BioSpace News Archive

Business

Heidelberg Pharma announces financial figures for fiscal year 2018 and provides business update

Heidelberg Pharma AG published its financial results and annual report for fiscal year 2018 and its outlook for 2019.

March 22, 2019
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14 min read
MagForce AG successfully completes installation of mobile NanoTherm treatment center for brain tumors in Poland

First hospital outside of Germany to offer MagForce’s NanoTherm therapy for the commercial treatment of brain tumor patients

March 22, 2019
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6 min read
Deals

BioArctic – Statement regarding today’s trading halt

BioArctic AB comments on the decision by Nasdaq Stockholm to halt trading in BioArctic due to large movements in the share price.

March 22, 2019
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4 min read
Drug Development

Conatus Pharma Stock Craters After 3rd Failed NASH Trial

In an announcement short on details and trying to put a positive spin on things, San Diego-based Conatus Pharmaceuticals indicated its emricasan failed its Phase IIb ENCORE-NF clinical trial in patients with NASH.

March 22, 2019
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Policy

Advocacy Group and FDA Advisor Call for a Moratorium on Opioid Approvals

As America continues to grapple with the opioid crisis, nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen is calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to place a moratorium on the approval of any new opioid medications.

March 22, 2019
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Job Trends

bluebird bio to Cut Ribbon on New Gene Therapy Factory in Durham, NC; Plans to Hire

The manufacturing plant will produce lentiviral vector for its gene and cell therapies, including bb2121 and bb21217 for multiple myeloma and possibly LentiGlobin for transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT) and sickle cell disease.

March 22, 2019
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Biotech Bay

Biotechs by the Bay Boom With Business Bounty

When it comes to biotech and pharma innovation few places stand out like the Biotech Bay. The area is home to a plethora of innovative companies that are shaping the future of medical treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions on a daily basis.

March 22, 2019
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4 min read
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Alex Keown
Pharm Country

A Smart Toilet Seat to Detect Congestive Heart Failure

Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology have developed a toilet seat with biometric sensors in it. The primary purpose (the Number 1 purpose?) is to monitor an individual’s cardiovascular system.

March 22, 2019
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
Adrenomed’s Adrecizumab successfully passes interim analysis in early septic shock study AdrenOSS-II

AdrenOSS-II trial continues as planned after positive interim efficacy analysis triggered by the treatment of 50% of randomized patients

March 22, 2019
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3 min read
Biotech Beach

Student uses gene sequencing to understand health benefits of olive oil

While olives might sneak into the American diet occasionally, they are an everyday staple for those living in the Mediterranean basin.

March 22, 2019
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5 min read