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Biotech Bay

Varian to Deliver Six Technical Presentations at ICCR

In addition to the six Varian-led presentations, the company will host a panel discussion on the developments, challenges and the future of AI in radiation oncology and beyond.

June 13, 2019
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Business

Elekta Increases Focus on Digitization - Hires Sukhveer Singh to Drive Elekta Digital strategy

Digital solutions are high on the agenda for most industries, especially within healthcare.

June 13, 2019
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2 min read
Genetown

Follica Announces Progression to Pivotal Study Following Positive Interim Data in Male Androgenetic Alopecia

Follica’s platform is designed to induce an “embryonic window” in adult skin via a proprietary form of micro-abrasion that initiates hair follicle neogenesis, the formation of new hair follicles from epithelial stem cells.

June 13, 2019
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Drug Development

Phase III PEMPHIX Study Showed That Genentech’s Rituxan (Rituximab) is Superior to Standard of Care in Achieving Sustained Remission in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced positive top line results from the Roche-sponsored Phase III PEMPHIX study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Rituxan® (rituximab) compared to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in adults with moderate to severe pemphigus vulgaris (PV).

June 13, 2019
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Business

Terumo Enhances Coronary Interventional Product Portfolio By Securing Exclusive Global Rights to Orchestra BioMed’s Virtue® Sirolimus-Eluting Balloon (SEB) through Global Strategic Partnership

First and only non-coated drug-eluting angioplasty balloon that delivers a proprietary bioabsorbable, sustained-release formulation of sirolimus

June 13, 2019
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Drug Development

Terns Pharmaceuticals Initiates a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of TERN-101

Phase 1 study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of TERN-101, an FXR agonist in development for the treatment of NASH

June 13, 2019
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BioForest

Millennial Generation Deaths Due to Drug Misuse up 400 percent since 1999; Deaths from Drugs and Suicide at All-time Highs

New report provides solutions for stopping deaths of despair among Millennials

June 13, 2019
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5 min read
BioMidwest

maurices raises nearly $1 million dollars and funds 18,000 hours of breast cancer research

maurices announces that it has raised over $900,000 in partnership with its customers across 940 store communities to help end breast cancer.

June 13, 2019
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2 min read
Business

AbCellera Announces Therapeutic Antibody Discovery Collaboration with Gilead in Infectious Disease

AbCellera, a leader in therapeutic antibody discovery from natural immune systems, announced it has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences to support the discovery of therapeutic antibody candidates for infectious diseases.

June 13, 2019
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Drug Development

First-in-Human Data Presented from Phase 1a Study of NKTR-358, a Novel T Regulatory Cell Stimulator, at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology

Nektar Therapeutics announced the results of the first-in-human Phase 1a study evaluating single-ascending doses of NKTR-358, a first-in-class T regulatory cell stimulator in clinical development for the treatment of autoimmune and other chronic inflammatory conditions.

June 13, 2019
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