Prevent oral infections with bacteria-killing dentures

World |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Oct, 2018

Candidiasis is a yeast infection that affects many people who wear dentures, causing difficulty eating and drinking – and can lead to serious problems in the blood, heart, brain, eyes...Read more

CPhI recognizes Merck for innovative products

World |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Oct, 2018

Merck, the vibrant science and technology company, announced that it has won two CPhI Pharma Awards for innovative products for the pharmaceutical industry. The awards were announced at CPh...Read more

Optina Diagnostics secures C$4 M funding

World |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Oct, 2018

Montreal based Optina Diagnostics Inc., a leader in early detection of Alzheimer through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Spectral Retinal Imaging, has raised C$4 million in a ne...Read more

OpenMTA to lead way for global biotech innovation

World |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Oct, 2018

A new easy-to-use legal tool, OpenMTA, has been launched recently that enables open exchange of biological materials. The OpenMTA is a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) designed to support ...Read more

Siemens receives FDA approval for new MRI scanner

World |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Oct, 2018

Siemens Healthineers has secured clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Magnetom Sola MRI scanner with 1.5 Tesla. The new MRI is part of the company’s strat...Read more

Revance appoints Tobin C. Schilke as CFO

World |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Oct, 2018

Singapore  – Revance Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing neuromodulators for use in treating aesthetic and therapeutic conditions, announced that it has strengthened...Read more

Universal Robots marks 25,000 cobot milestone

World |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Oct, 2018

Singapore  – Universal Robots (UR), the pioneer and market leader in collaborative robots (cobots), has cemented its market leadership after hitting 25,000 cobot sales. To celeb...Read more

FDA lifts clinical hold on gene therapy for sickle cell disease

World |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Oct, 2018

CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals have announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the clinical hold and accepted the Investigational New Drug applica...Read more

Ionis, Roche unite to treat Complement-Mediated Diseases

World |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Oct, 2018

Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced a new collaboration with Roche to develop IONIS-FB-LRx for the treatment of complement-mediated diseases. This collaboration will leverage Ionis' leadership...Read more

Merck offers new platform to enhance bioprocessing

World |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Oct, 2018

Merck is collaborating with GlycoBac LLC to offer a Sf-9 insect cell line. GlycoBac’s development of a proven rhabdovirus-negative (RVN) cell line enables Merck to offer the first Sf-...Read more

Neurocrine Bio teams up with Jnana for drug discovery

World |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Oct, 2018

Singapore - Neurocrine Biosciences and Jnana Therapeutics announced that they have entered into a research collaboration aimed at discovering novel small molecule therapeutics for multiple ...Read more

Breathtec acquires Nash Pharmaceuticals

World |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Oct, 2018

Singapore - Breathtec Biomedical  is pleased to announce that further to its press release of August 2, 2018, it has signed a share exchange agreement dated October 5, 2018  among...Read more

FDA issues new guidance for developers of complex generics

World |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Oct, 2018

 Singapore - The FDA has released new guidance documents aimed at advancing development of generic versions of transdermally and topically administered drugs, formulations th...Read more

Novartis’ crizanlizumab relieves patients from sickle cell pain crisis

World |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Oct, 2018

Results from a post hoc analysis of the Phase II SUSTAIN study of crizanlizumab, a humanized anti-P-selectin monoclonal antibody being investigated for the treatment of sickle cell disease ...Read more

Bionure appoints Dr. Laurent Nguyen as CEO

World |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Oct, 2018

Bionure Farma, a spin-off from the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (Spain) specialized in neuroprotection has announced the appointment of Dr. Laurent Nguyen as the new Chief Executive Officer...Read more

Roche receives US FDA nod for blockbuster Hemlibra

World |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Oct, 2018

Roche recently announced  that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding ...Read more

Axonics Modulation Technologies readies $86M IPO

World |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Oct, 2018

Singapore - Irvine, CA-based Axonics Modulation Technologies (AXNX) has filed a prospectus for an $86M IPO. The medtech company has developed an implantable rechargeabl...Read more

UCL, Pall Biotech collaborate for biotech research and training

World |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Oct, 2018

Singapore - Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, has progressed a strategic partnership with the University College London (UCL) Biochemic...Read more