BioSpace News Archive

Career Advice

Three Elements to Consider When Looking for Your Dream Job

Do you know what your “dream job” is? Would you be able to identify it if you had multiple job offers? Many people are in search of a dream job, but don’t really know how to find one and what makes it different than other average job opportunities.

November 30, 2018
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Porschia Parker
Policy

Intellipharmaceutics Submits Investigational New Drug Application to the U.S. FDA for IPCI006 (oxycodone hydrochloride immediate release) Tablets Incorporating its Abuse Deterrent and Overdose Resistant Technology

Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. today announced that it has submitted an investigational new drug (“IND”) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for its oxycodone hydrochloride immediate release (“IPCI006") tablets in the 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg and 30 mg strengths.

November 30, 2018
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Drug Development

Eisai: Primary Endpoint Met in Phase III Clinical Study of Fycompa

As Monotherapy for Partial-Onset Seizures Aiming for Submission in Jap

November 30, 2018
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5 min read
Business

Yposkesi enters into agreement in principle for strategic partnership with Axovant to expand Axovant’s gene therapy manufacturing capacity

In the framework of a preferred partnership, Yposkesi plans to grant Axovant access to dedicated cGMP capacity and manufacturing resources to further support the global development and commercialization of Axovant’s AAV-based gene therapy programs

November 30, 2018
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3 min read
Dutch multiple myeloma diagnostic test able to guide treatment

an international consortium of researchers and physicians is the first to distinguish three risk groups in multiple myeloma (ultra-low, intermediate and high-risk patients) and show a favorable and distinct treatment strategy for the low and high-risk patients in an interim data analysis.

November 30, 2018
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2 min read
Job Trends

10X Genomics Prepares to Hire 200 New Employees, Move into Larger Facility

Bay Area-based genomics company 10X Genomics has become one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in the region with an earnings increase of more than 2,000 percent over a three-year period.

November 30, 2018
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Biotech Beach

Upcoming Highlights from the 60th Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting

The American Society of Hematology is holding its 60th Annual Meeting & Exposition starting December 1 and running through December 4 in San Diego. Most of the players, big and small, in cancer drug therapies will be there, presenting updates and breaking stories about their hematology pipelines.

November 30, 2018
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Mark Terry
Policy

Galapagos receives Fast Track designation from FDA for GLPG1972/S201086 in osteoarthritis

Galapagos NV announced today that the FDA has granted GLPG1972/S201086 Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis (OA).

November 30, 2018
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6 min read
Policy

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Announces Firdapse® (amifampridine) New Drug Application Continues Under Review

- FDA PDUFA goal date remains tomorrow, November 28, 2018

November 30, 2018
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1 min read
Business

Zomedica Signs Exclusive Agreement with Qorvo Biotechnologies for Global Veterinary Rights to Diagnostic Point-of-Care Platform

Sensor-based technology aims to provide veterinarians with collection of rapid reference-lab quality tests at the point-of-care

November 30, 2018
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9 min read