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BioDuro Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer

BioDuro, LLC, a leading global life sciences contract research, development and manufacturing services organization, announced today the appointment of Jeffery Blazevich as the new Chief Financial Officer.

November 5, 2019
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Bio NC

BioCryst Announces Partnership With Torii Pharmaceutical to Commercialize BCX7353 in Japan for the Prevention of HAE Attacks

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it has licensed commercialization rights in Japan to Torii Pharmaceutical, Co. for BCX7353, an oral, once-daily treatment for the prevention of hereditary angioedema attacks..

November 5, 2019
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Business

Ipsen Appoints Howard Mayer, M.D. as Executive Vice President and Head of Research and Development

Dr. Howard Mayer, Executive Vice-President and Head of Research and Development, effective December 1st, 2019

November 5, 2019
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Juniper Research: Blockchain-based Cross-border B2B Transactions to Skyrocket to $4.4 Trillion by 2024

New data from Juniper Research has shown that the total value of B2B cross-border payments immutably stored on blockchain will exceed $4.4 trillion by 2024; up from $171 billion in 2019.

November 5, 2019
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Deals

Takeda Continues Strategic Divestitures With Sale of Select OTC and Non-Core Assets to STADA for $660 Million USD

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement to divest a portfolio of select products to STADA Arzneimittel AG, an international pharmaceutical company, for a total value of $660 million USD.

November 5, 2019
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Sphere Fluidics and Peak Analysis and Automation Introduce Integrated Micro-plate Handling and Single Cell Analysis Capabilities

Integration of PAA’s S-LAB with Sphere Fluidics’ Cyto-Mine Single Cell Analysis System increases throughput in antibody discovery and cell line development

November 5, 2019
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Engitix Receives a Golden Ticket to LabCentral from Takeda to Advance Fibrosis and Solid Tumour Research

Golden Ticket includes one year of lab bench space at Cambridge, MA-based shared laboratory and office space

November 5, 2019
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2 min read
Biotech Beach

Obalon Announces Clinical Data Set to be Featured During the 36th ASMBS Annual Meeting at Obesity Week 2019Real-world results from 222 consecutive patients treated with the Obalon Balloon System demonstrate clinically meaningful weight loss

Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. announces that clinical data for the Obalon Balloon System used to treat 222 patients at the Hamad Medical Corporation, a leading hospital provider in the Middle East, will be featured in a poster presentation at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting at Obesity Week 2019, being held November 3-7, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

November 5, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Mallinckrodt plc Reports Earnings and Pipeline Advancements for the Third Quarter 2019 and Raises Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share Guidance Range for 2019

Net sales of $743.7 million with diluted loss per share from continuing operations of $0.01 and adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.07

November 5, 2019
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Randomized Controlled Trial Finds NRG® Transseptal Needle Leads to Shorter Procedure Times, Reduced Radiation Exposure

A randomized controlled trial has found that use of Baylis Medical’s NRG® Transseptal Needle results in shorter time in achieving transseptal access, less transseptal attempts, and reduced exposure to radiation, compared to use of a conventional transseptal needle.

November 5, 2019
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3 min read