BioSpace News Archive

Business

Cold Rescue Elements the Perfect Antidote to the Winter Cold Season

The cold season, which begins in late August and continues until March or April, may be due to schools opening, the colder weather or just because people spend more time indoors.

February 20, 2019

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2 min read

Deals

Weekend Unlimited Completes Acquisition Of Jamaican Assets

With Tier-3 Cultivator’s Licence, Jamaican tourism and export markets to be active in Q2, 2019

February 20, 2019

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4 min read

Drug Development

Phase 1 Data Published in Nature Communications Show Potential of mRNA Encoding VEGF-A as a Regenerative Therapeutic

AZD8601 now in an ongoing Phase 2a study with patients receiving epicardial injections of VEGF-A mRNA during coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

February 20, 2019

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7 min read

Drug Development

DelMar Pharmaceuticals Achieves Halfway Enrollment Point for Phase 2 Clinical Trial of VAL-083 in Newly Diagnosed MGMT-unmethylated GBM

Complete Response Rate of 42% as Assessed by Principal Investigator Supports VAL-082’s Activity in GBM

February 20, 2019

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8 min read

Deals

Advantia Health Expands Nationally With Acquisition of Heartland Women’s Healthcare

Rapidly growing Advantia Health adds 25 locations, 50 providers and 180,000 patients across Missouri and southern Illinois

February 20, 2019

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4 min read

Biotech Bay

Berkeley Lights Selected as One of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2019 by Fast Company

Berkeley Lights, Inc., a leader in digital cell biology, announced that it has been named one of Fast Company’s 2019 Most Innovative Companies in Biotech.

February 20, 2019

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FDA

FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s Supplemental Biologics License Application for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Monotherapy for Third-Line Treatment of Patients with Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority review for a new supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA

February 20, 2019

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28 min read

Business

Aurora Cannabis Announces Key Changes to its Board of Directors

Aurora Cannabis Inc. announced that Michael Singer, previously Chairman of the Board, has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.

February 20, 2019

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7 min read

Pharm Country

Mallinckrodt Announces Interim Analysis Results for Therakos® Platform Phase 3 Clinical Trial in Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Steroid Refractory Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease

Overall response rate exceeded specified study midpoint target (n=25); company elects to discontinue further patient enrollment as allowed by protocol

February 20, 2019

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10 min read

Deals

Clearlake Capital-Backed symplr To Acquire API Healthcare

Strategic acquisition creates the healthcare industry’s only large-scale provider of governance, risk and compliance and human capital management software solutions

February 20, 2019

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4 min read