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Matrix Medical Network Appoints Catherine J. Tabaka as Chief Operating Officer

Matrix Medical Network® (Matrix) today announced the appointment of Catherine J. Tabaka as Chief Operating Officer.

June 30, 2021
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Business

Strand Therapeutics’ Jake Becraft Named an MIT Technology Review 2021 Innovator Under 35

Today, Strand Therapeutics, announced Jake Becraft, PhD, co-founder and CEO of Strand, has been named to MIT Technology Review’s prestigious annual list of Innovators Under 35.

June 30, 2021
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New Accelerate Pheno® Landmark Study Validates Important Clinical Benefits to Be Presented at ECCMID 2021

Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXDX) today announced that it will have 3 data presentations from its Improving Outcomes and Antibiotic Stewardship (IOAS) Study at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) to be held July 9–12, 2021.

June 30, 2021
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3 min read
Business

Riverside Research Welcomes Dr. Rob Denz as Director of Trusted and Resilient Systems

Riverside Research welcomes Dr. Rob Denz as the new Director of the Trusted and Resilient Systems Group, a part of the Open Innovation Center.

June 30, 2021
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2 min read
Policy

FDA Provides Update on Ongoing Efforts to Better Understand the Occurrence of PFAS in the Food Supply

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on its ongoing sampling and testing efforts designed to better understand the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the food supply.

June 30, 2021
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4 min read
Policy

Government of Canada funds four new projects to encourage COVID-19 vaccination in Canada

The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced four new projects receiving funding through the Immunization Partnership Fund to support vaccination efforts across Canada.

June 30, 2021
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4 min read
Business

Medifirst Solutions Appoints New CEO

MEDIFIRST SOLUTIONS, INC. is pleased to announce naming Thomas Griffin as the Company’s CEO. In the last 25 years, Mr. Griffin has been a global entrepreneur with proven success, a seasoned advisor and investor; a well-respected aviation, finance and business development executive.

June 30, 2021
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Policy

Advisory - Health Canada updates Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine labels to include information on myocarditis and pericarditis

Health Canada has updated the product monographs (labels) for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to describe very rare reports of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination.

June 30, 2021
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Biotech Beach

Capillary Biomedical Reports Best-in-Class Clinical Feasibility Results for its SteadiFlow Seven-Day-Wear Infusion Set Technology at ADA Scientific Sessions

Medical device developer Capillary Biomedical, Inc. (CapBio) has presented highly favorable clinical feasibility study results for its SteadiFlow cannula technology at this week’s American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions meeting.

June 30, 2021
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Policy

BiomeBank Submits for Market Authorisation of World First Microbial Therapy

The company behind Australia’s first facility for the manufacturing of microbial therapies has set its sights on global impact, applying to the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia’s regulatory authority, for approval of their world-first biologic drug product.

June 30, 2021
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