Biotechnology News
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HCA Healthcare/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center Introduces Minimally Invasive Robotic Tool for Lung Biopsy Procedures
Swedish is the first hospital in Colorado to offer robotic assisted technology that will help detect lung cancer earlier and improve outcomes. - June 13, 2020 - Swedish Medical Center
New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists Welcomes Giuseppe Condemi, MD, Ph.D.
New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists is pleased to announce Giuseppe Condemi, MD, Ph.D. has joined the practice. Dr. Condemi has been a hematologist and medical oncologist for over twenty years. He will be practicing at locations in Hackensack and Rutherford. Dr. Condemi recently received FDA... - June 09, 2020 - New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists
Bio Bench is Cooperating with Helixar Biosciences for the Europe and US Market
Bio Bench has started a partnership with Helixar Biosciences to support its Europe and North America market development. - June 09, 2020 - Bio Bench
AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc. Announces a Ground-Breaking Alternative to Antibiotics
The AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc. Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory strips 1. Immediately resolve the very infection (including antibiotic-resistant bacteria), which its color indicator has detected; 2. AB BIO compound also immediately addresses inflammation at the site, thus suppressing pain, swelling, and discomfort. - June 03, 2020 - AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc.
Dr. Goldberg Joins Manhattan Cancer Associates
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) is pleased to announce Arthur I. Goldberg, M.D., FACP has joined the team of city physicians. Dr. Goldberg is a board-certified medical oncologist who will be practicing at Manhattan Cancer Associates located at 945 5th Ave, New York, NY 10021. Dr. - June 02, 2020 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
Zeteo Biomedical Introduces ZEOx1 AquilaMD™ Ophthalmic Drug Delivery System
Zeteo’s patient-centric ophthalmic delivery systems are designed for precise, self-administration of preservative free drugs and biopharmaceuticals. - June 01, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC
Experimentica Ltd. Announces the Successful Acquisition of the Ophthalmic Contract Research Division from Ophthy-DS, Inc.
Experimentica Ltd., a leader in preclinical ophthalmic drug discovery services, announces the successful acquisition of the contract research division from Ophthy-DS, Inc., a Michigan-based preclinical contract research organization (CRO) specializing in non-regulated drug discovery services and medical device testing for ophthalmic indications. - May 22, 2020 - Experimentica Ltd
Zeteo Biomedical Receives NIH Award to Develop a Universal Nasal Flu Vaccine in Collaboration with the Iowa State University Nanovaccine Institute
Vaccines that can be quickly manufactured, deployed and self-administered at global scale volumes is crucial to protect global populations against pandemic virus threats. - May 20, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC
Mountain Country Foods Has Partnered with Immunostics, Inc. to Ensure the Health and Safety of Its Employees Through COVID-10 Antibody Testing
Mountain Country Foods has partnered with Immunostics Inc. and Dr. L Scott Benson of the University of Utah School of Medicine to support and maintain a healthy workforce during the COVID-19 crisis. - May 18, 2020 - Immunostics Inc.
