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Pacific Edge signs agreement with SCPMG to evaluate Cxbladder User Program

Pacific Edge Ltd, a cancer diagnostics company, has signed an agreement with Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) to research its User Program to evaluate its bladder cancer technology Cxbladder within the clinical settings of Kaiser Permanente's health care network.

3 Sep 2014

Infinity and AbbVie enter into global collaboration to develop and commercialize duvelisib

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and AbbVie Inc. today announced that they have entered into a global collaboration to develop and commercialize duvelisib (IPI-145), Infinity's oral inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma, for the treatment of patients with cancer.

3 Sep 2014

CleveXel Pharma, Guilin Pharmaceutical partner to speed up development of anti-malarial products

CleveXel Pharma today announces that the company has entered into a new partnering agreement with Guilin Pharmaceutical, a Chinese company located in Shanghai, regarding the development of two new products.

3 Sep 2014

Aviv acquires assisted living and skilled nursing facilities for $83.6 million

Aviv REIT, Inc. announced today it acquired four post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facilities ("SNF") in Washington, an assisted living facility ("ALF") in Washington and a campus in Idaho, which includes a SNF and an ALF, for a total price of $83.6 million.

2 Sep 2014

BioLegend acquires shares of Covance Antibody Services

BioLegend, Inc. (BioLegend) acquired the shares of Covance Antibody Services Inc., a business unit of Covance, located in Dedham, Massachusetts, on August 29, 2014.

From BioLegend 2 Sep 2014

Concordia's subsidiary signs collaboration deal with Orphan Canada for PHOTOFRIN

Concordia Healthcare Corp., a diverse healthcare company focused on legacy pharmaceutical products, orphan drugs, and medical devices for the diabetic population, today announced that its subsidiary, Pinnacle Biologics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in rare diseases, has signed a collaboration agreement for PHOTOFRIN® with Orphan Canada, a Toronto-based specialty pharmaceutical company that in‐licenses therapies for rare disorders and specialty medicines within Canada.

2 Sep 2014

BIOREM announces three new orders totalling $2.1 million

BIOREM Inc. today announced three new orders totalling $2.1 million. The orders consist of three large odour control systems for waste water treatment plants in Canada.

2 Sep 2014

USPTO issues three standard essential patents to Spherix

Spherix Incorporated -- an intellectual property development company committed to the fostering and monetization of intellectual property, today announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office issued three patents to the Company in the month of August that are part of a standard essential family of patents.

2 Sep 2014

Pfenex reports total revenue of $3.3 million for second quarter 2014

Pfenex Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in the development of high-value and difficult to manufacture proteins including biosimilar therapeutics, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

30 Aug 2014

BC Technical closes acquisition of Polaris Medical Imaging

BC Technical, the nation's leading non-OEM provider of Medical Imaging Solutions, has acquired Polaris Medical Imaging, a leader in sales, service and installation of GE MRI and CT scanners.

30 Aug 2014

iCo Therapeutics reports financial results for second quarter 2014

iCo Therapeutics, today reported financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Amounts, unless specified otherwise, are expressed in Canadian dollars and presented under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

29 Aug 2014

Pixcelldata, eX-Path announce major new deal in advance of ECP 2014

Pixcelldata, the innovative Irish developer of digital pathology management and collaboration software has announced a major new deal with Dutch based eX-Path, global providers of tele-pathology services, founded by renowned pathology expert, Dr. Marius Nap.

29 Aug 2014

CCA Industries sells Mega-T brand to a group formed by Casla Partners

CCA Industries, Inc. announced today that it has sold its weight loss business, marketed under the Mega-T brand, to a group formed by Casla Partners Capital Fund I, LP.

28 Aug 2014

HICCC receives $18 million grant from the National Cancer Institute

Outstanding basic research, a growing focus on translating discoveries into treatments, and a dedication to patient care have earned the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital an $18 million, five-year Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

28 Aug 2014

MedEquities Realty Trust closes initial private placement of $163.9 million common stock

MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc., a newly formed, self-managed and self-administered company that invests in a diversified mix of healthcare properties and healthcare-related real estate debt investments, announced today that during July and August 2014 it completed an initial private placement of $163.9 million of its common stock.

28 Aug 2014

Armetheon raises $7 million in first round of financing

Armetheon, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel mid- to late-stage cardiovascular drug candidates, today announced that it has raised $7.0 million in its first round of financing.

28 Aug 2014

Report on Co-development Terms & Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics

The Co-development Terms and Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the co-development deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading life science companies.

28 Aug 2014

Nepstar's Q2 2014 revenue increases by 7.5% to RMB686.6 million (US$110.7 million)

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd., a leading retail drugstore chain in China based on the number of directly operated stores, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

28 Aug 2014

Americana announces strategic partnership with COMS Interactive

Americana Corporation is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with COMS Interactive, LLC (Clinical Outcomes Management Systems or COMS). The partnership supports an interface between Americana Corporation's AmeraCare products/services and the COMS Daylight IQ™ disease management software.

26 Aug 2014

Leading European IT company invests $3 million in LogicNets

LogicNets, Inc., the web-based Expert Decision Support platform used for automating complex decision-making processes, announces an investment of $3 million from ICT Automatisering (Euronext: ICT:NA), a leading European IT services company headquartered in the Netherlands.

25 Aug 2014