EndoStim has received CE mark approval for its LES Stimulation system, designed to treat gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and eliminate the need for daily proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication. By using low energy electrical ...
Moximed has implanted the first patient with its KineSpring system in a prospective, single-arm clinical US study. The study, named SOAR, will enroll 30 patien,,ts to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the medical spring system in the ...
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How do you collect data from stars thousands of light years away while positioning a 300-ton telescope to within a fraction of a human hair? You use a high-tech spectrometer called MOSFIRE, rotating on a Kaydon bearing. With MOSFIRE, ...
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Janssen's Zytiga indicated for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer(mCRPC),has won FDA approval for use in patients who have not received chemotherapy. The oral,once-daily medication was previously used in combination with ...
NanoString Technologies has reported positive results from a second validation study of its breast cancer assay based on the PAM50 gene expression signature. The CE-marked breast cancer assay is designed to provide a subtype ...
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PharmaPros has signed a deal for its study management technology, Dataflow Manager, with an undisclosed pharmaceutical company. The pharmaceutical company will leverage the platform for performance-based trial management processes, to ...
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Multinational biopharmaceutical company Celgene has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Abraxane, which is aimed to treat locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in combination with carboplatin in ...
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Medtronic has obtained regulatory clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the expanded indication of use of its tubular stent graft for the endovascular repair of isolated lesions (excluding dissections) of the ...
Cytori Therapeutics has expanded its Celution system's CE mark approval to include several new indications including cryptoglandular fistula. The Celution system, which pulls stem cells and other regenerative cells out of fat , provides ...
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Gilead Sciences Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Truvada is the first agent to get approval for HIV prevention in uninfected adults, a strategy ...
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals has initiated patient dosing in a clinical trial intravenously (IV) administering Erwinaze in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients hypersensitive to asparaginase therapy derived from E. coli. The trial will ...
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Gilead Sciences has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Stribild (elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg). Stribild is a complete once-daily single tablet ...
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and Analysis Group (AG), an economic consulting firm, have selected Medidata Solutions' (MDSO) cost databases for clinical trial analysis. PhRMA and AG are analyzing the costs ...
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Researchers at University of Adelaide,Australia,are collaborating with an international team of researchers from Italy,to develop better quality pasta,which also offers health benefits. The University's ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant ...
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Boston Scientific has completed enrolling first patient in a EVOLVE II clinical trial of its Synergy Everolimus-Eluting platinum chromium coronary stent system. The CE-marked stent features a combination of everolimus drug and ...
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