BioSpace News Archive

Drug Development

Tempest Therapeutics Starts Phase I/Ib Clinical Trial with First-in-Class PPAR Alpha Antagonist

Company strengthens board of directors and scientific advisory board with appointments of Mike Raab and Benjamin Cravatt

May 16, 2019
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3 min read
BioForest

Red Cross Offers 15 Summer Safety Tips for Swimming, Grilling and Attending Crowded Events

Accidents happen - learn First Aid and give blood to help those in need

May 16, 2019
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4 min read
FDA

Masimo Announces FDA Clearance of Radius PPG™, the First Tetherless SET® Pulse Oximetry Sensor Solution

Coupled with the proven benefits of Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry, Radius PPG is suited for use anywhere patients can benefit from mobility.

May 16, 2019
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9 min read
Drug Development

New Data From the Phase I Study of Birinapant in Combination With Keytruda® Will be Presented at the ASCO 2019

Medivir AB today informs that new data from the phase I study of birinapant in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) will be presented during the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, which will take place 31 May – 04 June in Chicago, USA.

May 16, 2019
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2 min read
Business

Top Coagulation Researchers Awarded Grants to Support Advancements in the Care of Patients with Bleeding Disorders

Recipients from the US and Netherlands will be recognized in Marburg, Germany on Friday, 24 May

May 16, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Sheldon Maschler, Boca Raton, FL, Donates $105k to Purchase Magen David Adom Ambulance for Israel

Sheldon Maschler of Boca Raton, Florida, has pledged to donate $105,000 to Magen David Adom, for the purchase of a new ambulance for the organization’s work in Israel.

May 16, 2019
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1 min read
Business

Takeda and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Establish “Takeda Chair in Global Child Health”

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will announce at the evening reception, hosted by the Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom, the establishment of the Takeda Chair in Global Child Health, endowed by a £3 million donation by Takeda to LSHTM.

May 16, 2019
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6 min read
Deals

DNA Script Raises $38.5 Million in Series B Financing

Oversubscribed round led by LSP will fund accelerated product development and commercial operations in the U.S.

May 16, 2019
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3 min read
Drug Development

ImaginAb Enrolls First Patient in Phase II Clinical Trial at a World-Leading Cancer Center in Los Angeles County

ImaginAb Inc., a clinical stage immuno-oncology imaging company, announces it has enrolled its first patient for the Phase II clinical trial of its lead product, CD8 tracer 89Zr-Df-IAB22M2C, at City of Hope in Los Angeles County.

May 16, 2019
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3 min read
Deals

HempWave Acquires Two Arizona Greenhouses with over 210,000 Square Feet of Growing Space to Supply Industrial Hemp Seeds and Clones

HempWave announced it has entered into long-term agreements to acquire two existing Arizona-based greenhouses to grow industrial hemp seeds and clones.

May 16, 2019
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2 min read