BioSpace News Archive

Business

BARDA and JLABS Pick 7 Startups to Battle COVID-19 and Future Pandemics

The idea is to support companies that anticipate “potential health security threats, activating the global innovation community, and amplifying scientific and technological advances with the aim to prepare for and respond to our rapidly evolving global health environment.”

August 27, 2020
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Mark Terry
Biotech Beach

Kinnate Biopharma Raises $98M in Series C Financing Round

New investors who joined the funding round include Viking Global Investors, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners and Janus Henderson Investors.

August 27, 2020
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Krystle Vermes
Drug Development

Dermavant Announces Two Successful Phase III Plaque Psoriasis Trials

The trials were identical, multi-center, randomized, vehicle-controlled, double-blind, parallel studies that evaluated tapinarof cream, 1% in adults with plaque psoriasis.

August 27, 2020
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Mark Terry
FDA

FDA Approves New Acne Treatment Winlevi with New Mechanism of Action in 40 Years

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Italy-based Cassiopea SpA’s acne treatment Winlevi. Let’s look at how this new acne treatment was developed.

August 27, 2020
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Career Advice

Useful Tips for Virtual Meetings to Stay Focused

Keep these tips for virtual meetings in mind the next time you’re getting ready to log on to a video conference and want to keep your attention span in check.

August 27, 2020
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Laura Brothers
FDA

FoundationOne Liquid CDx Wins Approval for Comprehensive Pan-Tumor Liquid Biopsy

With a new regulatory approval in hand for its FoundationOne Liquid CDx, Foundation Medicine said it plans for the product to be available for commercial use by Friday, Aug. 28.

August 27, 2020
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Alex Keown
Business

Equipping the Immune System to Fight Against COVID-19

When someone gets sick with COVID-19, there is a lag in an efficient immune response, giving the virus time to do significant damage before the immune system can reign in the infection.

August 27, 2020
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9 min read
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Chelsea Weidman Burke
Deals

Sequana Medical Notice of 2020 Half Year Results and Business Update

Sequana Medical NV, an innovator in the management of fluid overload in liver disease, malignant ascites and heart failure, will announce its results for the half year ended 30 June 2020 on Thursday, 3 September 2020.

August 27, 2020
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Pharm Country

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announces the launch of Penicillamine Capsules USP, 250 mg in the U.S. Market

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. announced the launch of Penicillamine Capsules USP, 250 mg, a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Cuprimine® Capsules, 250 mg, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

August 27, 2020
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3 min read
Business

So-Young Reports Second Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results

So-Young International Inc., the largest and most vibrant social community in China for consumers, professionals and service providers in the medical aesthetics industry, announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

August 27, 2020
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