BioSpace News Archive

Scholars at the University of Oxford have announced their new project, “Citizenship in a Networked Age.” Funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation, the project will culminate in 2020 in a detailed report of the team’s findings and recommendations, which will explore how humans can uphold ideals of citizenship in an evolving technological landscape.

Endeavors announces the appointment of the Honorable Chip Fulghum as Chief Operating Officer.

Sophiris Bio Inc. announced that Randall E. Woods, president and chief executive officer, will present at two upcoming healthcare-focused investor conferences.

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the Company will participate in the Needham Healthcare Conference in New York, NY.

Synlogic announced that Aoife Brennan, M.B., B.Ch., Synlogic’s president and chief executive officer, will provide a corporate update at the 18th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference at 3:30 pm ET on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in New York City.

CONMED Corporation announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter of 2019 after the market close on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. granted 16 newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 225,000 shares of Akebia’s common stock on March 29, 2019, as inducements material to each such employee’s entering into employment with Akebia.

Advaxis, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of immunotherapy products, announced that it intends to offer and sell in an underwritten public offering shares of its common stock.

Mérieux NutriSciences is pleased to announce that Tracie Sheehan has accepted the position of Vice President of Technical Services, effective February 4, 2019.

New research demonstrating the clinical utility of Bio-Rad’s Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) powered liquid biopsy will be presented this week during the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, March 29–April 3.