BioSpace News Archive

Tapeworm Drug Could Be an Effective Treatment for Certain Cancers

Could a drug used to treat tapeworms be effective at treating a type of cancer? Researchers in Singapore think they are on the right track in demonstrating just that.

February 18, 2019

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Alex Keown

Business

National Cancer Centre Singapore and Lucence Diagnostics Announce First Molecular Test that Selects Immunotherapy for Kidney Cancer

Study was conducted on 36 kidney cancer patients using the CLEARScore™ test that identifies eight genes linked to immunotherapy

February 18, 2019

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UK AI companies Biorelate and Intellegens win share of £20m in Innovate UK grant competition to explore creation of advanced data curation tool

Two artificial intelligence (AI) companies, Biorelate Limited and Intellegens Limited, announced their success in the third round of the Innovate UK open grant funding competition.

February 18, 2019

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Business

Depression reversed in male mice by activating a gene that helps excite, excitatory neurons

Directly activating a gene important to exciting our excitatory neurons and associated with major depression may help turn around classic symptoms like social isolation and loss of interest, at least for males, scientists report.

February 18, 2019

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FDA

KnipBio Earns GRAS Green Light from FDA for Novel Aquafeed Protein

KnipBio Inc. announced it has received Generally Regarded As Safe designation from the US Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine for its KnipBio Meal aquafeed ingredient for salmonids and other finfish species.

February 18, 2019

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Business

FDA Creates a New Pathway to Accelerate the Review of Generic Drug Applications

The new designation could speed up the time for approval and could also provide a period of market exclusivity for generics of branded medicines that have no competition.

February 18, 2019

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Alex Keown

Job Trends

Glenmark Adds 400 Employees, Spins off Innovation Business

Mumbai-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is spinning off its innovation business into a standalone company based in the United States. The new business will have its own chief executive officer and board of directors.

February 18, 2019

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Alex Keown

Invitation to presentation of Recipharm’s full year report for 2018 on the 21st February

Recipharm will publish its full year report for January – December 2018 on 21 February at 7:45 am CET.

February 18, 2019

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Drug Development

New Test Measures Pain Levels Using Biomarkers in the Blood

As the country continues to grapple with the opioid epidemic, researchers have developed a new test that can measure pain biomarkers in the blood. The test is believed to provide doctors with an objective understanding of how much pain a patient could actually be experiencing.

February 18, 2019

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Alex Keown

Business

Layoffs Hit California Biopharma Companies

January was a rough month for many pharma employees in California, as several companies pulled the trigger on layoffs, or announced coming layoffs that will affect hundreds of employees.

February 18, 2019

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Alex Keown