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Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAGE), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel therapies with the potential to transform the lives of people with debilitating disorders of the brain, today announced that it will host Sage FutureCast: An R&D and Portfolio Review on Thursday, September 10, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET. Sage FutureCast will discuss the Company’s research and development s

Antibe Therapeutics Inc. (TSXV: ATE, OTCQB: ATBPF) is pleased to announce the results of its annual and special meeting held earlier today. All resolutions outlined in the management information circular (the “Circular”) were approved, including: The election of directors (Roderick Flower, Amal Khouri, Daniel Legault, Walt Macnee, John Wallace and Yung Wu); The re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Ac

Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, write that “the FDA’s actions regarding [hydroxychloroquine] HCQ may be directly costing lives by limiting outpatient access to this potentially beneficial treatment.”

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year grant of $15.6 million to Karina Yazdanbakhsh, PhD, of New York Blood Center’s Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute (LFKRI), to lead a collaborative research program studying the consequences of transfusions in patients with sickle cell disease and developing strategies to optimize transfusion management for this patient group.

Diagnosing respiratory illness associated with vaping has always been challenging. Adding the spread of COVID-19 and the many similarities in symptoms makes it even more difficult.

Cognate BioServices, Inc. announced today the appointments of Timothy Moore and Steven Kasok as independent non-executive members of its Board of Directors. “We are excited to welcome Tim Moore and

Karmanos Specialty Pharmacy is pleased to announce that it has received full accreditation from the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission.

Novartis today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kesimpta® (ofatumumab, formerly OMB157) as an injection for subcutaneous use for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults.

BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: BVXV), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing M-001, a universal influenza vaccine candidate, today announced its second quarter financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 .

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a leading global medical products company, will present at the virtual Morgan Stanley 18 th Annual Global Healthcare Conference via webcast on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Jay Saccaro, Baxter’s chief financial officer, is scheduled to present at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The live webcast