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Harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer has been one of the key focuses of drugmakers over the past several years. This year, the Nobel committee recognized two research pioneers for their trailblazing efforts in this field.
Emeryville, Calif.-based Gritstone Oncology hits the ground running today on the Nasdaq Exchange after raising $100 million in an initial public offering.
A three-year-old cancer research alliance between U.S. and Cuban scientists is bearing fruit. A Cuban-developed lung cancer treatment combined with Opdivo shows promise in treating patients.
Thomson Reuters recently announced their list of the top 100 most diverse and inclusive organizations. In the top 50 of the list there are 10 biopharma and medical device companies. Let’s take a look.
Recently, BioSpace posted a question on its website, under the heading, “We Want to Hear from You! Top Life Sciences Trends.” Let’s take a look at the five trends survey participants mentioned.
This morning, Genentech released results of its Phase III IMpower 133 trial that showed treatment with Tecentriq plus chemotherapy helped people with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer live significantly longer than with chemotherapy alone.
AstraZeneca and its MedImmune division released data on overall survival (OS) in its Phase III PACIFIC clinical trial of Imfinzi (durvalumab).
Days after a report by The New York Times and ProPublica revealed José Baselga, chief medical officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, failed to disclose his vast financial ties to various companies in journal articles, the noted cancer researcher has resigned from his position.
Heidelberg, Germany-based Boehringer Ingelheim has exercised its option to buy an EMBL Ventures portfolio company, ViraTherapeutics. This follows a collaboration and option deal inked between the two companies in August 2016.
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