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Pharm Country

Saliva-Based RNA Panel Accurately Distinguishes Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from Non-Autistic Peers, Including Children with Developmental Delays

Results from multi-institutional research collaboration published in Frontiers in Genetics journal

November 9, 2018
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Drug Development

Syros Announces Presentation of New Preclinical Data on SY-1365 in Treatment-Resistant HR-Positive Breast Cancer Cell Lines at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Syros Pharmaceuticals today announced that new preclinical data on SY-1365, its first-in-class selective cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) inhibitor, will be featured in a Spotlight poster discussion session at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium taking place December 4-8 in San Antonio.

November 9, 2018
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Policy

American College of Chest Physicians Disagrees with FDA Decision to Approve Over-the-Counter Epinephrine for the Treatment of Asthma

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) is disappointed with the FDA’s decision to approve over-the-counter epinephrine (Primatene Mist HFA) for the treatment of asthma.

November 9, 2018
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Biotech Bay

UnitedHealthcare and Optum Take Action to Support People Affected by Wildfires in Northern California

UnitedHealthcare and Optum, the health benefits and services companies of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), are taking action to help people affected by the ongoing wildfires in parts of Butte county.

November 9, 2018
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Drug Development

Nektar Therapeutics Presents New Clinical and Preclinical Data for its Immuno-Oncology Pipeline at the 2018 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting

Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) announced today a presentation of new clinical and preclinical data for its I-O pipeline at the 2018 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Annual Meeting.

November 9, 2018
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Policy

Hagens Berman Reminds AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) Investors of Ongoing Investigation of AbbVie’s Humira Sales Practices

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP reminds investors in AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) of the Firm’s ongoing investigation of AbbVie’s Humira sales practices.

November 9, 2018
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BioCapital

FDA Decision to Approve Primatene Mist Endangers Asthma Patients, According to Allergy & Asthma Network and Asthma Community Stakeholders

A group of asthma community stakeholders released a joint statement today expressing deep concern over the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to approve Primatene Mist as an over-the-counter (OTC) treatment for mild, intermittent asthma.

November 9, 2018
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Business

Oxford Immunotec Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Oxford Immunotec Global PLC (Nasdaq: OXFD), a global, high-growth diagnostics company, today announced third quarter 2018 financial results.

November 9, 2018
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Revolutionizing the production of novel diagnostics with of cost-effective Roll-to-Roll imprinting

SCIENION AG today announced that the pioneering work of the EU-funded R2R Biofluidics project has been awarded with the Austrian Fast Forward Award 2018.

November 9, 2018
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CannTrust to Hold Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call

CannTrust Holdings Inc. plans to release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 after market close.

November 9, 2018
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