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Galectin Therapeutics Announces $10 Million Credit Line from Richard E. Uihlein Sufficient to Cover Expected Expenditures Into 2019

19/12/2017 - 22:10

NORCROSS, Ga., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GALT ), the leading developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins, today announced it entered into a $10 million unsecured [...]

Five Prime Therapeutics and Zai Lab Announce Exclusive License Agreement for FPA144 Anti-FGFR2b Antibody in Greater China and Global Strategic Development Collaboration

19/12/2017 - 22:05

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc . (NASDAQ: FPRX ), a biotechnology company discovering and developing innovative immuno-oncology protein [...]

SDi Announces Planned Release of 2018 Global Assessment Report

19/12/2017 - 21:44

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Strategic Directions International (SDi), a division of BioInformatics LLC, announced today the 2018 Global Assessment Report: The Laboratory Analytical & Life [...]

FDA Approves Spark Therapeutics’ LUXTURNA™ (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), a One-time Gene Therapy for Patients with Confirmed Biallelic RPE65 Mutation-associated Retinal Dystrophy

19/12/2017 - 21:05

LUXTURNA is first gene therapy for a genetic disease, first and only pharmacologic treatment for an inherited retinal disease (IRD) and first adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector gene therapy approved in U.S. Children [...]

Qu Biologics invited to present research data at inaugural Crohn’s and Colitis Congress

19/12/2017 - 18:45

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qu Biologics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs), a unique platform of immunotherapies designed to restore [...]

APHL Announces Newborn Screening Funding Recipients

19/12/2017 - 16:41

Silver Spring, MD, Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Immediate Release The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is pleased to announce the recipients of the second round of New Disorders Implementation [...]

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Prior Approval Supplement for Commercial Launch of Portola Pharmaceuticals’ Novel Oral Anticoagulant Bevyxxa® (betrixaban)

19/12/2017 - 16:35

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.® (NASDAQ: PTLA ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company’s Prior Approval [...]

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Expands Management Team, Appoints Timothy Sullivan Chief Financial Officer

19/12/2017 - 16:16

CRESTWOOD, Ky. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apellis Pharmaceuticals , Inc., (Nasdaq: APLS ) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a platform of novel therapeutic compounds for [...]

TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. Expands Presence in the United Kingdom With New Distribution Agreement

19/12/2017 - 15:30

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. (“TOMI”) (OTCQX:TOMZ), a global decontamination company that specializes in disinfection/decontamination sales and services, [...]

Asklepion Pharmaceuticals Announces Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) Agreement with FDA for Phase 3 Program of Intravenous Citrulline

19/12/2017 - 15:00

BALTIMORE, Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asklepion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Asklepion” or “the Company”) announced that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a Special [...]

Dr. Axe Launches New Keto Diet and Fitness Plan for 2018

19/12/2017 - 15:00

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For those who are fed up with yo-yo weight gain, dieting, and failed attempts at living a healthier lifestyle, Doctor of Natural Medicine, Dr. Josh Axe is launching a [...]

Chembio Diagnostics and AstraZeneca Enter a Collaboration to Develop Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test

19/12/2017 - 14:50

MEDFORD, N.Y., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEMI ), a leader in point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, today announced that it has entered into a [...]

Yield10 Bioscience Announces Pricing of $12.6 Million Public Offering

19/12/2017 - 14:43

WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: YTEN ) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of units for gross proceeds of $12.6 million, prior to deducting [...]

Teladoc to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

19/12/2017 - 14:35

PURCHASE, NY, Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teladoc , Inc. (NYSE: TDOC ), the world’s largest and most trusted provider of virtual care delivery services, today announced that Jason Gorevic, chief executive officer [...]

Bob White Named Executive Vice President and President of Medtronic's Minimally Invasive Therapies Group; Chris Lee to Assume Leadership of Medtronic's Asia Pacific Region

19/12/2017 - 14:31

Bryan Hanson Leaves Medtronic to Become President and CEO of a Public Company DUBLIN - December 19, 2017 - Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) announced today that Bob White, previously Senior Vice President and President of [...]

Hemispherx Highlights Year-To-Date Progress, Outlines Key Objectives

19/12/2017 - 14:30

Letter to Shareholders Posted on Website Revenue Up, Burn Rate Down Dramatically; Progress Cited with FDA Discussions on Ampligen; Manufacturing Facility for FDA-Approved Alferon N Fully Repaired; Immuno-oncology Seen [...]

EHNAC Partners With OmniSystems, Inc. to Extend Reach of Accreditation Programs Internationally

19/12/2017 - 14:30

FARMINGTON, Conn., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body for organizations that [...]

Clinical Genomics Pathology Inc. Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists (CAP) for Liquid Biopsy Lab

19/12/2017 - 14:30

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clinical Genomics, a leading provider of liquid biopsy cancer testing solutions, today announced the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists ( [...]

EyeGate Awarded New U.S. Patent for Iontophoretic Delivery of Corticosteroids to the Eye

19/12/2017 - 14:30

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYEG ) (“EyeGate” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage, specialty pharmaceutical company with two platform technologies for [...]