BioSpace News Archive

Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced the publication of a new study in JCO Precision Oncology highlighting the clinical utility of its personalized and tumor-informed molecular residual disease test, Signatera™, for postoperative risk stratification and prediction of recurrence in patients with stage I-III esophageal and gastric cancers (EGCs).

Celcuity Inc. (Nasdaq:CELC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on development of targeted therapies for oncology, today announced that updated results from a Phase 1b trial evaluating gedatolisib were presented during a Spotlight Poster Discussion at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

Signati™ Medical, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all of the intellectual property and technology of SuperiorVAS, LLC, a privately held company in Raleigh, NC. The IP covers methods to create a vasectomy through ablation of the vas deferens—an advancement in a critical technology.

Lyfebulb, a patient-empowerment platform that bridges patients with industry to support user-driven innovation, education and connectivity, is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 “Addressing Unmet Needs in IBD” Innovation Challenge in collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb.

Positive Physicians Insurance Company (“Positive”), a leading medical professional liability (MPL) insurer serving healthcare providers across 10 states, today announced it has partnered with Coalition, the world’s first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, to provide Positive’s insured physicians and healthcare providers with competitively priced and broader coverage options.

Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) posted briefing documents for the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee (CRDAC) meeting to review the New Drug Application (NDA) for omecamtiv mecarbil, an investigational selective, small molecule cardiac myosin activator for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

RaySearch Laboratories AB announces that the proton therapy machine vendor Ion Beam Applications S.A., has placed an order for RayStation®* treatment planning system and the oncology information system RayCare®* to be installed at nine proton centers in Spain.

Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc. today announced that it has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) for a poster presentation on its Phase 3 registration study AB-205-301 (E-CELERATE), a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of AB-205 in adults with lymphoma undergoing high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT).

This marks the company’s 51st consecutive year of dividend growth. It will be the 396th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924.

Sobi North America, the North American affiliate of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi®) (STO:SOBI), announced today that Health Canada has approved Empaveli™ (pegcetacoplan), a complement inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who have an inadequate response to, or are intolerant of, a C5 inhibitor.