Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
According to Verona Pharma’s CEO, Dr. Jan-Anders Karlsson, the highlights of 2016 were encouraging clinical data for RPL554, additional financing from “a very experienced syndicate” of investors, and further strengthening of the company’s Board and executive team.
CTI BioPharma has appointed Adam Craig, M.D., Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors
Growing prevalence of chronic diseases, surge in clinical trials outsourcing, rising R&D cost and favorable government initiatives will drive global clinical trial management system market size, according to a report by Global Market Insights.
For mountain climbers and hikers, injuries often include broken bones, sprains and skin wounds, but many don’t carry the right supplies for the injuries and illnesses they are most likely to face, a recent study found.
Oncology drug research and development company Xynomic Pharmaceuticals has acquired exclusive worldwide rights to develop a novel HDAC inhibitor targeting hematological and solid tumors, Abexinostat.
Vancouver-based drugmaker OncoGenex didn’t make any revenues in the fourth quarter 2016, and it finished the year with a net loss for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016 of $5.8 million and $20.1 million, respectively.
Oxford BioMedica, a gene and cell therapy group, has presented results from a Phase I/II clinical trial of MVA-5T4 immunotherapy (TroVax) and low dose cyclophosphamide (CPM) in patients with advanced colorectal cancer (TaCTiCC).
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Novartis’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for filing, and granted Priority Review for the expanded use of Zykadia (ceritinib) as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors are anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive as detected by an FDA-approved test.
PureTech Health has named new Chief Medical Officer to see all clinical operations across its pipeline and will focus on pushing chances that have most potential for patients.
A decade after the emergence of smartphones, Facebook and Twitter, more than four out of five adults in the U.S. report that they constantly or often check their email, texts and social media accounts, according to part two of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) report Stress in America: Coping with Change. This attachment to devices and the constant use of technology is associated with higher stress levels for these Americans.