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Medtronic plc announced today that its co-founder, Earl E. Bakken, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2018 at his home on Kiholo Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii. He was 94 years old.
Immunicum AB (publ) in accordance with the principles of appointing the Nomination Committee, adopted by the Annual General Meeting of April 25, 2018, announced today that the members of the Nomination Committee have been appointed.
What is presumably good humor, Cambridge, Mass.-based Syros Pharmaceuticals held its third annual Lab Olympics, where various executives in the company competed in a range of contests that included a race to put on safety equipment and accuracy in pipetting.
Bloomberg Businessweek published a deep-dive into the life of the Shermans and the issues surrounding their death. “No one knows who did it, or why, but everyone has a theory,” the article’s subhead reads.
Crescendo Biologics Ltd today announces it has appointed Dr Richard Williams as SVP CMC and Development, as well as a strategic CDMO partner for its lead programme, CB307, a PSMA-targeted bispecific T-cell enhancer.
John D. Arnold, a billionaire hedge fund manager who made his fortune on energy stocks, is now taking on the cost of high prescription drugs. The Texas-based Arnold has spent more than $100 million on health-related grants since 2014, with a significant portion dedicated to cheaper medications.
Following several clinical disappointments and declining stock prices over the past year, Celgene tapped Alise Reicin as its new head of the company’s global clinical development unit, with a focus on mid- to late-stage therapeutics.
Johnson & Johnson’s JLABS incubator in San Francisco recently convened a meeting of biopharma industry executives. One of the hot topics for one of the panels was the competition for talent.
Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ABEO), a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel cell and gene therapies for life-threatening rare genetic diseases, today announced the appointment of João Siffert, M.D. as Head of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer.
The American University Washington College of Law and the Food and Drug Law Institute hosted a conference late last week. One of the highlights was a plenary session that featured former commissioners of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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