BioSpace News Archive

Business

Skyland Analytics Appoints Robert Schmiedeler as Chief Financial & Operating Officer

Mr. Schmiedeler will lead Skyland’s financial strategy and oversee its financial and investor relations functions.

June 17, 2019
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Drug Development

Cellular Biomedicine Group Announces First Patient Dosing in Phase I Clinical Trial of Anti-CD20 CAR-T for Lymphoma in China

Phase I Clinical Trial of anti-CD20 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell targeting anti-CD19 treated, relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and small B-cell lymphoma patients in China, and dosed the first CD19 CAR-T relapsed DLBCL patient.

June 17, 2019
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BioCapital

Viela Bio Closes $75 Million Series B Financing

Funding to support regulatory filing and pre-commercial planning for lead product candidate, inebilizumab, and to advance development of additional clinical candidates targeting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

June 17, 2019
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Job Trends

Inscripta to Present First Data From Its Digital Genome Engineering Technology at Upcoming Synthetic Biology Conference

Results from a 200,000-edit library of an E. coli biosynthesis pathway show unprecedented scale and variety of edit types

June 17, 2019
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Drug Development

Data Presented At 24ᵗʰ Congress of the European Hematology Association Demonstrates Clinical Safety, Early Efficacy of Imago BioSciences’ IMG-7289 in Myelofibrosis Patients

Data Informs Expansion of Study into Phase 2b and Considerations for Clinical Studies of IMG-7289 in Additional Myeloid Diseases

June 17, 2019
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Deals

AMN Healthcare Completes Acquisition of Advanced Medical and Amends Credit Facility

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. announced the completion of the acquisition of Advanced Medical Personnel Services, Inc. for a base purchase price of $200 million, with up to an additional $20 million to be paid if Advanced achieves certain financial results as of December 31, 2019.

June 17, 2019
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6 min read
Genetown

CVS Health Announces Aggressive New Plans to Combat the Significant Rise in E-Cigarette Use Among Youth

New funding signals strategy shift in year four of Be The First initiative

June 17, 2019
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8 min read
Business

Children’s Dental Health Celebrates Continued Growth & Second Wilmington, DE Office

On Saturday, June 1st, Children’s Dental Health celebrated the official grand opening of its first Wilmington, Delaware office at 3301 Lancaster Pike, mere hours after announcing its acquisition of a second Wilmington office located at 708 Foulk Road.

June 17, 2019
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Business

LivaNova to Host Conference Call for Second Quarter 2019 Results

LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2019 results on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 1 p.m. London time (8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time).

June 17, 2019
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FDA

FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation To Bio-Techne’s ExoDx™ Prostate IntelliScore™ (EPI) Test

This designation not only validates the clinical importance of Bio-Techne’s EPI test, it also marks a milestone in the advancement of the company’s patented technology platform.

June 17, 2019
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