Hologic has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Single Energy (SE) femur exam, designed to visualize features associated with AFFs quickly and conveniently at the time of osteoporosis assessment. The quick ...
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NEC Display Solutions, a provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, has received the Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its 21-inch MultiSync MD211G5 medical-grade monitor. The LED-backlit IPS diagnostic ...
Contract research organization Genewiz has partnered with biotechnology company BeiGene to accelerate cancer biomarker discovery to support drug target identification Under the deal, BeiGene will leverage OncoGxOne discovery cancer panels ...
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Pharmaceutical research and development company Serina Therapeutics has partnered with the Scripps Research Institute to jointly develop polymer-antibody drug conjugates (Polymer-ADCs). Terms and financial details of the deal have not ...
Tags: Polymer-Antibody Drug, Medicine
Convergent Dental has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Solea, a CO2 laser system for ablation of hard tissue for caries removal and cavity preparation. Claimed to be the first 9.3μm CO2 computer ...
Naurex has announced the issuance of new US patent for selective NMDA receptor partial agonist, GLYX-13, covering methods of treating major depressive disorder through 2030. In a Phase II trial, GLYX-13 demonstrated considerable safety, ...
A Mexican man is suing Ford Motor Company for negligence, alleging that the car maker gave out key codes allowing criminals to use his Ford Focus as a drug mule. Ricardo Magallanes spent six months in federal prison in El Paso, Texas, ...
Grupo Ferrer Internacional, Alexza Pharmaceuticals' commercial partner, has begun sales of Adasuve inhalation powder, pre-dispensed (Staccato Loxapine) in the European Union (EU). The first sale triggered a $1.25m milestone payment to ...
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British drugmaker AstraZeneca and US biotechnology company FibroGen have formed a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize FG-4592 to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ...
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The National Development and Reform Commission is pestering and probing 60 foreign drug makers regarding the prices at which they sell their wares in China. Scrutiny of the foreign drug sector in China made headlines in June when ...
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Cubist Pharmaceuticals has entered into two separate agreements to acquire Optimer Pharmaceuticals and Trius Therapeutics, as part of the company's Building Blocks of Growth strategy to strengthen its presence in acute care and hospital ...
US generics drug maker Actavis has rolled out new formulations of Fioricet (butalbital, acetaminophen and caffeine capsules, USP) and Fioricet with Codeine (butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine and codeine phosphate, USP). Both medicines ...
Oral drug delivery systems developer Oramed Pharmaceuticals has submitted a pre-Investigational New Drug (pre-IND) seeking approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a trial on its orally ingestible exenatide ...
US-based food distributor Lipari Foods is recalling cooked shrimp product as it may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product associated with the recall is Wholey brand Cooked ...
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $22.83m contract to Battelle, NxStage Medical and Aethlon Medical collaboration team to develop an advanced portable device to treat sepsis for military needs. DARPA created ...
Tags: Portable Device, Sepsis