BioSpace News Archive

BioCapital

A Pledge to Build an Evidence-Based, Data System to Evaluate US Addiction Treatment Programs

Ed DeShields joined twenty other national and global business leaders at the White House to commit their expertise and organizational resources to help curb the opioid crisis.

October 31, 2018
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2 min read
OxThera Presents Encouraging 52-Week Efficacy and Safety Data for Oxabact® in Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 (PH1) Patients with ESRD

Efficacy and safety data from the long-term study OC5-OL-01, at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2018 in San Diego.

October 31, 2018
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3 min read
Pharm Country

Global Legal Cannabis Market is Expected to Grow as Recreational Cannabis Value Rises

According to a research published by Grand View Research, the global legal cannabis market is anticipated to reach USD 146.4 Billion by the end of 2025.

October 31, 2018
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12 min read
Business

AI Mobile Health App Sweetch Partners With WellSpan Health to Help Fight Diabetes

Sweetch is partnering with integrated health care system WellSpan Health.

October 31, 2018
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3 min read
Business

PAREXEL Navigates China’s Complex Drug Development and Market Landscape for Global Biopharmaceutical Companies with New China Advisory Service

The offering leverages PAREXEL’s deep experience with and knowledge of the Chinese biopharmaceutical landscape to help companies navigate all aspects of the country’s drug development process.

October 31, 2018
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4 min read
Biotech Bay

83 Percent of Medicare Beneficiaries Want Caps on Drug Costs to Secure Medicare’s Future, According to eHealth Survey

Survey finds that feelings on health care and insurance are a major driver for Medicare voters in the 2018 midterm election

October 31, 2018
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2 min read
Policy

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on meetings with industry related to the agency’s ongoing policy commitment to firmly address rising epidemic rates in youth e-cigarette use

FDA committed to announcing a new action plan by mid-November that will set forth a series of new, forceful steps to firmly confront and reverse the youth addiction trends that are at epidemic levels.

October 31, 2018
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6 min read
Drug Development

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Top-line Results from Phase 2 CLARITY Trial of Pimavanserin for Adjunctive Treatment in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Pimavanserin met primary endpoint with statistically significant overall improvement in HAMD-17 total score compared to placebo (p=0.039).

October 31, 2018
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9 min read
Pharm Country

Teleflex to Present at the Credit Suisse 27th Annual Healthcare Conference

Liam Kelly, President and CEO, Teleflex Incorporated, is scheduled to speak at the Credit Suisse 27th Annual Healthcare Conference.

October 31, 2018
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1 min read
Deals

Conduent to Acquire Health Solutions Plus, Enhancing Core Administration Processing Capabilities

Conduent Incorporated announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Health Solutions Plus (HSP)

October 31, 2018
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4 min read