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Business

Charles River Laboratories Adds Virginia M. Wilson to Board of Directors

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. announced the appointment of Virginia M. Wilson, the recently retired Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, to its Board of Directors.

October 1, 2019
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Drug Development

Trovagene Presents Overview of Phase 1b/2 Trial of Onvansertib in Patients with KRAS-Mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) at ESMO

Trial assessing safety and efficacy of onvansertib in combination with FOLFIRI and Avastin® (bevacizumab) in KRAS-mutated mCRC

October 1, 2019
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Pharm Country

Study Reveals: Nocturia Drains Nearly $215 Billion from the U.S. Economy

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. published a manuscript in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy demonstrating that nocturia, defined as waking up ≥2 times for nighttime urination1, is associated with a substantial impact to the U.S. economy.

October 1, 2019
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Drug Development

Immunomic Therapeutics Assumes Sponsorship of ATTAC-II IND for ITI-1000, a Dendritic Cell Vaccine in Phase 2 for the Treatment of GBM

ITI-1000 targets CMV with Immunomic Therapeutics’ immunotherapy UNITE™ platform

October 1, 2019
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5 min read
Business

10-Time World Champion and Golden Boy CEO and Chairman, Oscar De La Hoya Named National Ambassador for American Cancer Society

De La Hoya to support Real Men Wear Pink Campaign as first partnership initiative in the fight against breast cancer

October 1, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Digital Therapeutics Innovator The Learning Corp Adds Dr. Shaheen Lakhan as VP of Research and Development

Award-winning Neurology Expert Joins Constant Therapy Creators to Lead Scientific R&D

October 1, 2019
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3 min read
BioForest

LumiThera Enrolls First Patient in the U.S. Multi-Center, LIGHTSITE III Clinical Study to Treat Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration

LumiThera Inc. announced it has begun enrolling patients in a multi-center United States clinical study in dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration patients.

October 1, 2019
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3 min read
Deals

Trinseo Completes Acquisition of Latex Binders Assets and Rheinmunster Site in Germany

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, today announced it has completed the acquisition from Dow (NYSE: DOW) of latex production facilities and related infrastructure at Rheinmunster, Germany.

October 1, 2019
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Pharm Country

Sensodyne® Launches Rapid Relief Whitening Option

Provides clinically-proven relief from tooth sensitivity in three days(i) while helping to whiten teeth

October 1, 2019
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3 min read
Startling Healthcare Developments Revealed at Successful IDTechEx Healthcare Sensor Innovations 2019 Conference

Healthcare Sensor Innovations, a brand-new event organized by market intelligence and events company IDTechEx, opened to a packed audience in Cambridge, United Kingdom, last week.

October 1, 2019
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