BioSpace News Archive

Genetown

Clinical Review Demonstrates Cost-Effectiveness of Impella in High-Risk PCI and Cardiogenic Shock

To mark the five year anniversary of the study by Stretch, et al., on cost and outcomes trends for short-term mechanical circulatory support, Abiomed announces a comprehensive publication review of cost and comparative effectiveness of Impella in high-risk PCI and cardiogenic shock.

November 14, 2019
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12 min read
Policy

I-Mab Biopharma Receives IND Approval from NMPA to Initiate Clinical Trials for its Anti-GM-CSF Monoclonal Antibody TJM2 in China

I-Mab Biopharma announced that National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved its IND application for TJM2 to conduct clinical trials in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

November 14, 2019
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Sepsis discovery could lead to new inflammation treatment

Sepsis is a body-wide immune system reaction to an infection that is responsible for more than 300,000 deaths in the United States each year and leaves many survivors disabled.

November 14, 2019
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2 min read
BioCapital

Emergency Physicians Urge Public to Avoid Cold Weather Emergencies

Overexposure to cold can be very dangerous, and it is easier to get hypothermia than most people think.

November 14, 2019
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2 min read
Business

Transgene Provides Q3 2019 Business Update, with Focus on Recently Announced Efficacy Results of TG4001

Promising TG4001 efficacy results presented at ESMO in September 2019

November 14, 2019
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7 min read
BioCapital

Quest Products Recalls ALOCANE Emergency Burn Pads Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement; Risk of Poisoning

The packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act

November 14, 2019
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3 min read
BioCapital

FDA issues warning letter to Dollar Tree stores for receiving potentially unsafe drugs

The warning letter outlines multiple violations of current good manufacturing practices at contract manufacturers used to produce Dollar Tree’s Assured Brand OTC drugs as well as other drug products sold at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores.

November 14, 2019
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2 min read
Business

Alimera Sciences Announces Effectiveness of Previously Announced Reverse Stock Split

On November 15, 2019, Alimera’s common stock will begin trading on a post-reverse stock split basis on The Nasdaq Global Market under the existing symbol “ALIM.”

November 14, 2019
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1 min read
Business

Deloitte Working With Amazon Web Services to Create New Health Ecosystems Through Data

AWS Data Exchange, a new AWS service, helps organizations securely find, subscribe to and use third-party data in the cloud

November 14, 2019
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6 min read
Bio NC

RTI International Announces Follow-On Investment in Precision Medicine Company PierianDX

The transaction includes RTI’s participation in a $27 million Series B funding round, which includes new investors ATW Partners and SJF Ventures along with existing investors of Health Catalyst Capital, Inova Health Systems and ARUP Laboratories.

November 14, 2019
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3 min read