BioSpace News Archive

Deals

AirXpanders® Announces Reduction in Force and Plan to Cease Operations

AirXpanders, Inc., a medical device company focused on the design, manufacture, sale and distribution of the AeroForm® Tissue Expander System, announced that the Company has reduced its workforce and plans to cease operations.

July 16, 2019
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FDA

Twelve FDA-Approved Drug and Medical Device Launches in 24 Months Use Jet Mail Marketing Platform

In the past 24 months, twelve FDA-approved new drug and device launches have come to market using a version of the pharmaceutical marketing supply chain that leverages outsourcing.

July 16, 2019
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6 min read
Biotech Beach

Trefoil Therapeutics Raises $28 Million Series A to Advance Engineered FGF-1 for the Treatment of Corneal Diseases

Trefoil Therapeutics announced it raised $28 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing.

July 16, 2019
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4 min read
BioMidwest

Meijer Pharmacy Gives Away 50 Million Free Prescriptions

Retailer’s Free Prescription program milestone marks its commitment to helping communities, saving customers more than $650 million

July 16, 2019
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2 min read
Genetown

BTL Continues to Revolutionize Non-Invasive Aesthetics by Extending the Sculpting Power of EMSCULPT® to the Arms and Legs

BTL, the manufacturer behind the game-changing EMSCULPT technology, is continuing to raise the bar in aesthetics and non-invasive body shaping.

July 16, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Alzamend Neuro™ Announces Appointment of Dr. Eric McDade to Its Scientific Advisory Board

Alzamend Neuro™, Inc. (Alzamend™ or the “Company”) announced today that it had appointed Eric McDade, DO, a board-certified cognitive neurologist, as its next member to its Scientific Advisory Board.

July 16, 2019
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7 min read
Policy

Mass. Nurses Association Reports: Department of Public Health Finds Baystate Noble and Wing ICUs ‘Necessary for Preserving Access and Health’ Following Closure Hearings

Nurses, patients and advocates are also fighting to preserve Baystate mental health units in Greenfield, Palmer and Westfield

July 16, 2019
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4 min read
Deals

Protagonist Therapeutics Reports Granting of Inducement Award - July 16, 2019

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. reported that on July 15, 2019, it issued an inducement award to Sarita Khanna, Ph.D., the Company’s recently hired Vice President of Biostatistics, in accordance with the terms of Dr.

July 16, 2019
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2 min read
FDA

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Receives Orphan Drug Designation for ARO-ANG3

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to ARO-ANG3 for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

July 16, 2019
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4 min read
Business

BioPharmX Announces Steven M. Bosacki Joins the Company as Chief Operating Officer

BioPharmX Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative medical dermatology products, announces the appointment of Steven M. Bosacki, a 20 year pharmaceutical industry veteran, as its Chief Operating Officer.

July 16, 2019
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4 min read