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Featured Speaker Dr. Daniel Amen to Discuss His Book The End of Mental Illness at National Talking About Curing Autism (TACA) West Coast Conference

Dr. Amen will address how neuroscience is disrupting psychiatry and helping to prevent or reverse mental health issues

October 7, 2019
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Biotech Bay

CORRECTING and REPLACING GRAIL Announces Positive Validation Data for Its Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test

GRAIL, Inc., a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, announced new data validating the performance of its investigational multi-cancer early detection blood test for the first time in an independent cohort of participants.

October 7, 2019
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Business

Ascletis Appoints Former Novartis Global Head Dr. Handan He as Chief Scientific Officer

Ascletis Pharma Inc. announces that Dr. Handan He joins Ascletis as Chief Scientific Officer, reporting to Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.

October 7, 2019
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3 min read
Business

GRAIL Appoints Matthew Young as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

GRAIL, Inc. announced that Matthew P. Young has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer effective October 28, 2019.

October 7, 2019
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Mitsubishi Electric Unveils “EMIRAI S” Concept Cabin

Latest sensing and HMI technologies will contribute to coming MaaS society

October 7, 2019
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2 min read
Policy

Attorneys Representing Elizabeth Holmes Claim the Theranos Founder Hasn’t Paid Them in a Year

On Friday, Holmes’ attorneys from the firm Cooley LLP, who are representing her in a civil lawsuit brought against Theranos and Walgreens, filed a motion with the courts to withdraw from the case over Holmes’ failure to pay them for their work.

October 7, 2019
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
BioCapital

ReveraGen’s Anti-Inflammatory Demonstrates Positive Results in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

The company presented topline data from an 18-month treatment of DMD patients with vamorolone, a first-in-class steroidal anti-inflammatory.

October 7, 2019
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Mark Terry
New Class of Drugs Could Help Treat Resistant Cancers

The drug is called BOS172722 and it forces cancer cells to multiply faster, which would seem to be counterintuitive. However, this faster cell division causes more fatal errors in the cells.

October 7, 2019
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Trio Wins Nobel Prize For Understanding How Cells Use Oxygen

Their work has helped in the development of new medications to fight anemia, cancer and many other diseases.

October 7, 2019
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Policy

Democratic Candidate Buttigieg Calls for Stiff Penalties on Drug Companies that Do Not Negotiate Drug Prices

The proposal, which is similar to a prescription drug plan put forth by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last month, also aims to boost new federal investments in drug development and manufacturing.

October 7, 2019
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3 min read
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Alex Keown