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Biotech Beach

Surgical Theater Debuts a New Approach to Patient Engagement Utilizing Augmented Reality with Magic Leap

Leveraging our rich history of creating dynamic visualization experiences throughout the treatment continuum, Surgical Theater is proud to debut its first ever Augmented Reality that combines Precision VR® patient-specific models with the Magic Leap One spatial computing headset.

April 11, 2019
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Policy

/R E P E A T -- Notice to the media - Health Canada officials to hold a media technical briefing regarding approval of pesticides - April 10, 2019

Officials from Health Canada will hold a technical briefing to discuss the final re-evaluations of the neonicotinoid pesticides clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam.

April 11, 2019
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Business

Medidata Launches Acorn AI™ and Appoints Dr. Rama Kondru as CIO

Acorn AI is designed to answer the most important questions across R&D and commercialization, enabling customers to improve outcomes for patients and to accelerate growth

April 11, 2019
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5 min read
Business

Anixa Biosciences Extends and Expands its Collaboration with New Jersey Urology

Anixa Biosciences, Inc. announced that it has extended and expanded its collaboration with New Jersey Urology, LLC.

April 11, 2019
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3 min read
Genetown

CVS Health PBM Solutions Blunted the Impact of Drug Price Inflation, Helped Reduce Member Cost, and Improved Medication Adherence in 2018

Over the past three years, CVS Caremark delivered $141B in prescription drug savings along with $18.3B in savings in avoided medical costs due to improved adherence

April 11, 2019
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5 min read
Business

AskBio Partners with TPG and Vida Ventures

Leading gene therapy company announces $235 million investment to accelerate growth

April 11, 2019
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6 min read
Business

Moleculin Announces Agreement with Emory University to Conduct Pediatric Brain Tumor Trial

Moleculin Biotech, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement with Emory University to conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial of WP1066 in children with recurrent or refractory malignant brain tumors.

April 11, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Small Businesses Can Make Healthcare Pay With New Insurance Concept

Maybe we’ve been doing healthcare insurance all wrong.

April 11, 2019
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Business

Richard Merkin MD And The Merkin Family Foundation Announce Gift To Western Governors University

Gift will establish Richard Merkin Scholars with new degree and curriculum towards transforming value-driven healthcare

April 11, 2019
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3 min read
BioMidwest

ViewRay Announces Publication of Retrospective Study on MR-guided Radiation Treatment for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

High-Dose Radiation Therapy Enabled by MRIdian’s Daily On-table Adaptation and Gating Beam Control Results in Excellent Retrospective Local Tumor Control, Low Toxicity, and Outstanding Overall Survival versus Non-adaptive Treatment

April 11, 2019
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