BioSpace News Archive

Deals

Spruce Point Capital Management Releases A Strong Sell Research Opinion On LHC Group, Inc. (Nas: LHCG)

Report entitled “Treating Investors ALMOST Like Family” outlines how LHC Group, Inc. faces 35%-65% downside risk to approximately $60-$90 per share.

January 15, 2020
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Provision Healthcare Expands RaySearch Installation with RayCare for New Proton Therapy Center in Florida, USA

The third proton therapy center launched by Provision Healthcare is currently under construction in Southwest Orange County, Florida.

January 15, 2020
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Genetown

CHECKING IN ON THE CHECKLIST: New report finds widespread uptake and impact of the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist in its first decade and explores opportunities for the future

Global safe-surgery non-profit Lifebox and health system innovation center Ariadne Labs announce the release of the “Checking in on the Checklist” report.

January 15, 2020
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Business

Leading NY-Based Craniofacial Organization myFace Selects Stephanie Paul As New Executive Director

The Board of Directors of myFace is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Paul as the new executive director of the organization, taking the helm of one of the country’s leading nonprofits dedicated to helping those with craniofacial differences receive the best possible care.

January 15, 2020
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Genetown

Seqens North America Identifies Trends Affecting the Generic Drugs Sector in 2020

Supply Chain Issues, the Need for Additional Talent Chemists, Lower Drug Prices, Growth of Development in the U.S. Will Be Key Factors.

January 15, 2020
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Job Trends

Olive Union Awarded Best Wearable in CES® 2020 “Best of CES Awards”

Chosen among thousands of companies appearing at CES® this year, Engadget awarded Olive Union’s Smart Ear “Best Wearable” in the International CES 2020 “Best of CES Awards” based on innovation, quality of design, overall efficiency and market demand.

January 15, 2020
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BioMidwest

Velum Prime and Movento Manage Nematodes for Better Yields and Improved Plant Health in Pacific Northwest

With the potential to cause up to 90 percent annual yield loss, nematodes can be a key threat to a potato crop.

January 15, 2020
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Drug Development

BerGenBio Meets Efficacy Endpoint For First Stage Of Phase II Trial With AXL Inhibitor Bemcentinib in Combination With Keytruda® in NSCLC Patients Progressing on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

First stage clinical efficacy endpoint met for the Phase II trial cohort evaluating selective AXL inhibitor bemcentinib in combination with Keytruda® in patients with advanced NSCLC who have failed checkpoint inhibitor therapy

January 15, 2020
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Job Trends

Zhittya Genesis Medicine Releases White Paper Detailing a Potential Breakthrough Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

Zhittya believes its new therapy could be considered a “disease modifying agent” with the potential to reduce and possibly even reverse the inexorable decline seen in patients who suffer from this devastating disease.

January 15, 2020
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Biotech Bay

IARPA Funds Team Involving DNA Script, the Broad Institute, and Harvard University for DNA Data Storage Research and Development

DNA Script today announced that the company and its Molecular Encoding Consortium partners have been awarded a multi-phase contract worth up to $23 million from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity’s (IARPA) Molecular Information Storage (MIST) program

January 15, 2020
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