BioSpace News Archive

Agfa Receives Frost & Sullivan 2019 Global New Product Innovation Award for Multi-Purpose Digital Radiography System, DR 800

Agfa announces today that it has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2019 award for New Product Innovation Leader in the Global Multipurpose Digital Radiography Systems Market.

February 25, 2019

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Drug Development

Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center enrolling patients to test stroke-reducing device

The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center recently began enrolling patients to participate in the DIAMOND-AF II clinical trial to examine the effectiveness of the DiamondTemp System in treating patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, or A Fib

February 25, 2019

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Genetown

World’s Largest Obstacle Course Race and Endurance Brand, Spartan, Launches Employee Fitness App to Build Healthier Workplaces

Spartan, the world’s largest obstacle course race and endurance brand leading a global fitness movement has entered the $13 billion corporate wellness sector with the development of its SPARTANFIT™ Challenge App.

February 25, 2019

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BioCapital

Briefing: Improving Children’s Health Through Better Laboratory Testing

Healthcare providers depend on lab test results to help them diagnose and determine the most effective treatments for children—especially when treating children who are too young to communicate their symptoms.

February 25, 2019

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BioCapital

Recovery Advocates to the FDA: WAKE UP

Recovery Reform NOW today launched “Wake Up FDA,” a campaign to demand the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) use its full discretion to stop the opioid crisis and support recovery.

February 25, 2019

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Job Trends

Paragon 28® launches first-of-its-kind in soft tissue fixation for the foot and ankle - TenoTac™ Soft Tissue Fixation System

Since its inception, Paragon 28® has obsessed over every aspect of foot and ankle surgery.

February 25, 2019

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2 min read

Business

Treace Medical Announces Completion of Debt Financing

Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. announced the completion of a $20 million secured debt financing with Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors.

February 25, 2019

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Life-saving Better Stop Suicide App Launched Globally Across the Android and Apple App Stores

A life-saving app, Better Stop Suicide, created by a team of leading psychologists and digital health experts, has been launched globally

February 25, 2019

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BioCapital

Sirnaomics to Present Data Demonstrating STP705 Augmentation of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Liver Cancer Animal Model at AsiaTIDES

Sirnaomics, Inc. announced that the Company will present preclinical data from the use of its RNAi technology program in a liver cancer mouse model at AsiaTIDES: Ogligonucleotide & Peptide Therapeutics taking place in Tokyo, Japan on February 28 - March 1, 2019.

February 25, 2019

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Business

CPRS Award Recognizes Outstanding Health Care Reporting

Nominations are now being accepted for the Canadian Public Relations Society’s (CPRS) 2019 Joan Hollobon Award. Named in honour of a former Globe and Mail medical reporter, the Award recognizes a journalist whose work has contributed significantly to the public’s understanding of health care.

February 25, 2019

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