BioSpace News Archive

Career Advice

Median Pay for Life Sciences Jobs - but There’s More to the Story

If you’re considering a future in life science, there’s a good chance a lucrative salary isn’t the biggest draw. For many who choose science careers, the opportunity to satisfy an innate curiosity is more important than a stellar income.

November 7, 2018
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Angela Rose
Why Do So Many Life Sciences Professionals Refuse to Take a Vacation?

Considering the important role vacation days play in supporting a healthy work/life balance and even promoting improved performance on the job, why are so many professionals choosing to neglect their vacation time and leave so many unused PTO days on the table at the end of each year?

November 7, 2018
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Editorial Staff
Business

4th Annual National Obesity Care Week (NOCW) Had Record Participation in an Effort to Change the Way We Care about Obesity

Patient Stories Day on October 13th, 2018, marked the end of another successful National Obesity Care Week. NOCW is a national campaign aimed to change the way we care about obesity by creating a society that understands, respects and accepts the complexities of obesity and values science-based care.

November 7, 2018
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Drug Development

ALX Oncology Presents Updated Data from ALX148 Clinical Trial Combination Cohorts for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

Updated Clinical Data Presented at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) 33rd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

November 7, 2018
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Business

Merrimack Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results and Provides Strategic Update Following Portfolio Review

Company to initiate corporate restructuring, including ~60% reduction in force and significant reduction in operating expenses; potential to extend runway into at least 2H 2022 to preserve ability to capture Ipsen milestones

November 7, 2018
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Drug Development

Early Phase 1 Data from Merck’s Oncology Pipeline for Investigational Anti-LAG-3 Therapy (MK-4280) and Anti-TIGIT Therapy (MK-7684) to Be Presented at SITC’s 33rd Annual Meeting

With New Data, Merck Now has Presented Early Clinical Data for Six Investigational Oncology Pipeline Candidates Spanning Several Pathways

November 7, 2018
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Bausch Health Announces U.S. Launch Of BRYHALI™ (halobetasol propionate) Lotion, 0.01%, For Plaque Psoriasis In Adults

Launch Expected to Occur Later this Month Following Final FDA Approval

November 7, 2018
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Genetown

RXi Pharmaceuticals to Present New Data Demonstrating the Ability of sd-rxRNA to Enhance NK Cell Activity for Adoptive Cell Transfer at SITC 2018

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation will present a poster highlighting data demonstrating the potential of sd-rxRNA to improve NK cell potency in adoptive cell transfer (ACT) at SITC 2018, the 33rd Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference Programs of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC).

November 7, 2018
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Business

Amneal Announces Solid Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Net Revenue of $476 Million; Diluted EPS of $0.05; Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.28

November 7, 2018
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Alpha Tau Medical Launches New Clinical Trials in Italy with Leading Cancer Centers, La Sapienza and IFO

Trials will investigate the efficacy of its breakthrough cancer treatment, Alpha DaRT, in Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Skin, and Cutaneous and Mucosal malignant Neoplasia (CMN)

November 7, 2018
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