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Business

Invitation to Presentation of BioArctic’s Interim Report for the First Quarter 2020 on April 22 at 9.30 a.m. CET

BioArctic AB to publish the company’s Interim Report for the period January - March 2020 on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at 08:00 a.m. CET..

April 15, 2020
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Indivumed Launches Global Oncology Alliance For Personalized Medicine (“Onco AI-Med”)

International Collaboration Will Utilize Multi-omics Data to Shift the Precision Oncology Paradigm

April 15, 2020
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Deals

PIC Therapeutics Raises $5 Million to Advance Development of Small Molecules That Selectively Modulate eIF4E

PIC Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on transforming the treatment of cancer though the selective modulation of oncogene translation, closed a $5M Series Seed round of preferred equity funding.

April 15, 2020
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Policy

ICBII Announces the Approval of its latest patent on Blood-Brain Barrier Permeable Technology accelerating the company’s progress towards treating Neuro-Degenerative Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases.

Innovative California Biosciences International, Inc.,, announced on April 15th the approval of its patent for Blood-Brain Barrier Permeable Peptide Composition.

April 15, 2020
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Business

TScan Announces Collaboration with Novartis on the Discovery and Development of Novel T Cell Receptor Therapies for the Treatment of Solid Tumors

Collaboration will leverage TScan’s proprietary platform to discover novel targets and develop T Cell receptor therapies

April 15, 2020
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Prenetics, Prudential, and others launch Project Screen - a non-profit initiative providing a WHO-approved solution to get tested and diagnosed for COVID-19 from home in Hong Kong

A non-profit initiative providing a WHO-approved solution to get tested and diagnosed for COVID-19 from home in Hong Kong

April 15, 2020
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Business

Sir Andrew Witty to Take Leave of Absence From UnitedHealth Group to Co-lead World Health Organization Efforts to Accelerate a COVID-19 Vaccine

UnitedHealth Group announced that Sir Andrew Witty, president of UnitedHealth Group and CEO of Optum, has been asked to co-lead a global effort of the World Health Organization, in partnership with key stakeholders, to accelerate the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.

April 15, 2020
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Policy

Synapse Biomedical Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for New System to Assist in Weaning Patients off of Ventilators During COVID-19 Pandemic

TransAeris® Diaphragm Pacing System Could Cut Mechanical Ventilation Time by More Than 25%, Freeing up Vital Equipment, ICU Beds and Clinical Resources.

April 15, 2020
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BioCapital

Researchers Warn That Contaminated Reusable Bronchoscopes Could Cause Secondary Infections and Higher Mortality Rates in COVID-19 Patients, Ambu Reports

Ambu is a rapidly growing medical device maker and pioneer of sterile, single-use endoscopes.

April 15, 2020
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Policy

Harbour BioMed Receives Chinese Regulatory Approval of IND Application to Begin Seamless Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial of HBM9161 in Immune Thrombocytopenia

Anti-FcRn antibody has potential to become portfolio-in-a-product; ITP trial is the first of several to study safety and efficacy in autoimmune disorders

April 15, 2020
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