BioSpace News Archive

The behavioral healthcare provider FHE Health has contracted with Tricare East, a health insurance program for uniformed service members, retirees, and their families, in order to help U.S. veterans and those in active duty access high-quality, personalized care for their mental health needs.

Mercy Air, a division of Air Methods, announced that its base at the Big Bear City Airport served 334 patients, including 23 children, on 347 transports during the first full year of permanent operation—the equivalent of caring for nearly one patient per day.

Tenaya Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing potentially curative treatments for heart disease, today announced that it has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Whittemore Tingley, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer, and Kee-Hong Kim, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Technical Operations.

LogixHealth is proud to announce that Jim Blakeman has joined LogixHealth as Executive Vice President after several decades of experience as a leader in healthcare revenue cycle management.

Precision BioLogic Inc., a leading developer of hemostasis diagnostic products, is pleased to announce FDA 510 clearance and the launch of its CRYOcheck Factor VIII Inhibitor Kit in the U.S. This clearance follows approvals received from regulatory authorities in Canada, the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand, where the kit launched in February of this year.

Gencove, the leading low-pass genome sequencing platform, announced today a $3 million investment led by Spero Ventures.

Canadians want greater access to credible information that will enable them to make well-informed decisions about their health and that of their families.

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, will be at the University of Manitoba to celebrate funding for research infrastructure and equipment at universities and research hospitals across Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

AKT – a dance-based cardio concept offering a unique combination of four modalities: DANCE, BANDS, CIRCUIT AND TONE – announced today the first leg of its inaugural national tour will be held in Atlanta on March 23.

Physicians’ Education Resource® (PER®), a worldwide leader in continuing medical education (CME), will conduct the live CME-accredited activity, Molecular Tumor Board in EGFR Mutation–Positive Lung Cancers: Integrating Clinical Data Into Patient Care, as a satellite symposium adjunct to the AACR Annual Meeting 2019.