BioSpace News Archive

Business

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Update: Sage, Mersana, Shutdown Woes and Babies

With the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference winding down, companies remain busy striking deals and informing investors about pipeline advances. BioSpace snagged some of the interesting news bits to come out of the conference from Wednesday.

January 10, 2019
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Alex Keown
A new website to highlight DEINOVE’s disruptive innovation strategy

The new DEINOVE website displays an updated presentation of DEINOVE’s corporate activities and identity

January 10, 2019
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2 min read
Business

At JP Morgan’s Pharma Exec Dinner, Amazon Was the Elephant NOT in the Room

Ahead of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JP Morgan Chase, hosted a private dinner for biopharma executives Sunday night. Although the dinner was private, apparently one of the hot topics of discussion was a company not represented at the party—Amazon.

January 10, 2019
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Mark Terry
Policy

Connecticut Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Brought Against Purdue Pharma, Other Opioid Drugmakers

Opioid drugmakers being sued in the state of Connecticut are breathing a big sigh of relief today after a judge dismissed lawsuits filed by 37 different municipal governments.

January 10, 2019
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Alex Keown
Biotech Bay

#Shift Happens: The Paradigm of Digital Industries and Its New Growth Opportunities

Frost & Sullivan will host an interactive Growth Innovation and Leadership (GIL) briefing highlighting creative destruction and expansion of traditional business models.

January 10, 2019
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Policy

Concerns about Child Abuse and Neglect in Colorado Continue to Rise

Record Number of Calls to the Colorado Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline 1-844-CO-4-KIDS in 2018

January 10, 2019
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Business

Regional Alternative School Strengthens Cleaning and Disinfection Regimen to Help Keep Students Motivated and in the Classroom

Local school program that benefits students who are at-risk of dropout, implements the Clorox® Total 360® System to fight illness-causing germs that threaten student absenteeism

January 10, 2019
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BioMidwest

Build a Foundation for Plentiful Potatoes

Tempting tubers get their good looks and heavy weights from healthy roots.

January 10, 2019
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Pharm Country

Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research Issues 2019 Call for Nominations to Celebrate Champions of Science

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research.

January 10, 2019
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Pharm Country

Center to Advance Palliative Care Launches Five-Year Campaign, Project Tipping Point, to Improve the Care of Serious illness by 2024

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is starting its 20th anniversary year with a campaign aimed at creating a tipping point in the improvement of care quality delivered to millions living with a serious illness.

January 10, 2019
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