BioSpace News Archive

The Geneva Association: Ping An Good Doctor is Improving the Quality of China’s Medical Services

The International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics, the leading international insurance think tank of the insurance industry, recently published its latest analysis report, Healthcare in Emerging Markets: Exploring the Protection Gaps.

March 29, 2019
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Business

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC Signs Contract with IBA for Eight Rhodotron® Electron Beam Accelerators to Expand U.S. Production of Non-uranium Based Radioisotope Mo-99

Accelerator technology key component of NorthStar’s multi-pronged Mo-99 production strategy

March 29, 2019
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Policy

bluebird bio Receives Positive Opinion from CHMP for ZYNTEGLO™ (autologous CD34+ cells encoding βA-T87Q-globin gene) Gene Therapy for Patients 12 Years and Older with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia (TDT) Who Do Not Have β0/β0 Genotype

First gene therapy recommended for approval in the EU for TDT

March 29, 2019
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9 min read
Business

PolarityTE Announces Richard Hague, Formerly from Sanofi, Genzyme and Recently Anika Therapeutics as Chief Operating Officer

Current Chief Operating Officer, Ned Swanson M.D., Continues on as Chief Translational Medicine Officer

March 29, 2019
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5 min read
Job Trends

Machavert Pharmaceuticals Will Present at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)

A poster presentation reporting Natural Killer cell activation against cancer by a phospholipid molecule and its liposomal formulation MP1115

March 29, 2019
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2 min read
Genetown

Medicare Issues Draft Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Transplant Genomics’ TruGraf® Blood Test as Alternative to Surveillance Biopsies

Transplant Genomics Inc. announces that Palmetto GBA has released a draft local coverage determination for TruGraf.

March 29, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Oprah Winfrey Surprises WW Members With Calls To Celebrate Their Weight Loss Success

New Marketing Campaign Features Winfrey Speaking with WW Members About Why “It Works”

March 29, 2019
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2 min read
Business

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thanks and Giving Campaign Hits $1 Billion Raised Following 15th Anniversary Year

Best Buy, Domino’s, HomeGoods and ANN TAYLOR lead more than 60 national brands during annual holiday campaign supporting research, treatment of childhood cancer

March 29, 2019
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Drug Development

Bicycle Therapeutics to Present Preclinical Data on EphA2 and Nectin-4 Bicycle Toxin Conjugate Programs, as well as a CD137 Immune Oncology Program, at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

Bicycle Therapeutics announced that Bicycle scientists have been selected to present two oral presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Atlanta.

March 29, 2019
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Drug Development

Sangamo Therapeutics Presents New Preclinical Data Demonstrating Significant Reduction In Tau Expression With Gene Regulation Technology

Data presented at ADPD show that tau-targeted ZFP-TFs delivered with AAVs in mice and nonhuman primates have significant activity

March 29, 2019
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