BioSpace News Archive

Policy

Vertex Selects Triple Combination Regimen of VX-445, Tezacaftor and Ivacaftor to Submit for Global Regulatory Approvals in Cystic Fibrosis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that it has selected the triple combination of the next-generation corrector VX-445, tezacaftor and ivacaftor to submit for potential global regulatory approvals for people ages 12 and older with cystic fibrosis.

May 30, 2019
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Biotech Beach

NuVasive SpineTRACK Registry Successfully Meets 2018 Medicare Reporting Requirements For Merit-based Incentive Payments System

NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), procedurally integrated solutions announced today that the Company’s SpineTRACK Registry submitted successful quality performance data to the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on behalf of healthcare providers at Southern Oregon Neurosurgical & Spine Associates (SONSA) for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

May 30, 2019
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4 min read
Biotech Bay

Groundbreaking Partnership Gathers Top Neuroscientists, Clinicians, and Neuro-engineers to Napa Valley

Joint conference addresses cutting-edge science and technology for patient care including treatment of pain, disease, neurological and psychiatric disorders

May 30, 2019
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2 min read
Genetown

Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System to Be Featured in Clinical Presentation at 2019 American Transplant Congress

Paragonix Technologies, Inc. announced that the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System, the industry’s only FDA cleared and CE marked system for donor organ heart transport and storage, will be featured in a clinical presentation at the 2019 American Transplant Congress.

May 30, 2019
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4 min read
Business

Beghou Consulting hires former Takeda executive to lead new marketing research practice

Esin Izat, 18-year pharmaceutical and marketing research industry veteran, has experience working with 25 disease states in 15 countries

May 30, 2019
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3 min read
Business

PerfectServe Launches Cerner EHR Integration for Embedded Messaging

Clinicians use PerfectServe’s secure messaging capabilities while working in the Cerner application

May 30, 2019
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3 min read
BioCapital

Cannabics Pharmaceuticals to Participate at the 9th Annual LD Micro Invitational in Bel Air, California

Cannabics Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it will be presenting at the 9th annual LD Micro Invitational on Tuesday, June 4 at 11:20AM PST at the Luxe Sunset Hotel in Bel Air, California.

May 30, 2019
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2 min read
Biotech Beach

Heal Launches First-Ever Contextual, Data-Driven Telemedicine Solution

Heal, the leader in doctor house calls, today introduces Heal Telemedicine™ for returning Heal users, providing complete and connected care between patients with chronic conditions and their doctors.

May 30, 2019
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3 min read
FDA

Statement from Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D. and Douglas Throckmorton, M.D., Deputy Center Director for Regulatory Programs in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

The new law will help advance efforts to reduce unnecessary exposure to opioids and potentially lower the rate of new addiction.

May 30, 2019
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5 min read
Policy

Massachusetts Hospitals Stockpile $1.6 Billion in Cayman Islands and other Offshore Accounts; Nurses Call for Financial Transparency

A bill pending on Beacon Hill will allow the public to see how hospital executives are spending tax dollars

May 30, 2019
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5 min read