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dLife Healthcare Solutions teams up with Welltok to deliver innovative diabetes solutions to people

dLife Healthcare Solutions announced today that it teamed up with Welltok to bring its proven diabetes behavior change program to the CaféWell Health Optimization Platform, which enables population health managers – health plans, employers and at-risk providers – to guide and incentivize consumers to optimize their health.

2 Jun 2015

Celltrion receives approval for infliximab biosimilar antibody from Brazil's ANVISA

Hospira, Inc., a global leader in biosimilars, today announced that its partner, Celltrion – a global biopharmaceutical company – has received approval from ANVISA – the National Health Surveillance Agency in Brazil – for Remsima (infliximab), the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody approved for use in Brazil.

2 Jun 2015

Lucideon releases new healthcare video

Lucideon, the international materials technology company, has released a new video to showcase its services for the healthcare industries, including the medical devices, consumer healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors...

From Lucideon 2 Jun 2015

ASCO 2015: Berg presents data from BPM 31510 Phase Ib trial for solid tumors

Berg, a biopharmaceutical company committed to uncovering health solutions through a data-driven, biological approach, presented clinical research from its trials using its cancer drug BPM 31510 on Phase Ib solid tumors and preclinical data on triple negative breast cancer, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), May 29 – June 2 in Chicago.

2 Jun 2015

EMA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Stempeucel for treatment of Thromboangiitis Obliterans

Stempeutics Research, a group company of Manipal Education & Medical Group and a joint venture with Cipla Group, announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for its drug Stempeucel® for the treatment of Thromboangiitis Obliterans.

2 Jun 2015

Zecotek’s switchable 3D/2D optical imaging system granted U.S. Patent

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for industrial, healthcare and scientific markets, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Patent office has granted U.S. Patent No. 9,055,288 to Zecotek for technology related to the Company's switchable 3D/2D optical imaging system.

2 Jun 2015

MedImmune, AstraZeneca present encouraging results from new combination-focused immuno-oncology portfolio at ASCO 2015

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the company’s global biologics research and development arm, today presented encouraging results from their novel combination-focused immuno-oncology portfolio at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2015.

2 Jun 2015

Ariana Pharma joins the GastricGlycoExplorer consortium

This collaboration is carried out within the GastricGlycoExplorer consortium, a European Commission funded project. The consortium aims at discovering and developing new diagnostic signatures by characterizing the sugars that are attached to the surface of gastric tissue. "Glycomics" provides a systematic approach for studying sugars that are naturally present on cell surfaces and its application may lead to determine early markers of gastric cancer.

2 Jun 2015

Intermountain Precision Genomics: Precision medicine can benefit advanced cancer patients without increasing costs

Two new studies conducted by Intermountain Healthcare’s Intermountain Precision Genomics reveal that precision medicine can improve survival in advanced cancer patients – and do so without increasing costs.

2 Jun 2015

ASCO 2015: Novartis presents data on Zykadia and Tafinlar studies for non-small cell lung cancer

Novartis today announced new data from two Phase II studies of Zykadia (ceritinib), as well as one Phase II study of Tafinlar® (dabrafenib) in combination with Mekinist (trametinib) in certain patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

2 Jun 2015

Stable IV formulation to treat systemic susceptible and resistant Gram-positive hospital-acquired infections

MGB Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing a truly novel class of anti-infectives, to address the major global problem of antibiotic resistance - announces that it has developed a stable intravenous (IV) formulation of MGB-BP-3, designed for the treatment of systemic susceptible and resistant Gram-positive hospital-acquired infections.

2 Jun 2015

FDA approves Actavis ANDA for guaifenesin/pseudoephedrine tablets to relieve chest congestion

Actavis plc and its partner Perrigo Company plc announced today that Actavis has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for guaifenesin/pseudoephedrine tablets and that Perrigo will begin shipments in time for the cough/cold season to its retail and wholesale customers in the U.S. The product will be packaged and marketed under store and proprietary brands and will be a high quality, value alternative to Mucinex® D tablets.

