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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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Alex Keown
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

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
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
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
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
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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Chelsea Weidman Burke
Pharm Country

Todos Medical Announces $4,500,000 Contract for COVID-19 PCR Testing Equipment & Supplies with New York-based Laboratory

Todos Medical Ltd. (OTCQB: TOMDF), an in vitro diagnostics company focused on distributing comprehensive solutions for COVID-19 screening and diagnosis, and developing blood tests for the early detection of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease,

August 27, 2020
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Pharm Country

LyGenesis Announces Four Peer-Reviewed Publications on its Organ Regeneration Technology

LyGenesis, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on regenerative medicine, announced today that four peer-reviewed papers have been published on its organ regeneration technology.

August 27, 2020
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Biotech Beach

Voycare Welcomes Fudan University’s Xuan Zhou to Board of Directors

North America Frac Sand, Inc. dba Voycare, a telemedicine service provider and Chinese language digital health platform exclusively dedicated to women’s health, is pleased to welcome Xuan Zhou of Fudan University to its Board of Directors.

August 27, 2020
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