Galaxy Trade and Technology Welcomes Nicholas S. Bingham as Vice President of International Operations
Nicholas Bingham, an experienced international business development executive, has joined Galaxy Trade and Technology. As Vice President of International Operations, he will manage international magnesium supply-chain, trade, financial structures and marketing in the automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical and oil & gas sectors. - May 15, 2020 - Asia-Pacific Group
Zeteo Biomedical Introduces ZEOx1 Orion(TM) Nasal Vaccine and Drug Delivery Systems
Zeteo’s patient-centric delivery systems are designed for quick manufacturing to facilitate rapid deployment of drugs and vaccines to global populations. - May 14, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC
CloudLIMS Redefines Operations in COVID-19 Biobanks with Its Ready-to-Go-Live COVID-19 LIMS
CloudLIMS releases ready-to-go-live LIMS for COVID-19 biobanks to provide COVID-19 specimens for research. - May 10, 2020 - CloudLIMS
2020 Peer-To-Peer Global Dental Interdisciplinary Summit
Some have called it the “Olympics of Dentistry” and others have championed it as a tremendous international effort. The Global Summits Institute brings together renowned speakers from more than 70 countries and all the continents to teach, learn, share, support and provide a unified... - May 06, 2020 - Global Summits, LLC
New COVID-19 Impact on Biopharmaceutical Industry & CRO Outsourcing Report
Survey Quantifies Current and Expected impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Development and CRO Outsourcing - April 30, 2020 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
My-State Trek Virtual Event Provides New Opportunity to Support ALS Research While Social Distancing
Virtual event provides opportunities to get active at home and raise funds for cutting-edge ALS research at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI). - April 29, 2020 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Virun and East West Bank Partner-Up to Save Lives
VIRUN Nutra-biosciences was able to get fully funded with the help of East West Bank. VIRUN manufactures food products and dietary supplements and are considered part of the essential workforce. Virun makes immune boosting products such as liposomal Vitamin C and patented, clinically proven Glutathione Tripeptides bound to Lactoferrin that have shown success in trials toward innate immunity. - April 22, 2020 - VIRUN
New Treatment Shows Vision Benefit in Age Related Macular Degeneration
MD Stem Cells reports results for Dry AMD from their clinical study SCOTS - the Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study. 63% of treated and evaluated eyes achieved improvement in vision while an additional 34% had vision remain stable in follow up. No complications occurred. Results were statistically significant. - April 18, 2020 - MD Stem Cells
Aciont's Paper, "Transscleral Iontophoresis for Noninvasive Ocular Drug Delivery of Macromolecules" Published in JOPT
Aciont Inc. announced today that results from preclinical studies of its Visulex-I technology is published online ahead of print in the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics under the title “Transscleral Iontophoresis for Noninvasive Ocular Drug Delivery of... - April 18, 2020 - Aciont Inc.
Cellix Bio Pharma Initiates Acquisition of Avaca Pharma: Formulation Development CRO
Cellix Bio Pharma, a global contract research organization (CRO), transforms today’s healthcare challenges into tomorrow’s solutions. Cellix Bio Pharma is an experienced CRO focused on development of pharmaceutical formulations. Cellix Bio Pharma focuses to combine the AI computational power to the chemical and biological space in order to streamline drug discovery, design, development, and optimization that can expedite drug development. - April 10, 2020 - Cellix Bio Pharma Private Limited
National Medtech Society SWSNA Launches New Anthology of Home Health Tech Designed to Aid Distanced COVID-19 Patients Achieve Drug Free Relief
Shock Wave Society of North America (SWSNA) Announces New Anthology of Supplimental Home Health Devices launched this week in response to COVID-19 restrictive social distancing to compete with American’s barrier to clinic care. This new line of MedTech, called Oceanus PhysioLite, offers patients the personalized care they need from the safety of homes across the country. - March 29, 2020 - Shock Wave Society of North America
New Book is Now a Bestseller That Calls Attention to the False Premise of Traditional Science
A book released on March 1 entitled, “Is Science in Denial? Read This Book and Decide” has become the number one bestselling new release in the “Science and Math Quick Reads” category on Amazon. - March 18, 2020 - The Oaklea Press
Best Medical Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 24th Annual WebAward Competition
The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best medical websites in the world as part of their 24th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including... - March 18, 2020 - Web Marketing Association
