BioSpace News Archive

BioSpace Global Roundup, Oct. 22

Biopharma and life sciences companies from across the globe provide updates on their businesses and pipelines.

October 21, 2020
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7 min read
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Alex Keown
Business

Daiichi Sankyo Supports Patients and Advocacy Groups for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Daiichi Sankyo is aiming to raise awareness about one of the most common forms of cancer across the globe.

October 21, 2020
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

Biogen to Halt Work on Opicinumab, Steer Focus Toward Parkinson’s Disease

Biogen originally announced the initiation of its Phase II clinical trial, AFFINITY, designed to evaluate opicinumab back in 2017. The drug was being examined as an investigational add-on therapy for patients with relapsing MS.

October 21, 2020
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3 min read
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Krystle Vermes
Drug Development

AstraZeneca Shares Drop Following Report of a COVID-19 Vaccine Study Patient Death in Brazil

Shares of AstraZeneca dropped slightly Wednesday afternoon following reports that a patient participating in the Brazilian arm of the company’s global Phase III study has died.

October 21, 2020
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Neural Dust: Millimeter-Sized Brain Stimulators

Bolstered by studies in rodents, iota Biosciences advances towards their vision.

October 21, 2020
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4 min read
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Simon Spichak
Keytruda Paves the Way for More Effective Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment

FDA had approved its expanded label for Keytruda. Specifically, the anti-PD-1 therapy’s expanded label was approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory cHL.

October 21, 2020
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3 min read
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Krystle Vermes
Antiviral Combination Therapies Market: Multiple Antiviral Drugs Prove More Effective in Treatment of COVID-19 than Single Drugs

According to the report, the global antiviral combination therapies market was valued at US$ 40.4 Bn in 2019 and is projected to expand at a high CAGR from 2020 to 2030.

October 21, 2020
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5 min read
Automated Compound Storage and Retrieval (ACSR) Market | Increasing Scope of High-throughput Screening and Automated Screening in Drug Discovery Drive Market Growth

With substantial strides in medical technology alongside the deployment of the Internet of Things across the healthcare sector, the infrastructural growth of the developed and developing nations has paved the way for the expansion of the global market for automated compound storage and retrieval.

October 21, 2020
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5 min read
Medical Image Processing Software Market | Increasing Demand for Advanced Healthcare Drive the Market Growth

Medical image processing software is an important part of diagnostic machines. Medical image processing software helps in enhancing and accurately identifying the features of an image.

October 21, 2020
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5 min read
Nocturia Market Deep Study Analysis Report with Forecast by 2025

Nocturia, also known as nocturnal polyuria, is a medical condition in which patients get a frequent urge to urinate while sleeping at night.

October 21, 2020
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4 min read