2 Jun 2015

Consumer Reports announces commitment to help wipe out 'superbugs'

Consumer Reports, the world's largest and most trusted nonprofit consumer organization, today announced its commitment to help wipe out antibiotic-resistant bacteria or "superbugs." Infections related to the use of antibiotics sicken about 2.25 million Americans each year and kill 37,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2 Jun 2015

NSCLC treatment market forecast to reach $7.9 billion by 2020

The Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer treatment market will be driven primarily by the introduction of numerous premium therapies, particularly in second-line and squamous cell treatment settings, which either replace or combine with generic chemotherapies.

2 Jun 2015

Green Cross Biotherapeutics starts construction on new biopharmaceutical facility in Montreal

This is with great pride that Green Cross Biotherapeutics Inc. kicked off construction today on its biopharmaceutical facility that will be located on the Montreal Technoparc's Saint-Laurent Campus. The CA$315 million project represents one of the largest green field investment projects in Canada in the biopharmaceutical industry, giving place to the construction of the first intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and albumin manufacturing plant in Canada.

2 Jun 2015

New York State lawmakers lend critical helping hand to CARE Act

New York State lawmakers lent a critical helping hand today to millions of family caregivers and those for whom they care by giving final legislative passage to the CARE Act, top priority legislation for AARP that will help New Yorkers age safely at home.

2 Jun 2015

PruittHealth announces expansion in Atlanta, Georgia

PruittHealth announced today its official expansion in Atlanta, Georgia. PruittHealth – Virginia Park spans 3.6 acres in one of the most historic beautiful areas of Atlanta known as Virginia-Highland. The 40,302 square foot building will allow PruittHealth to offer high-quality post-acute care services to 128 beds and 18 specialty vent beds.

2 Jun 2015

NCCN to host policy summit on emerging issues in tissue allocation

Tissue allocation is a growing issue of concern for many researchers due, in part, to expanding research interests in precision medicine. The increased demand by pharmaceutical and biotech companies for patient tissue specimens collected for clinical care and trials presents clinical, ethical, and legal issues.

2 Jun 2015

Helsinn launches Helsinn Integrative Care division at ASCO Annual Meeting

Helsinn, the Swiss Group focused on building quality cancer care, announces today that its recently launched Helsinn Integrative Care division is meeting the cancer community at booth 6033 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, May 29-June 2, Chicago, Illinois.

2 Jun 2015

Decipher genomic analysis platform predicts tumor responsiveness to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in MIBC patients

GenomeDx Biosciences today announced that the robust Decipher genomic analysis platform, successfully classified various subtypes of bladder cancer based on the genomic expression of certain biomarkers, including one type associated with resistance to cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Importantly, this unique genomic signature has potential as a tool to predict tumor responsiveness to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancers (MIBC).

2 Jun 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

dLife Healthcare Solutions teams up with Welltok to deliver innovative diabetes solutions to people

Celltrion receives approval for infliximab biosimilar antibody from Brazil's ANVISA

Lucideon releases new healthcare video

ASCO 2015: Berg presents data from BPM 31510 Phase Ib trial for solid tumors

EMA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Stempeucel for treatment of Thromboangiitis Obliterans

Zecotek’s switchable 3D/2D optical imaging system granted U.S. Patent

MedImmune, AstraZeneca present encouraging results from new combination-focused immuno-oncology portfolio at ASCO 2015

Ariana Pharma joins the GastricGlycoExplorer consortium

Intermountain Precision Genomics: Precision medicine can benefit advanced cancer patients without increasing costs

ASCO 2015: Novartis presents data on Zykadia and Tafinlar studies for non-small cell lung cancer

Stable IV formulation to treat systemic susceptible and resistant Gram-positive hospital-acquired infections

FDA approves Actavis ANDA for guaifenesin/pseudoephedrine tablets to relieve chest congestion

Consumer Reports announces commitment to help wipe out 'superbugs'

NSCLC treatment market forecast to reach $7.9 billion by 2020

Green Cross Biotherapeutics starts construction on new biopharmaceutical facility in Montreal

New York State lawmakers lend critical helping hand to CARE Act

PruittHealth announces expansion in Atlanta, Georgia

NCCN to host policy summit on emerging issues in tissue allocation

Helsinn launches Helsinn Integrative Care division at ASCO Annual Meeting

Decipher genomic analysis platform predicts tumor responsiveness to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in MIBC patients

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Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Industry Focus eBook - Medical device (1st edition) eBook

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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