IVI Convenes First-of-its Kind Multi-Stakeholder Summit to Accelerate Aligning Value Assessment Methods with Real-World Decision Needs
Participants Define Consensus Expectations and Prioritize Research Agenda to Improve Value Assessment Methods - March 17, 2020 - Innovation and Value Initiative
Rare Diseases Research Funded by $220,000 in Grants from CABRI
In its ongoing commitment to funding research for new treatments for rare diseases, Cayman Biomedical Research Institute (CABRI) has announced its principle investigator and undergraduate awardees for the 2020 academic year. “We are excited to support these scientists actively researching... - March 12, 2020 - Cayman Chemical Company
Cincinnati-Based Health Network Partners with Medicom Health to Lower Out-of-Pocket Medication Expenses for Consumers
Electronic Medical Record Add-On Automates the Delivery of Rx Discounts at Enterprise Scale - March 10, 2020 - Medicom Health
Best Health Care Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 24th Annual WebAward Competition
Excellence deserves recognition and the Web Marketing Association is looking for the best healthcare websites in the world as part of their 24th annual international WebAward Competition. Healthcare related categories include healthcare, healthcare provider, medical, medical equipment, biotechnology and pharmaceutical websites. The deadline for Healthcare related websites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2020. - March 09, 2020 - Web Marketing Association
New Book Challenging Readers to Decide if Scientists Are in Denial Will be Free March 7 Though 11
Based on the fundamental principle of traditional science, consciousness and intelligence could not have existed until evolution produced a brain and cannot exist without one. A new book reveals credible evidence that indicates otherwise, suggesting western science needs to be updated. - March 07, 2020 - The Oaklea Press
Thrombolex Bashir® Endovascular Catheter First-In-Man (FIM) Trial for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Thrombolex Bashir® Endovascular Catheter First-In-Man (FIM) Trial for Acute Pulmonary Embolism Confirms Early Safety and Feasibility and Impressive Reduction of Clot Burden - Results of FIM Trial presented at American Venous Forum (AVF) Annual Meeting - March 05, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
Kirk McCarty Named President & CEO of Sky Ridge Medical Center
HealthONE announced today that Kirk McCarty, RN, MSN has been named the President and CEO of Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, following the retirement announcement of Susan Hicks. McCarty has been promoted from his current role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Sky Ridge, a position he has... - February 29, 2020 - Sky Ridge Medical Center
Recombinetics Announces Collaboration with University of Texas Southwestern to Advance Regenerative Medicine Through Therapeutic Cell, Tissue, and Organ Production
Recombinetics (RCI) today announced a collaborative research project with University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) to identify key factors that improve the efficiency of generating interspecies chimera between pigs and humans. This near-term goal will benefit the long-term objective of advancing... - February 27, 2020 - Recombinetics, Inc.
Bench International Places Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner, as a Director with Illumina
Firm Launches Recruiting Hub in San Diego to Meet Talent Demands of Region’s Expanding Life Science Cluster - February 20, 2020 - Bench International
Thrombolex is Honored by Receiving Temple University’s Prestigious President’s Spin-Out Award
Temple University President, Richard Englert, and Vice President for Research, Michele Masucci, gathered colleagues to honor the University’s top inventors, and distinguished researchers at the third annual President’s Innovation Award Gala. Fueled by more than $279 million in annual... - February 19, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
The University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and TEALEAVES Announce Their Attendance at the World Biodiversity Forum
At the inaugural World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland in February, TEALEAVES and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Botanical Garden will facilitate a collaborative framework to preserve biodiversity through a network of international organizations. - February 14, 2020 - TEALEAVES
Nabil Adam Selected as Healthcare Co-Chair for the 2020 IEEE 6th World Forum on Internet of Things
Dr. Nabil Adam to Serve as Co-Chair of the Healthcare Track at Prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Conference - February 12, 2020 - Nabil Adam
IVI Announces Six New Members to Board of Directors
IVI, the research-based non-profit organization improving the science and practice of value assessment, unveils six new members to its Board of Directors. - January 30, 2020 - Innovation and Value Initiative
MedBiome Licenses the RapidAIM Technology Targeting the Microbiome to Improve Human Health
MedBiome accelerates the development of drugs targeting the gut microbiome. The RapidAIM technology enables rapid screening of the effects of compounds on live individual human microbiomes in 96 well plates. - January 30, 2020 - MedBiome
