BioSpace News Archive

Genetown

Deerfield Plunks Down $100 Million to Support R&D Alliance With Harvard University

Deerfield said the alliance is expected to catalyze the development of novel therapeutics and rapidly drive innovations toward clinical validation.

March 14, 2019
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Job Trends

BioSpace Movers and Shakers: March 15

Biotech and pharma companies make changes to their executive leadership teams, with moves at Sandoz, PAREXEL, FSD, Karuna, Precision Bio, and more.

March 14, 2019
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5 min read
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Alex Keown
Business

Medtronic Board Appoints Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. as a New Director

DUBLIN - March 14, 2019 - Medtronic plc announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ph.D. to the Board as an independent director, effective March 11, 2019.

March 14, 2019
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2 min read
Business

SCRS Welcomes 4G Clinical to Global Impact Partner Program - March 11, 2019

The Society for Clinical Research Sites and 4G Clinical announced 4G Clinical has joined the organization as a Global Impact Partner.

March 14, 2019
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1 min read
Deals

Insys Warns It Could Run out of Cash as It Continues to Face Litigation Over Subsys Sales

Shares of Insys plunged more than 25 percent in trading Wednesday after the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it could soon run out of revenue and may have to resort to liquidating its assets.

March 14, 2019
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Business

Leading Scientists Call for a Moratorium on Specific Types of CRISPR Editing

In the wake of the scandal caused by a Chinese researcher’s use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to alter the DNA of embryos for seven couples, leading scientists called for a moratorium on heritable genome editing.

March 14, 2019
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Indiana University Researchers Develop Blood Test for PTSD

The study tracked more than 250 veterans in over 600 visits at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, attempting to identify a molecule in the blood to track stress intensity. Over a decade, they evaluated gene expression in participants in both low- and high-stress states.

March 14, 2019
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Life Science Startups in New York City Gaining Steam

New York City, despite its size, population and access to venture capital and top academic institutions, is not a major center for life science startups. But recent reports suggest that may—at least a little bit—be changing.

March 14, 2019
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Research Roundup: Green Tea & Carrots, a Blood Test for PTSD and More

There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.

March 14, 2019
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7 min read
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Mark Terry
Molecular Health’s MH Guide shortlisted for the German Digital Health Award 2019

Molecular Health, a leading company in the field of data science for precision medicine and specializing in the development of products and services leveraging its proprietary biomedicine technology platform Dataome, has been shortlisted for the German Digital Health Award 2019.

March 14, 2019
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3 min read