BioSpace News Archive

Career Advice

4 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get the Job

When you are constantly hearing, “Thank you for your time, but we went with another candidate,” or you’re regularly submitting applications online, but not ever getting a response back, it can be frustrating.

January 30, 2019
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Porschia Parker
Israel’s Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Claims a Cure for Cancer

Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies(AEBi)’s claims to have found a cure for cancer are, appropriately, being met with global skepticism. Learn more about it here.

January 30, 2019
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

A Long Line of Alzheimer’s Failures: Roche Drops Two Drug Trials

Roche announced that it was discontinuing two of its Alzheimer’s Phase III trials, CREAD I and 2, after a pre-planned interim analysis.

January 30, 2019
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Mark Terry
Business

As Novartis Eyes Growth in 2019, the Company Will Likely Cut Some Prices

Novartis Chief Executive Officer Vas Narasimhan said 2018 was a year of reimagining for Switzerland-based Novartis. It was a year when the company focused its capital and resourced on developing breakthrough medicines.

January 30, 2019
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Alex Keown
Genetown

Is Biogen’s Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s the Holy Grail or Cold Fusion?

Whenever a drug fails an Alzheimer’s clinical trial, analysts, investors and industry watchers immediately turn to look at Biogen. Will the company’s aducanumab be the one? Will it be the drug that will actually break the string of more than 150 drug failures?

January 30, 2019
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Mark Terry
Business

Lonza Achieved Another Excellent Full-Year Result in 2018 with 9% Organic Sales Growth and Strong Profitability Driven by Healthcare Businesses

Lonza reported a 9% organic sales, 12% organic CORE EBITDA and 14% organic CORE EBIT growth.

January 30, 2019
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Deals

Changes to the Nomination Committee for Immunicum AB (publ)

Immunicum AB announced the composition of the Nomination Committee on 19 October 2018.

January 30, 2019
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Business

Lonza Announces Succession of CEO

Lonza announced that Richard Ridinger, CEO, has decided to retire from the company after seven successful years.

January 30, 2019
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Business

Neos Therapeutics Announces Appointment of James Robinson to Board of Directors

Neos Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of James Robinson to its board of directors.

January 30, 2019
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New study shows how vegans, vegetarians and omnivores feel about eating insects

Many non-vegan vegetarians and omnivores are open to including insects in their diet. For vegans, however, that is not an option, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

January 30, 2019
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