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Biotech Bay

Savonix Closes $9.6M Series A Extension Round Led by Fusion Fund and Wavemaker Partners

Savonix, a global leader in cognitive health, today announced the successful completion of $9.6M in Series A extension financing, bringing the total round to $14.7M.

April 25, 2019
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Business

Triple-S Management Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2019 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Triple-S Management Corporation (NYSE: GTS) today announced that it plans to release financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 before the market opens on Thursday, May 9, 2019.

April 25, 2019
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Elekta Demonstrates Leadership in Precision Radiation Medicine at ESTRO 38

Elekta to showcase innovative advancements in radiation therapy, offering more personalized and precise solutions with the potential to transform cancer care

April 25, 2019
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5 min read
Drug Development

GenSight Biologics Announces Presentation of 72-Week Data from the REVERSE & RESCUE Phase III Trials of GS010 at the Annual Meeting of ARVO

GenSight Biologics announced that the 72-week results from the REVERSE and RESCUE Phase III clinical trials of GS010 will be presented at the 2019 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, from April 28 to May 2, 2019.

April 25, 2019
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5 min read
Genetown

The “One and Done” Era for Orphan Drugs: Evaluate Predicts 12% Growth, Driven by New Technologies, but Benefits Go to Big Pharma

Orphan drug sales reach $242bn by 2024, according to EvaluatePharma® Orphan Drug Report 2019

April 25, 2019
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2 min read
Policy

Over 20 million children worldwide missed out on measles vaccine annually in past 8 years, creating a pathway to current global outbreaks - UNICEF

An estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, or 21.1 million children a year on average, UNICEF said.

April 25, 2019
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4 min read
Policy

(HIIQ) Alert: Johnson Fistel Investigates Health Insurance Innovations, Inc.; Long Term Investors Encouraged to Contact Firm

Shareholder Rights Law Firm Johnson Fistel, LLP is investigating potential violations of federal and state laws by Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. and certain of its officers.

April 25, 2019
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Deals

Essity: Interim Report Q1 2019

In emerging markets, which accounted for 37% of net sales, organic net sales increased 9.1%

April 25, 2019
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4 min read
Genetown

Gelesis Awarded $10.6 (€9.4) Million Grant to Support Commercial Manufacturing of PLENITY™

PLENITY manufacturing facility will be the first factory to commercially produce medical super-absorbent hydrogels synthesized from naturally derived building blocks

April 25, 2019
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5 min read
Business

Sobi Publishes Report for First Quarter 2019

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB announces its results for the first quarter 2019.

April 25, 2019
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4 min read