BioSpace News Archive

Webinar on Weight-bearing CT with Dr. Robert Anderson 11-20-19

Dr. Robert Anderson will discuss new technology that improves patient care: weight-bearing computed tomography (CT). The CARESTREAM OnSight 3D Extremity System captures 3D cross-sectional images of bone or soft tissue in upper and lower extremities.

November 13, 2019
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1 min read
Unknown Virus Discovered In Human Body

Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences have uncovered a new form of a virus that infects bacteria

November 13, 2019
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Lonza’s New eCHO™ Basal Medium and Feed Facilitates Late-Stage Cell Viability and a Consistent Yield of High Integrity Proteins

Results demonstrating the performance of the eCHO™ Medium will be presented at the 2019 PEGS Europe and Antibody Engineering and Therapeutics conferences

November 13, 2019
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6 min read
First-of-its kind SOLIQUA® treatment launched in Singapore to benefit adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes

Administered once-daily, SOLIQUA® allows patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes take charge of their long-term health

November 13, 2019
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8 min read
Business

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Membership of the Pistoia Alliance

Cross-industry collaboration will accelerate digital solutions and support R&D innovation by customers

November 13, 2019
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2 min read
Biotech Bay

Atara Biotherapeutics to present tab-cel® long-term clinical outcomes from a multicenter EAP study for patients with Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (EBV+ PTLD) at the 61st ASH Annual Meeting

26 relapsed/refractory EBV+ PTLD patients were treated in a multicenter tab-cel® EAP study including a subgroup of 22 patients who would have likely met eligibility criteria for Atara’s ongoing tab‑cel® Phase 3 studies

November 13, 2019
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11 min read
Biotech Beach

Tracking and Delivering Targeted Cancer Therapeutics with Microbubbles and Sound Waves

Biomedical engineers at the University of Southern California developed a method using ultrasound to control and track drug release.

November 13, 2019
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Amgen Exits Neuroscience R&D, Plans to Cut 149 Jobs in Boston Area

Unfortunately, this makes Amgen yet another major biopharma company to exit or slim down work on neurological diseases. Others include Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca.

November 13, 2019
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Abbott’s Miles White to Retire in 2020, COO Tapped as New CEO

Miles D. White will step down from his role as CEO following 21 years with the company. He will be succeeded by another long-time Abbott veteran, Robert B. Ford, who has been with the company for 23 years.

November 13, 2019
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Career Advice

What Does an Employer Really Mean When Asking “Why Should We Hire You?”

“Why should we hire you?” is a question frequently asked in job interviews, but what’s really behind the question, and how should you respond to it?

November 13, 2019
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4 min read
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Katharine Hansen, PhD