BioSpace News Archive

Interactions with Fc gamma receptors determine efficacy and mechanism-of-action of co-stimulatory checkpoint antibodies

Precision NanoSystems, Inc. (PNI) and Entos Pharmaceuticals (Entos) today announced they have entered into a license and supply agreement whereby PNI will provide its scale-up system, technology transfer and support the GMP manufacturing of Entos’ lead candidate.

STERIBITE, LLC, a medical device company focused on developing unique, disposable surgical instruments, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its first product, the patented STERIBITE DISPOSABLE KERRISON RONGUER.

Catalyst Advisors, L.P., a global life sciences executive recruiting firm, announced that Gilbert Forest has joined the firm as a partner.

Walmart was presented with the 2018 Employer/Purchaser Excellence Award by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) at its annual forum today.

Today, Press Ganey, a nationally recognized private company that measures patient experience, named Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) a 2018 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award® Winner.

The incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in people under the age of 20 is increasing in the United States, with one national study indicating a 4.8 percent increase of newly diagnosed cases of T2D in the age group from 2002 to 2012.

Populum has set out to create a modern and approachable hemp oil brand unbridled by the confines of the stigma attached to hemp products, especially during their recently-launched rebrand, which was designed with the intention to make the product feel safe and trustworthy, as well as break the “sketchiness” that people may feel when shopping for hemp CBD oil.

Presented at the 18th Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting, the study found that patients treated using Glytec’s solution had 73.2% less hypoglycemia and no bounce backs once transferred from a CCU to a general ward.

WHO World Antibiotic Awareness week 2018 [12-18 November]