Navidea Biopharmaceuticals will collaborate with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on a clinical study that will assess the safety and activity of a radiolabeled, humanized monoclonal antibody from its RIGS (radio-immuno-guided ...
DBV Technologies, creator of Viaskin, has entered into a collaboration agreement with BioNet-Asia and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) to work on a whooping cough (pertussis) booster vaccine. The clinical proof of concept product ...
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AtriCure, a developer of solutions to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib), has announced the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval to begin enrollment in a clinical study of its AtriClip left atrial appendage exclusion system. ...
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Israeli device manufacturer ITGI Medical announced a new partnership with Vascular Solutions. Under the new agreement, both companies will work together to land a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) from FDA regulators for the ITGI ...
Svelte Medical Systems (New Providence, NJ) announced that it had successfully completed enrollment in its DIRECT II drug-eluting stent clinical study. The trial is designed to study the safety and efficacy of the company’s ...
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Myriad Genetics, a molecular diagnostic company, and biotechnology firm BioMarin Pharmaceutical have signed a research collaboration agreement for identifying tumor types that may be sensitive to BioMarin's investigational product ...
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Olive oil has been in the news lately. Both the Guardian and the Daily Mail in the UK reported that some Italian extra virgin olive oil producers have been lying about their products. Italy has a much greater demand for olive oil than the ...
Many people in the natural health community have been well aware of the health benefits of coconut oil and other coconut products for decades. More recently, "clean eaters" and people following an ancestral diet have been replacing canola ...
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Cognoptix disclosed at the ‘Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease’ (CTAD) scientific meeting the strong results of a multi-site clinical trial of its SAPPHIRE II eye test, which is designed to identify Alzheimer’s ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) has announced that Dr Brian Peterson from Saint Louis University, enrolled the first patient in the Gore EXCLUDER iliac branch clinical study. The clinical study is a prospective, multi-center, ...
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Corgenix Medical, a developer of diagnostic test kits, has filed pre-market notification with the US Food and Drug Administration under Section 510(k) of the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for its hyaluronic acid (HA) enzyme-linked ...
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A.P. Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has initiated a program to expand its pipeline of sustained release products, including a new program targeting the relief of post-surgical pain. The company also announced it will pursue a ...
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Israeli bio-medical engineering company ITGI Medical has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Vascular Solutions, a medical device company, to commercialize ITGI's Aneugraft Dx coronary covered stent in the US market. Pursuant to ...
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US-based AngioScore has presented six-month clinical and quantitative coronary angiography results from the first-in-human (FIH) clinical trial of its drug-coated AngioSculpt PTCA scoring balloon catheter at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular ...
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OPKO Health, a multinational pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, has commenced a pivotal, multi-center clinical validation study for the company’s 4Kscore test for the prediction of prostate cancer prior to prostate biopsy. The ...
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