A meta-analysis found exercise may be as effective as drugs in helping patients with strokes, diabetes and heart disease, British and U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Harvard ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of Cymbalta, a drug used to treat depression and other conditions, officials say. Dr. Kathleen Uhl, acting director of the Office of Generic Drugs in the FDA's ...
Duke University’s Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) has been selected by Oxygen Biotherapeutics, a pharmaceutical company, to conduct the Phase III clinical trial of the company’s newly acquired compound, levosimendan. ...
Sutro Biopharma has received $26m in a Series D financing, which will be used for the expansion of its proprietary immuno-oncology product pipeline. The company is currently using its cell-free protein synthesis technology to develop new ...
Ethicon Endo-Surgery has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its HARMONIC FOCUS+ shears with adaptive tissue technology. HARMONIC FOCUS+ now brings adaptive tissue technology to open procedures ...
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BSD Medical, a provider of medical systems, has signed an agreement with Active Medical for the sales and distribution of the MicroThermX Microwave Ablation line of products. Pursuant to the agreement, BSD recently commenced shipment of ...
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US-based Surefire Medical has completed enrollment in the Coiling vs. Surefire infusion system in Y90 (COSY) clinical trial. This randomized prospective study investigates the feasibility and benefits of performing Selective Internal ...
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Vascular Solutions, a medical device company, has obtained Shonin approvals from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for its GuideLiner guide extension catheter and the SuperCross FT microcatheter. Japan Lifeline, ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its GORE VIABAHN endoprosthesis for the treatment of stenosis or thrombotic occlusion at the venous anastomosis of synthetic arteriovenous ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted favorably by a majority that the benefits of the Boston Scientific's WATCHMAN left atrial appendage closure device ...
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US-based Agios Pharmaceuticals has announced an extension of one additional year to the period of exclusivity for their strategic cancer metabolism collaboration with Celgene. Celgene research president Dr Thomas Daniel noted the quality ...
Dow Corning’s proven Dow Corning 3074 Intermediate – used extensively as a reliable, high-performance material of choice in the demanding architectural, marine and industrial sectors – is now available for food-contact ...
Johnson & Johnson Innovation and its affiliate Janssen have entered into new collaborations with two Canadian early-stage drug technology development centers, NEOMED and MaRS Innovation, to discover and develop new bio/pharmaceutical ...
Certara, a provider of software and scientific consulting services, has partnered with LabLogic Systems to integrate Certara’s Phoenix WinNonlin pharmacokinetic (PK)/pharmacodynamic (PD) modeling and non-compartmental analysis product ...
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Baxter International has submitted a biologics license application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of a recombinant antihemophilic porcine sequence factor VIII called 'OBI-1' for the treatment of patients ...