BioSpace News Archive

Drug Development

AlzeCure Initiates New Drug Project Within Pain

AlzeCure Pharma AB announced that it has started a new preclinical drug project, TrkA-NAM, which is based on the company’s research platform NeuroRestore.

March 20, 2019
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2 min read
BioForest

Taro Alexander, Duke Ellington Graduate and Son of Living Stage Theatre Company Founder, Returns Home to Launch SAY: DC, A Free Resource for Young People Who Stutter and Their Families

The Stuttering Association for the Young announced that they would be launching a new chapter of their award-winning organization here in DC this Spring with free offerings for local young people who stutter and their families.

March 20, 2019
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5 min read
Biotech Beach

MEDIA ALERT: Renowned Healthcare Leaders Using Artificial Intelligence to Transform the Delivery of Care Featured at Pepperdine Graziadio Future of Healthcare Symposium - March 20, 2019

Keynote speakers are Dr. Eric Topol, executive vice president of The Scripps Research Institute and Jeff Stibel, vice chairman of Dun & Bradstreet

March 20, 2019
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6 min read
Business

Weekend Unlimited CEO Paul Chu Speaks at NYC’s CannaGather

Weekend Unlimited Inc. announced that CEO Mr. Paul Chu spoke at New York City’s CannaGather event on Tuesday, March 20.

March 20, 2019
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4 min read
Business

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Announces Change to Management Team

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that Stephen Lemieux, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Cipher has resigned to pursue other career opportunities.

March 20, 2019
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2 min read
Deals

Pfizer Secures Exclusive Option to Acquire Gene Therapy Company Vivet Therapeutics

Pfizer and Vivet to collaborate on development of potential breakthrough therapy for Wilson disease

March 20, 2019
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8 min read
Biotech Beach

Dyve Bioscience Announces Positive Results from Pilot Study in Gout Pain at European Crystal Network Workshop 2019

Topical, transdermal sodium bicarbonate treatment significantly and safely reduced pain associated with an acute gout flare

March 20, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Takeda and HemoShear Therapeutics Extend Exclusive Drug Discovery Partnership in Liver Diseases

HemoShear Therapeutics, LLC announced an extension of its partnership with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited to discover and develop additional novel therapeutics for liver diseases, including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

March 20, 2019
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3 min read
Policy

Epic Sciences Announces Completion of New York State Licensure to Provide the Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect Test for Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in New York State

Epic Sciences, Inc. announced that the New York State Department of Health has completed licensure to provide the Oncotype DX® AR-V7 Nucleus Detect™ test for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

March 20, 2019
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3 min read
UK Schools Rank Last in Providing Oral Health Education, FDI Survey of 13 Countries Says

World Oral Health Day, FDI World Dental Federation released the results of a survey from 13 countries, which asked parents with children aged 5–16 if their child’s school provided lessons on good oral care.

March 20, 2019
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4 min read