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Career Advice

6 Ways For Overcoming Procrastination at Work

There are many common misbeliefs around chronic procrastinators. they don’t care about work; they are lazy, etc. Here are some steps for overcoming procrastination.

March 26, 2019
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Editorial Staff
Biotech Beach

TLC to Present High-Scoring Scientific Abstracts on Acute Pain through Moderated Sessions at ASRA Spring 2019

TLC announced the upcoming presentation of two scientific abstracts on TLC590 which have been accepted for the 44th Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Meeting hosted by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

March 26, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Karolinska Development’s portfolio company Aprea Therapeutics appoints a new Chief Medical Officer

Karolinska Development’s portfolio company Aprea Therapeutics announces that Dr. Eyal C. Attar has been appointed to a position as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

March 26, 2019
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3 min read
Policy

Falsified Data Forces Duke to Pay $112 Million Settlement, Other Universities Under Scrutiny as Well

Duke University has agreed to pay the U.S. government more than $112 million to settle allegations that a university-associated researcher falsified claims in order to obtain funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.

March 26, 2019
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Business

10 Immuno-Oncology Deals Worth Talking About

Immuno-oncology has become a key lynchpin in the pipelines of many pharmaceutical companies. The global cancer immunotherapy market is expected to more than double over the next eight years to $126.9 billion by 2026.

March 26, 2019
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5 min read
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Alex Keown
Policy

What Are Biopharma Leaders Focused on?

Numerous top biopharma executives met recently in Manalapan, Florida for the R&D Leadership Summit. Although a wide range of topics were discussed, certain areas rose to the top as being of particular concern to industry leadership. Here’s a look at a few of those concerns.

March 26, 2019
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6 min read
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Mark Terry
Policy

Report: Purdue Settles Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit

Embattled Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay $270 million to settle a lawsuit brought against the company over the marketing of its opioid painkiller OxyContin, according to reports.

March 26, 2019
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Medtronic Launches Medtech Innovation Accelerator in Shanghai

Early-Stage Business Accelerator to Empower Local MedTech Innovation and Enhance Medtronic China’s Industry Leadership

March 26, 2019
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5 min read
Policy

Revcovi, Japan’s First Drug for ADA Deficiency, Receives Marketing Approval

Teijin Pharma Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group’s healthcare business, announced that it has acquired marketing approval for Revcovi 2.4 mg for intramuscular injection [Elapegademase] from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare .

March 26, 2019
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Policy

Ultragenyx Announces Approval of Crysvita® (burosumab) in Brazil for the Treatment of X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH) in Adults and Children

First Latin American Approval of Crysvita, the only Treatment that Targets the Underlying Cause of this Rare, Hereditary, Lifelong Disease

March 26, 2019
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