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Arena Pharmaceuticals Reported Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) today announced that on December 15, 2020 , the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted to five new employees inducement stock options to purchase an aggregate of 141,975 shares of its common stock and 2,460 inducement restricted stock units (“RSUs”). The inducement stock o

December 18, 2020
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Pharm Country

Tauriga Sciences Inc. Enters into Master Services Agreement with CSTI to Resume the Clinical Development of its Anti-Nausea Pharmaceutical Grade Version of Tauri-Gum

The Company’s Proposed Pharma Grade Version of Tauri-Gum™ is Being Developed Specifically to Target: Patients Subjected to Ongoing Chemotherapy Treatment (the “Indication”)

December 18, 2020
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FDA

FDA Approves Prosthetic Implant for Above-the-Knee Amputations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees Implant System, the first implant system marketed in the U.S. for adults who have transfemoral—or above-the-knee—amputations and who have or are anticipated to have rehabilitation problems with, or cannot use, a conventional socket prosthesis.

December 18, 2020
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Biotech Bay

Eargo Ranks First for Best Company Culture in Comparably AwardsEargo is also named to “Best Company for Women” and “Best CEOs” list

Eargo, Inc. a medical device company on a mission to improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss, announced that it has won the Comparably Award for “Best Company Culture” in the small business category.

December 18, 2020
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AutoNation Donates $62,000 for Moffitt Cancer Center

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), AutoNation, America’s largest and most recognized automotive retailer, presented a $62,000 check to Moffitt Cancer Center at Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota on Tuesday, De

December 18, 2020
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FDA

FDA Approves First Adjuvant Therapy for Most Common Type of Lung Cancer

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tagrisso as the first adjuvant treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have a specific type of genetic mutation.

December 18, 2020
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Endo to Participate at J.P. Morgan 39th Annual Healthcare Conference

Endo International plc announced that members of management will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. EST.

December 18, 2020
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Deals

Castle Biosciences Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

Castle Biosciences, Inc., announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 4,600,000 shares of its common stock, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 600,000 shares, at a public offering price of $58.00 per share.

December 18, 2020
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Business

Recro Grants Inducement Award to New Chief Executive Officer

Recro announced that it granted an inducement award to its newly-appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, David Enloe.

December 18, 2020
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Biotech Beach

Beckman Coulter Launches the First High-Quality, High-Throughput COVID-19 Antigen Test Ideal for Mass Testing in the U.S.

The Access SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay is offered to healthcare providers at $4, making reliable and frequent mass testing affordable

December 18, 2020
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