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Biotech Beach

DCN Dx and QIAGEN Lake Constance announce five finalists for Rapid Testing Innovation Award

DCN Dx and Qiagen Lake Constance are pleased to announce five finalists for its second Rapid Testing Innovation Award.

October 17, 2019
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Deals

Corteva Agriscience to Create Challenge Grants to Advance Climate Positive Agriculture

Corteva Agriscience announced a $500,000 commitment to create the Corteva Agriscience Climate Positive Challenge to catalyze a movement toward climate-positive agriculture.

October 17, 2019
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Policy

J&J Close to Reaching $4 Billion Agreement to Settle Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits, Sources Say

Citing “sources familiar with the matter,” The Wall Street Journal reported that the agreement, should it be reached, would ultimately settle the matter for the company related to sales of Duragesic and Nucynta.

October 17, 2019
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Alex Keown
Research Roundup: Genomic Dark Matter Mutation and More

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

October 17, 2019
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Mark Terry
After Snapping up Ra Pharma, UCB Hits the Mark in Psoriasis Trial

With 16 weeks of treatment, bimekizumab-treated patients saw a 90% improvement based on clinical assessment scales.

October 17, 2019
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Alex Keown
Career Advice

Mastering the Case Job Interview: A Guide for Life Sciences Professionals

Case job interviews are aimed at gauging at least some of the skills used in a consulting practice.

October 17, 2019
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Katharine Hansen, PhD
Regenstrief leaders to deliver keynote addresses at health data workshop in South America

Two of Regenstrief Institute’s leaders are sharing their expertise in artificial intelligence and data infrastructure at a workshop hosted by Brazil’s National Institute of Science and Technology in Scientific Assisted Medicine in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

October 17, 2019
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BioMidwest

Eli Lilly to Present Key Findings in Implementing Pelican BioThermal, LLC Multi-Use Shippers at the Cold Chain Global Forum on October 17, 2019

Presentation will highlight the critical value of having a quality-based refurbishment program for multi-use shippers

October 17, 2019
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Drug Development

Navire Pharma, a BridgeBio subsidiary, to Present Data Showing Potential of SHP2 Inhibitor IACS-13909 in Treatment-Resistant Lung Cancer

Preclinical data shows SHP2 inhibitor enhances activity of osimertinib in EGFR-driven tumor xenografts

October 17, 2019
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Aalto Bio Reagents Launches World’s First Commercially Available Venezuela Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV) Protein

On the occasion of the first market partnership for Japan Aalto Bio Reagents launches the first commercially available protein for the detection and diagnosis of Venezuela Equine Encephalitis NSP2 TC83.

October 17, 2019
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