BioSpace News Archive

BioForest

Scientists: Facts Fail to Support Some Conclusions in JAMA Article on Talc Use, Ovarian Cancer

A recently released article in the Journal of the American Medical Association examining the link between genital talcum powder use and ovarian cancer relied on large-scale studies that were not designed to adequately answer that question, according to clinical researchers who have examined the data.

January 8, 2020
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Biotech Beach

Pancreatic Cancer Hits Milestone With Double-Digit Survival Rates

American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Cancer Facts & Figures report, released today, states that the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has increased from 9 to 10%, according to the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-9 database.

January 8, 2020
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Drug Development

Locus Biosciences initiates world’s first controlled clinical trial for a CRISPR enhanced bacteriophage therapy

Locus Biosciences announced today that it has opened for enrollment a Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating LBP-EC01, a CRISPR Cas3-enhanced bacteriophage (crPhage™) product that will target Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria causing urinary tract infections (UTIs).

January 8, 2020
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3 min read
Biotech Bay

New Jersey Selects GetInsured to Develop, Operate Technology Platform for State-Based Health Insurance Exchange (HIX)

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance announced on Jan. 6 that it awarded GetInsured, a health insurance marketplace platform provider, a five-year contract to develop and operate the technology to transition from the federal marketplace to a state-based exchange.

January 8, 2020
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2 min read
Business

BioForward Unites Innovation Leaders to Develop and Define Biohealth Industry in Wisconsin 2020

BioForward, Wisconsin’s state association representing over 220 biohealth member companies, announced seven additions to this year’s Board of Directors.

January 8, 2020
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Publication Highlights Regeneron’s Costimulatory Bispecific Antibodies, an Emerging Class of Cancer Immunotherapy

Preclinical results published in Science Translational Medicine show that adding CD28 costimulatory bispecifics to CD3 bispecifics led to synergistic anti-tumor activity without inducing cytokine storm

January 8, 2020
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Global Middle Ear Implants Market 2019-2023 | Evolving Opportunities with Cochlear Ltd. and Envoy Medical Corporation | Technavio

Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled global middle ear implants market 2019-2023.

January 8, 2020
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5 min read
BioMidwest

Eurofins Expands Kidney Transplant Diagnostics Offering Through Viracor TRAC™

Viracor Eurofins, a leading U.S. transplant diagnostics laboratory, announced it has begun offering a proprietary donor derived cell-free DNA assay, Viracor TRAC™, to complement its suite of testing supporting successful outcomes for those patients with kidney transplants..

January 8, 2020
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Biotech Beach

n-Lorem Foundation established to charitably provide antisense medicines to treat patients with ultra-rare diseases

Foundation to custom design and provide “n-of 1" experimental ASO medicines to patients with extremely rare diseases for free

January 8, 2020
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Business

Verastem Oncology Announces Global Licensing Agreement with Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to Develop and Commercialize RAF/MEK Inhibitor CH5126766

Combination of Defactinib and CH5126766 Shows Promise in Treating KRAS Mutant Solid Tumors in Clinical Trial

January 8, 2020
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