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Adaptive Biotechnologies Expands Executive Leadership Team to Support Development and Commercialization of Clinical Products, including immunoSEQ Dx

Adaptive Biotechnologies, a commercial stage biotechnology company that aims to translate the genetics of the adaptive immune system into clinical products to diagnose and treat disease, announced the addition of two prominent hires to its executive leadership team.

April 9, 2020
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6 min read
Biotech Beach

Active Motif launches a portfolio of recombinant COVID-19 antibodies; the first full human antibodies derived from patients infected with the 2019 Coronavirus, now available for research and commercial use

Active Motif announced the successful isolation of antibodies from patients in China recovering from 2019 Coronavirus related pneumonia.

April 9, 2020
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2 min read
Policy

Astellas Announces Acceptance of XOSPATA® (gilteritinib) for Regulatory Review in China by the National Medical Products Administration

Astellas Pharma Inc. announced a new drug application for the oral once-daily therapy XOSPATA®, for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with a FLT3 mutation, has been accepted by the National Medical Products Administration for regulatory review in China.

April 9, 2020
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5 min read
Pharm Country

Spruce Point Capital Management Releases A Strong Sell Research Opinion On Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN)

Report entitled “A Clear And Visible Short Case” outlines how Align Technology, Inc. (“Align” or “the Company”) faces 40%-55% downside risk to approximately $80 - $115 per share.

April 9, 2020
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6 min read
Biotech Beach

agilon health Lends Helping Hand To Physicians During COVID-19 Crisis

Leaders are revealed during a crisis -- and during the COVID-19 emergency, agilon health, an organization that champions the role of independent physicians, is seeing its physician partners rise to the challenge

April 9, 2020
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Independence Blue Cross Offers Quil COVID-19 Preparedness Tool to Members

Digital resource helps members navigate and adjust to new work/life balance realities

April 9, 2020
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3 min read
BioMidwest

Benchmark Plays Crucial Role With Engineering and Manufacturing Services in the Global Fight Against COVID-19

Benchmark Produces Solutions Globally That Allow Healthcare Professionals to Prevent, Test and Treat the Coronavirus

April 9, 2020
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3 min read
Deals

The Board of Directors of Orexo Withdraws Proposal on Incentive Program

The board of directors of Orexo AB has resolved to withdraw the previously communicated proposals to the annual general meeting 2020 concerning the implementation of a new performance-based long-term incentive program for senior executives and key employees within the Orexo group as well as the implementation of a new performance-based long-term incentive program for certain Global Management Team employees and US Leadership Team employees within the Orexo group.

April 9, 2020
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2 min read
Canada’s doctors launch new campaign to bring health information about COVID-19 to Canadians

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada is partnering with spark*advocacy to launch a campaign that provides a way for Canadians to ask Canada’s doctors about questions that are top of mind.

April 9, 2020
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2 min read
BioMidwest

Minnesota-based Laboratory Infectolab Americas Releases COVID-19 Serology on Monday the 13th of April

Infectolab Americas, an infectious disease testing laboratory from Oakdale in Minnesota, has validated a novel serology test for COVID-19.

April 9, 2020
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2 min read