ALS Therapy Development Institute Announces Naming of Augie’s Quest Translational Research Center
“It’s really incredible. For 15 years, Augie’s Quest has been dedicated to raising the critical funds and broad awareness needed to help fast-track ALS TDI’s cutting-edge ALS research – specifically providing ALS TDI with more than $150 million to advance its efforts to end ALS,” commented Steven Perrin Ph.D., CEO of ALS TDI. - January 24, 2020 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Miss America to Speak at the 2020 National Conference and Trade Show of the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA)
Miss America 2020, Camille Schrier, will speak at the NDASA 2020 National Conference in Jacksonville, Florida March 9-11. - January 22, 2020 - National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association
John P. Butler, President and CEO of Akebia Therapeutics, Takes Helm as New Chair of Nation’s Largest Kidney Coalition
Butler will focus on supporting innovation to improve patient-centric care for individuals living with kidney disease, kidney failure and transplants. - January 21, 2020 - Kidney Care Partners
Milca Kaplan, CRNP, Located in Washington, DC, is Enhancing Her Practice by Partnering with Simpatra.Health
Milca Kaplan, CRNP will be adding Simpatra.Health’s BHRT services and technology to her practice. - January 13, 2020 - Simpatra
3Sixty Pharma Solutions Partners with Westchester Biotech Project
Leveraging its “360Start-Up” Powerhouse to Grow a Dynamic Non-Profit for Scientists - January 11, 2020 - 3Sixty Pharma Solutions
Michael Montesi, MD, Located in Cleveland, Mississippi, is Elevating His Practice by Partnering with Simpatra.Health
Michael Montesi, MD, will be adding Simpatra.Health’s BHRT services and technology to his practice. - January 10, 2020 - Simpatra
Co-Chair Invite Letter Released Ahead of SMi’s 4th Annual 3D Cell Culture Conference
SMi Reports: Co-chairs invite senior pharmaceutical professionals to join SMi's 3D Cell Culture Conference, taking place in February 2020 in London. - January 07, 2020 - SAE Media Group
GenInvo Launch
GenInvo launches to provide innovative and transformative solutions to the pharma industry to help bring life-changing treatments to patients faster. - December 23, 2019 - GenInvo, Inc.
New NF-kB Panel of Antibodies from AbboMax and Human Diseases
NF-kB is a protein complex that controls the transcription of DNA. It is a heterodimer sequestered in the cytoplasm. In response to activation NF-kB translocates to the nucleus to 'turn on' the expression of specific genes that keeps a cell proliferating and protects it from apoptosis. AbboMax has developed a panel of NF-kB related antibodies. - December 22, 2019 - AbboMax, Inc.
National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match® Applauds Congress for Its Support of Patients with Blood Cancers and Other Diseases
Bipartisan legislation provides record funding for lifesaving cellular transplants and eliminates a Medicare payment barrier for seniors. - December 20, 2019 - National Marrow Donor Program
Eastern Biotech & Life Sciences Announces Expansion Plans Throughout the Gulf Region
Eastern Biotech & Life Sciences and Eastern Clinical Laboratories launch plans to extend their operations throughout The Middle East. - December 19, 2019 - Eastern Biotech & Life Sciences
ALS TDI Collaboration with Google’s Project Euphonia Highlighted in Documentary Series Featuring Former NFL Player Tim Shaw “The Age of A.I.” Hosted by Robert Downey Jr.
The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), the world’s foremost drug discovery lab focused solely on finding treatments and cures for ALS, today proudly announced that it is featured in episode two of “The Age of A.I.,” a new YouTube Originals documentary series that takes... - December 18, 2019 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
ALS Therapy Development Institute Reflects on the Impact of Pete Frates and the Ice Bucket Challenge
On Monday it was announced that Pete Frates passed away due to complications from ALS. Pete was a leader in the ALS community and the inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge, which helped raise millions of dollars for ALS research and awareness. Though it has been five years since the Challenge,... - December 11, 2019 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Tigerlily Foundation Hosts Historic Young Women’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Disparities Fireside Chat at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Tigerlily Foundation, a national breast cancer organization, will host a Young Women’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Disparities Fireside Chat at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) on the morning of December 10. The event is designed to foster transformational dialogue engaging young women in the African American community from 20 cities identified as locations having a high rate of breast cancer diagnosis among women of color. - December 10, 2019 - Tigerlily Foundation