FDA grants priority review to Merck’s application for KEYTRUDA in SCLC
World | News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019
Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority review for a new supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA, Merck&rsq...Read more
Teva to apply Insilico’s predictive Digital Twins for biopharmaceutical production
World | News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019
Insilico Biotechnology AG and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. have announced an agreement to apply Insilico’s technology for predictive biomanufacturing to create and implement mo...Read more
WHO releases report on Global Health Expenditure
World | News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019
Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A new report on global health expenditure from...Read more
Merck to acquire Immune Design in a $300M deal
World | News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019
Merck , known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Immune Design, has announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck, through a subsidia...Read more
Mallinckrodt presents analysis results for Therakos against aGvHD
World | News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019
Mallinckrodt plc, a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company has announced interim analysis results of its company-sponsored, Phase 3, single-arm, open-label, multi-center study asse...Read more
Takeda, Microsoft, EURORDIS release action plan to end the diagnostic odyssey
World | News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019
The Global Commission to End the Diagnostic Odyssey for Children , co-chaired by Takeda, Microsoft and EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, an alliance of more than 800 rare disease patient organ...Read more
Aveanna Healthcare to acquire Maxim Healthcare Services' Home Healthcare Division
World | News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019
Aveanna Healthcare, a leading home healthcare company has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the home healthcare division of Maxim Healthcare Services. Max...Read more
AGC Biologics, Calypso Biotech sign pact for cGMP manufacturing
World | News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019
AGC Biologics, a global leader in clinical and commercial manufacturing of therapeutic proteins, and Calypso Biotech B.V. (Calypso), a biotechnology company focused on the development of no...Read more
Novartis receives FDA approval for Egaten
World | News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019
Novartis has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Egaten (triclabendazole) for the treatment of fascioliasis in patients six years of age and older. This mak...Read more
Merck gets first U.S. Patent for improved CRISPR technology
World | News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019
Merck, a leading science and technology company and leader in genome editing, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a formal notice allowing Merck's p...Read more
Qiagen to advance fight against antibiotic resistant pathogens
World | News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019
QIAGEN N.V. has announced a broad agreement with Ares Genetics, a subsidiary of Curetis N.V., to develop innovative bioinformatics and assay solutions to accelerate research targeting the g...Read more
FDA & NIH-funded study finds genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use
World | News | 0 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019
A genetic variant found only in people of African descent significantly increases a smoker’s preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a flavor additive. The variant of the M...Read more
Saniona announces succesful completion of preclinical development of SAN711
World | News | 0 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019
Saniona, a biotech company focused on CNS and eating disorders has announced the successful completion of preclinical development of SAN711, for the treatment of chronic itching and neuropa...Read more
Healthcare Artificial Intelligence market to hit $13B by 2025
World | News | 0 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019
Europe healthcare artificial intelligence market witnessed 41.8% growth throughout the analysis period. Adoption of artificial intelligence in research areas and advancement in technol...Read more
WHO-ITU standard to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people
World | News | 0 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019
Ahead of World Hearing Day (3 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have issued a new international standard for the manufacture an...Read more
Quest Diagnostics names Gabrielle Wolfson as Sr. VP and Chief Information and Digital Officer
World | News | 0 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019
Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services has announced that Gabrielle Wolfson, a veteran information technology business leader, has been name...Read more
Tandem receives FDA approval for t:slim X2 Insulin Pump
World | News | 0 Comment | 18 Feb, 2019
Tandem Diabetes Care has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its t:slim X2™ insulin pump. Along with this authorization, the FDA is establishing criteri...Read more
FDA clears SMD’s innovative new urinary catheter design
World | News | 0 Comment | 14 Feb, 2019
Safe Medical Design, Inc. (SMD), a medical device company dedicated to developing safe and cost-effective solutions in urology has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...Read more