BioSpace News Archive

BioForest

Record Opioid Mortality in America Likely to Remain at Current Lethal Level for Years, U.S. News Analysis Finds

Exclusive analysis draws on two decades of CDC data to reveal the sharp uptick in opioid deaths points to a dire ‘new normal’ for the country

January 28, 2019
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4 min read
Deals

OTC Markets Group Welcomes JRSIS Health Care Corporation to OTCQX

OTC Markets Group Inc. announced JRSIS Health Care Corporation (OTCQX: JRSS), providing both Western and Chinese medical practices to the citizens of Harbin, China, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market.

January 28, 2019
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2 min read
FDA

U.S. FDA Approves IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) Plus Obinutuzumab as First Non-Chemotherapy Combination Regimen for Treatment-Naïve Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Patients treated with IMBRUVICA plus obinutuzumab experienced a 77 percent reduction in risk of progression or death compared to chlorambucil plus obinutuzumab

January 28, 2019
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13 min read
Supreme Cannabis’ 7ACRES Facility Approved for Additional Production Capacity

7ACRES receives Health Canada approval for approximately 30,000 sqft of additional production space.

January 28, 2019
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5 min read
Business

Vcpi teams up with SafeKeeping

Providing a consistent and reliable channel of communication between providers, caregivers, residents and families.

January 28, 2019
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3 min read
Business

WW Names Amy Weinblum Chief Business Development Officer

WW (NASDAQ: WTW) – the new Weight Watchers – today announced that veteran television and live events producer and Oprah Winfrey’s longtime Chief of Staff Amy Weinblum has been named Chief Business Development Officer.

January 28, 2019
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4 min read
Business

Dr. Myrna Francis Joins Covalon’s Board of Directors

Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the “Company” or “Covalon”) (TSXV: COV; OTCQX: CVALF), an advanced medical technologies company, today announced that Dr. Myrna Francis has joined Covalon’s Board of Directors.

January 28, 2019
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4 min read
Business

Health Mart Welcomes President Nimesh Jhaveri

Nimesh Jhaveri, MBA, RPh, joins the Health Mart family of community pharmacies as president.

January 28, 2019
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3 min read
BioMidwest

NIC Inc. Awarded a Contract to Provide the State of Maryland a New Prescription Drug Monitoring Platform

NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV), the nation’s leader of innovative digital government solutions, has been selected to provide its RxGov prescription drug monitoring platform to the State of Maryland to help combat the prescription opioid epidemic. F

January 28, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Enters into Co-Promotion Agreement with Allergan for BYSTOLIC® (nebivolol) in the United States

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Allergan plc. to co-promote Allergan’s BYSTOLIC

January 28, 2019
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14 min read