Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM), focused on discovering and developing drugs to improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients, today reported positive top-line results from the Phase 3 DUO study evaluating the efficacy and safety of duvelisib, a first in class oral dual inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma, in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
Stent Tek, a medical device company that is developing a minimally invasive catheter system for dialysis patients, announced today it has successfully closed a Series A funding round with investments from two institutional investors.
The National Hospitalist Conference will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa on September 8-10, 2017. The National Hospitalist Conference is designed to provide physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with information and skills to improve the care of their hospitalized patients.
Sanofi announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted tentative approval for Admelog® (insulin lispro injection) 100 Units/mL, a rapid-acting human insulin analog. Admelog is indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus.
Germany's Merck KGaA is looking to sell its $1 billion consumer healthcare unit after a group-wide strategic review.
The European XFEL is now online. Built to be the world's largest facility to house the most powerful x-ray lasers that can be produced, the XFEL would contribute to a better understanding of molecular and chemical process by imaging particles.
The 15th International Show for Products, Equipment and Services for the Healthcare Sector(Expo Medical) will be held at Centro Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina from September 27 to September 29, 2017. As the leading global pharmaceutical and medical device B2B online platform, Ddu is going to attend the exhibition along with the products of high priority members and commits itself to the development of the South American medical trade market.
US regulators have placed on hold studies of French drugmaker Cellectis’ CAR-T therapy following a patient fatality.
A collaboration to develop next generation chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T) (RELATED: Kite begins EU trial of CAR–T therapy) was announced by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) and Noile-Immune Biotech Inc..
GNS Healthcare (GNS), a leading precision medicine company, today announced that it has raised an additional $6 million in equity from Amgen Ventures with participation from existing investor Alexandria Real Estate Equities. The funds will be used to further develop the company's REFS™ causal machine learning and simulation platform and solutions across drug discovery & development, value-based drug solutions, care management, and health system business optimization. With this investment, Amgen Ventures joins other leading biopharma companies Celgene and Zambon Pharmaceuticals, leading health plans Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (Cambia Health Solutions), and Horizon Blue Cross of NJ and provider Heritage Provider Network, in addition to Mitsui, GHO Capital, and Fort Rock Capital as shareholders of GNS.
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