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New study brings relief for travellers from leg swelling and jet lag
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2018
Singapore- A new peer-reviewed, published study shows that natural French maritime pine bark extract Pycnogenol is effective in reducing lower leg swelling known as edema and relieving jet ...Read more
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Abbott initiates groundbreaking study to treat CAD
World | News | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2018
Singapore - Abbott announced the initiation of a clinical trial evaluating long-term outcomes of patients who undergo stent implantation guided by high-resolution light-based imaging techno...Read more
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GSK, Orchard therapeutics ink pact for rare disease
World | News | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2018
Singapore - GSK and Orchard Therapeutics signs a strategic agreement, under which GSK will transfer its portfolio of approved and investigational rare disease gene therapies ...Read more
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USFDA approves AI software to detect diabetic retinopathy
World | News | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2018
Singapore - Under its De Novo (no predicate product) review pathway, the FDA approves the first medical device in the U.S. that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to perform its designa...Read more
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Genesis to divest 23 nursing facilities
World | News | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2018
Singapore - Genesis HealthCare, one of the largest post-acute care providers in the United States, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell 23 Texas skilled nursing faci...Read more
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals to acquire Wilson Therapeutics for $855mn
World | News | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2018
M&A deal making continues with Alexion Pharmaceuticals swapping up Wilson Therapeutics AB for USD 855 million. Swedish drugmaker Wilson Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical compa...Read more
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Zealand teams up with Roche on clinical trials
World | News | 0 Comment | 11 Apr, 2018
Singapore - Zealand Pharma and Roche’s Diabetes Care unit will partner on Phase 3 clinical trials assessing dasiglucagon in patients with inherited elevated insulin levels (...Read more
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Inovio Pharma secures $56M in funding
World | News | 0 Comment | 11 Apr, 2018
Singapore - Inovio Pharmaceuticals is up 6% premarket on average volume on the heels of its announcement that the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) ...Read more
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USFDA approves Perrigo’s OTC heartburn medicine
World | News | 0 Comment | 11 Apr, 2018
Singapore - Perrigo Company plc announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the store brand OTC equivalent of Nexium 24HR (esomeprazo...Read more
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Ionis Pharma, AstraZeneca to advance new drug for NASH
World | News | 0 Comment | 11 Apr, 2018
US-based Ionis Pharmaceuticals, the leader in antisense therapeutics, recently announced that it has licensed IONIS-AZ6-2.5-LRx, or AZD2693, to AstraZeneca following advance...Read more
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World | News | 0 Comment | 10 Apr, 2018
Clinical Stage Company Immunomedics has announced the appointment of Robert Iannone as Head of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer. In his new role, Dr. Iannone will overs...Read more
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Novartis to buy AveXis for $8.7B
World | Company results | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2018
Singapore – Switxerland- based Novartis AG has agreed to acquire Bannockburn, Illinois-based company AveXis for US$8.7 billion, or $218 per share, to expand its position in gene thera...Read more
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Amarantus reacquires three diagnostic tests
World | News | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2018
Singapore - Amarantus Bioscience Holdings has reacquired the rights to three neurology- focused diagnostic tests from Avant Diagnostics. Amarantus has reacquired LymPro Test, MSPrecise, an...Read more
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World | Company results | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2018
Singapore - The Maple Grove-based company, Inspire Medical Systems, which sells its proprietary Inspire therapy for sleep apnea, has filed for an initial public offering seeking u...Read more
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Thermo Fisher collaborates with Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
World | News | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2018
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, has announced an international distribution and co-promotion agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to provide 14 assay...Read more
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New "nightmare bacteria" cannot withstand UV
World | News | 0 Comment | 07 Apr, 2018
Singapore- As drug-resistant pathogens continue to spread throughout the U.S., hundreds of hospitals throughout the country are deploying Tru-D SmartUVC UVC disinfection robots to...Read more
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Roche completes Flatiron Health acquisition
World | News | 0 Comment | 07 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Roche finalizes its $1.9B acquisition of Flatiron Health, a developer of oncology-focused electronic health record software. Flatiron curates and develops real-world e...Read more
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ImmunoPrecise acquires ModiQuest for €7M
World | News | 0 Comment | 06 Apr, 2018
Singapore- Canadian biotech ImmunoPrecise Antibodies has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Dutch antibody discovery services provider ModiQuest R...Read more
