BioSpace News Archive

Business

AANA Issues Statement on the Use of Self-Supplied Personal Protective Equipment

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists continues to devote its resources to monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurse anesthetists, advocating for their safety and that of their patients and communities.

March 25, 2020
·
1 min read
XABT donates 2019-nCoV nucleic acid detection kits to Italy

On March 19, the 2019-nCoV Detection Kit and Nucleic Acid Extraction Donation & Shipment Ceremony was held in Beijing.

March 25, 2020
·
1 min read
Genetown

Superior Packaging & Finishing Answers MA Governor’s Call for More Masks

Braintree Company Creates Non-Medical Face Mask to Help Limit Civilian Exposure to COVID-19

March 25, 2020
·
2 min read
Study Uncovers Increasing Global Rates of Liver Cancer

New research reveals rising rates of liver cancer around the world, despite advances aimed at preventing the disease. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS).

March 25, 2020
·
3 min read
Therapy Brands Sees Over 4,300 Percent Increase in Telehealth Use in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

SaaS platform innovations and advances designed to aid therapists during outbreak

March 25, 2020
·
4 min read
Business

Bioventus Announces Change in Chief Executive Officer

Tony Bihl, CEO of Bioventus, a global leader in orthobiologic solutions, is electing to retire on April 30, 2020.

March 25, 2020
·
3 min read
BioMidwest

UnitedHealth Group Study Clears Path for Self-Administered COVID-19 Test, Improving Testing Efficiency and Protecting Health Care Workers

A study led by UnitedHealth Group Research & Development and OptumCare clinicians has demonstrated that a simple, self- collected test is as effective in identifying COVID-19 infections as the current clinician-collected test.

March 25, 2020
·
3 min read
BioCapital

AHF Demands Gilead Drop Exclusive ‘Orphan Drug’ Claim on COVID-19 Treatment

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today is calling on Gilead Sciences Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of HIV/AIDS drugs, to immediately abandon its claim for “orphan drug” designation for remdesivir, an antiviral drug thought to have some promise in the treatment of COVID-19.

March 25, 2020
·
2 min read
Pharm Country

QBE North America Donates 95,000 3M Masks to US Hospitals to Aid in Battle Against COVID-19

QBE North America announced it will help support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating 95,000 3M standard ear loop face masks to hospitals around the country.

March 25, 2020
·
1 min read
Business

ADS Biotec in Partnership With Kurabo (Japan) Launches SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection Kit for COVID-19

Two types of kits (IgM and IgG) offer easy to use test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, providing qualitative indication for COVID-19 within 15 minutes.

March 25, 2020
·
2 min read