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Biotech Beach

UCSF Team Blocks Enzyme That Contributes to the Spread of Breast Cancer

A research team may have discovered a means to prevent breast cancer from spreading to other parts of the body through the blocking of a single enzyme.

November 14, 2019
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Alex Keown
Leading dementia research charity calls on political parties to ‘face up to the challenge’

Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on all political parties to drive forward efforts to find life-changing treatments for dementia – by urging them to commit just 1% of the annual cost of dementia on research in this general election.

November 14, 2019
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Deals

NextGen Healthcare Announces Agreement to Acquire Medfusion, Inc.

Leading Patient Experience Platform Advances Company’s Market Position

November 14, 2019
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Pharm Country

Clinical Efficacy of Weekly ONC201 in Adult Recurrent Glioblastoma Published

Oncoceutics, Inc. announced that results from the second and third cohort of the Phase II trial for patients with recurrent glioblastoma treated with the company’s lead imipridone, ONC201, were recently published in the journal Neuro-Oncology.

November 14, 2019
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Helsinn supported ‘70 Years of Cancer Care in China’ celebratory event in Shanghai

Helsinn, a Swiss pharmaceutical group focused on building quality cancer care products, is pleased to announce that it supported an event, co-hosted by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer-China and Shanghai CHiP Health Academy, to celebrate 70 Years of Cancer Care in China, on Friday 11th October in Shanghai.

November 14, 2019
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Business

ADL Bionatur Solutions Reports Continued Strong Revenue Growth for Third Quarter

ADL Bionatur Solutions, a company specialized in the research and development of health, cosmetic and beauty products, services and industrial fermentation production, reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019.

November 14, 2019
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Business

Bittium and Preventice Solutions Share Progress of Strategic Partnership in the US Cardiac Monitoring Market

Partnership leverages Bittium’s technology along with Preventice’s expertise in 24/7 remote cardiac monitoring and patient experience

November 14, 2019
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Deals

Fujifilm announces expansion of its biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing business capital investment totaling approximately 13 billion yen committed to expand gene therapy capabilities

Establishing a New Gene Therapy Drug Process Development Building and Expanding Product Facilities in Texas, USA

November 14, 2019
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BioCapital

Merck’s Ervebo is the World’s First Approved Ebola Vaccine

The European Commission approved the world’s first Ebola vaccine. The vaccine is manufactured by Merck and has a trade name of Ervebo.

November 14, 2019
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Mark Terry
Job Trends

Discovery: New Biomarker for Cancer Stem Cells

In the world of cancer biology, not all biomarkers are created equal. These molecules that alert doctors that an abnormal process may be underway can appear as an array of aberrant proteins, such as hormones, enzymes or signaling molecules, and vary from patient to patient.

November 14, 2019
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