BioSpace News Archive

QIAGEN Expands QIAGEN Clinical Insight Software to Support All Major Sequencing Platforms and Assay Types

Adding QCI Analyze Universal to NGS bioinformatics offering, plus immuno-oncology content and additional features in analysis and interpretation

October 29, 2018
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Biotech Beach

Medicare Establishes Final Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Use of the Oncotype DX® AR-V7 Nucleus Detect™ Test in Patients with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer Effective December 10

Medicare coverage supports clinical utility of the Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect test, providing 25,000 Medicare patients with coverage

October 29, 2018
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7 min read
Business

Debate Sparks Bi-partisan Support For Democrat Candidate Lipton

Mark Lipton, an attorney specializing in employee benefits, debated his Republican opponent October 18 at The Shell Factory in North Fort Myers.

October 29, 2018
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3 min read
BioMidwest

Promentis Pharmaceuticals to present at the Society for Neuroscience conference

Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc, announced today that Dr. Chad Beyer and Michael Neary will present key scientific data on SXC-2023, a novel activator of System xc-, at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting taking place November 3-7, 2018 in San Diego, California.

October 29, 2018
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1 min read
Genetown

Goldfinch Bio Announces GFB-887 as Clinical Development Candidate and Presents Data Demonstrating Selective Inhibition of TRPC5 for the Treatment of Genetically-driven Kidney Disease

Goldfinch Bio Announces GFB-887 as Clinical Development Candidate and Presents Data Demonstrating Selective Inhibition of TRPC5 for the Treatment of Genetically-driven Kidney Disease

October 29, 2018
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5 min read
Lone Star Bio

Millar Seeks to Advance Medical Devices with Wireless Pressure Monitoring

Wireless platform enables unique OEM partnership opportunities for innovative device development in cardiovascular, respiratory, orthopedic, neurology and urodynamics applications.

October 29, 2018
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2 min read
BioMidwest

Combined Insurance Hosts Number One Military Friendly® Employer Award Ceremony in Chicago

Combined Insurance, a leading provider of individual supplemental accident, disability, health, and life insurance products, and a Chubb company, celebrated their Number One Military Friendly® Employer designation for 2019 on Tuesday, October 23rd at the Chicago Cultural Center.

October 29, 2018
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4 min read
Pharm Country

Elkem Launches First Tin-Free Implantable Silicone Adhesive

Elkem Silicones announces a major advancement in medical silicones with the introduction of the first tin-free, one-part silicone adhesive, Silbione® Biomedical ADH1 M200, designed specifically for long-term implantable silicone market.

October 29, 2018
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2 min read
Policy

Cellix Biosciences Completes Pre-IND Meeting with FDA on CLX-103 for Ulcerative Colitis

Cellix Biosciences Inc. today announced successful completion of a Pre-Investigational New Drug (Pre-IND) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

October 29, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Urology of Virginia Welcomes New CEO

Urology of Virginia announced the appointment of Christopher S. Ennis as Chief Executive Officer.

October 29, 2018
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1 min read