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Prime Minister announces support for research staff in Canada - May 15, 2020

From life-saving cancer treatments to clean technologies that protect our environment, thousands of research staff in Canada are driving discoveries and innovations that support our well-being and our economy.

May 15, 2020
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Genetown

J.D. Power Names Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts #1 Health Plan in State for Fourth Year in A Row

For the fourth consecutive year, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts was named the top health plan in Massachusetts for member satisfaction by J.D. Power, a global expert in customer insights.

May 15, 2020
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Biotech Beach

Beckman Coulter awarded expanded partnership with BARDA to assess sepsis diagnostic and prediction algorithm with COVID-19 patients

Beckman Coulter today announced it was awarded an expanded partnership with BARDA as part of their rapidly expanding COVID-19 medical countermeasure portfolio

May 15, 2020
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Business

Moderna Congratulates Dr. Moncef Slaoui on His Appointment to Oversee the White House’s Operation Warp Speed Initiative

Moderna, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, announced that Dr. Moncef Slaoui has resigned from Moderna’s Board of Directors upon appointment of his new role to oversee the White House’s Operation Warp Speed initiative.

May 15, 2020
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Pharm Country

Aesculap Inc. Announces U.S. Launch of M.blue™ Hydrocephalus Valve

Aesculap Inc., in partnership with The Christoph Miethke GmbH & Co. KG (MIETHKE), is pleased to announce the launch of the M.blue valve, the latest generation of Hydrocephalus valve technology

May 15, 2020
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Business

BVI Expands Portfolio with New Viscoelastic; Forges strategic partnership with Croma

Asset Acquisition of new Ophthalmic Viscoelastic Device (OVD) Portfolio from Croma® Pharma GmbH (Croma) of Austria

May 15, 2020
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Medtronic Congenital Heart Disease Studies Show Strong 10-Year Performance for Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve and Primary Results from the Harmony Pivotal Trial

Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced results from two late-breaking clinical trials presented virtually at the 2020 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Scientific Sessions.

May 15, 2020
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BioCapital

Rethinking the Rx: Research Studies Raise Questions on Access and Pricing

Drug pricing and access, and the use of opioids, continue to be major issues facing patients in the United States.

May 15, 2020
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FDA

Rubraca® Approved in the U.S. as Monotherapy Treatment for Patients with BRCA1/2-Mutant, Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) Who Have Been Treated with Androgen Receptor-Directed Therapy and a Taxane-Based Chemotherapy

Clovis Oncology, Inc., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rubraca® tablets for the treatment of adult patients with a deleterious BRCA mutation -associated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have been treated with androgen receptor-directed therapy and a taxane-based chemotherapy.

May 15, 2020
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FDA

FDA Approves First Drug for Fourth-Line Treatment of Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Qinlock (ripretinib) tablets as the first new drug specifically approved as a fourth-line treatment for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a type of tumor that originates in the gastrointestinal tract.

May 15, 2020
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