BioSpace News Archive

Deals

Apollo Medical Holdings Announces Acquisition Of Accountable Health Care IPA

The addition of Accountable Health Care will expand the Company’s capitated membership base and deepen its geographic footprint in Southern California.

September 5, 2019
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5 min read
nVent Receives 200th IEEE Milestone for Production of the World’s First Self-Regulating Heat Tracing Cable

The Milestones Program was established by IEEE in 1983 to honor significant achievements in the history of electrical and electronics engineering.

September 5, 2019
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3 min read
BioMidwest

Simple CEUS Scan Helps Diagnose Liver Cancer When MRI is Uncertain

A new study shows that a simple, non-invasive “contrast enhanced ultrasound” scan can be more accurate and reliable than a more expensive MRI procedure for diagnosis of liver tumors and determining whether they are cancerous.

September 5, 2019
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3 min read
Policy

CannTrust affirms its commitment to regulatory compliance and restoring trust

As part of its Review of Operations, CannTrust reduces workforce and spend while preserving key talent

September 5, 2019
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5 min read
Business

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and Roivant Sciences Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to Create Broad Strategic Alliance to Deliver Promising New Medicines to Patients

Parties have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“Memorandum”); a definitive agreement expected by the end of October 2019

September 5, 2019
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7 min read
Drug Development

The Show Must Go On: Bristol-Myers Continues Brain Cancer Trial After Missing One Co-Primary Endpoint

The data monitoring committee recommended the trial continue as planned, with an estimated primary completion date in February 2022.

September 5, 2019
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Novartis Inks $840 Million Collaboration and Option Deal with IFM Due

The companies will develop a group of immunotherapies that inhibit the cGAS/STING pathway to treat a broad range of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

September 5, 2019
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Policy

Mallinckrodt Taps Restructuring Advisers Ahead of Opioid Lawsuit in Ohio

Shares of Mallinckrodt are down more than 45% in premarket trading after multiple reports indicate the company plans a restructuring in the wake of the opioid crisis that has promoted a number of lawsuits that implicate the company for its sales practices in the United States.

September 5, 2019
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
BioForest

New Research Advances Understanding of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Researchers at Oregon State University have identified a key factor in why some motor neurons in the spinal cord die and others don’t.

September 5, 2019
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Research Roundup: The Push-Pull of Genetics and Lifestyle in Heart Disease and More

Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.

September 5, 2019
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4 min read
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Mark Terry