results from Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of PXT3003 for Treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A Disease

Higher dose met primary endpoint, the Overall Neuropathy Limitation Scale (ONLS), with statistical significance (p = 0.008)

October 21, 2018
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11 min read
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED FOR CYROLITE® HIGH PERFORMANCE ACRYLIC-BASED POLYMERS IN MEDICAL DEVICES

CYROLITE® high performance acrylic-based polymers meet the highest quality and safety requirements for medical and diagnostic applications

October 21, 2018
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3 min read
Business

ACG Group Consolidates its Multiple Business and Regional Brands into a Single New ACG Identity

The integrated pharma manufacturing group consolidates its portfolio into four businesses- Capsules, Films & Foils, Engineering and Inspection

October 21, 2018
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3 min read
Policy

Quark defends its decision to cease further funding of MSI’s lead compound

Quark Venture Inc. has petitioned the British Columbia Supreme Court to overturn an unfavourable arbitration award concerning its decision to deny further investment to MSI Methylation Sciences, Inc. (“MSI”).

October 21, 2018
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1 min read
Lone Star Bio

Rice U. announces $82 million in strategic research initiatives

Faculty, programs will expand in neuroengineering, synthetic biology, physical biology

October 21, 2018
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5 min read