BioSpace News Archive

Boys with good motor skills are better problem-solvers than their less skilful peers, a new study from Finland shows. In contrast to previous studies, the researchers found no association between aerobic fitness or overweight and obesity with cognitive function in boys.

BioGeneration Ventures is pleased to announce that its portfolio company Staten Biotechnology B.V. and Novo Nordisk A/S have entered into a collaboration and exclusive option agreement.

Rentschler Biopharma SE announced today that the Company has signed an agreement to purchase a manufacturing facility from an affiliate Shire plc in Milford near Boston, MA, USA.

This crucial step has allowed the Company to launch the final preclinica development required by the authorities ahead of a clinical trial

Biotech Support Group reports on a new research report which highlights the simplicity and efficiency of their Albumin depletion sample preparation technology as an enrichment step for mouse serum LC-MS proteomic analysis.

Shares of Clovis Oncology fell more than 4 percent Friday after additional details surrounding GlaxoSmithKline’s $5.1 billion acquisition of Waltham, Mass.-based Tesaro Inc. was brought to life in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

At 24 weeks, the study met its primary endpoint. Lilly’s Taltz demonstrated superiority against AbbVie’s Humira, the best-selling drug in the world, in improving the signs and symptoms of active PsA.

A Reuters analysis of company documents reveals that Johnson & Johnson knew about levels of asbestos contamination in its talc products, but did not report it to the FDA.

Horizon Discovery Group plc (AIM: HZD), a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation technologies, today announces that it has entered into an exclusive target discovery partnership with C4X Discovery Holdings plc (AIM: C4XD) (“C4XD”), a pioneering drug discovery company.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention organized a seminar on women’s heart health titled ‘Oxygen Plus for your Heart.’ Dr. Muna Al-Kuwari, Director of the Specialized Care Department, and Vice Chair of the Executive committee on Cardiovascular Index, attended the seminar along with representatives from Dubai Media Incorporated, the Ministry of Education, the UAE University, and the National Ambulance.