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Author Archive: AZBio
UA Researchers Develop Novel ‘Lung-on-a-Leaf’ Model to Study Pulmonary Diseases
UA College of Medicine – Phoenix scientists cross-utilize plant biology, medicine and engineering to create novel platform.Continue reading
TGen Bioscience Leadership Academy Welcomes Inaugural Class
Helios Education Foundation sponsors new program exclusively for high school studentsContinue reading
Pfizer to Expand Venture Investing with $600 Million Commitment to Pfizer Ventures
Approximately 255 of new funding to be dedicated to neuroscience.Continue reading
UA College of Nursing Receives $1.6M Grant to Examine the Healing Potential of Curcumin for Acute Lung Injury
The five-year National Institutes of Health grant will enable Charles Downs, PhD, to study whether the non-pharmacological supplement curcumin can prevent lung injury.Continue reading
INSYS Therapeutics Provides an Update on Its Ongoing Transformation
PHOENIX, June 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSY), a leader in the development, manufacture and commercialization of pharmaceutical cannabinoids and spray technology, today reiterated its ongoing efforts to fundamentally transform the company. Below is a synopsis of these ongoing efforts.Continue reading
AMAG Announces Plans to Sell CBR® to GI Partners for $530M
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG) announced, on June 15, 2018, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to divest Cord Blood Registry (CBR®) to GI Partners, a private equity investment firm, for $530 million in an all cash sale. The parties expect to close the transaction in the third quarter of 2018.
GI Partners will also simultaneously acquire California Cryobank (CCB), the world’s premier donor sperm and egg bank in a combined transaction.
Epinephrine Nasal Spray in Development for Treatment of Anaphylaxis Shows Promise as Potential Alternative to Intramuscular Injection
Allergy sufferers who experience anaphylaxis—an acute, life-threatening allergic reaction requiring urgent treatment—may soon have a new delivery option for receiving a timely dose of epinephrine to avoid a potentially fatal outcome.
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Photometrics® and arivis Form New Partnership for Big Data Image Acquisition and Handling Photometrics Scientific CMOS, EMCCD and CCD Cameras
U.S.-based camera company Photometrics and German-based software company arivis, have teamed up to provide imaging and big data handling solutions to researchers to streamline their science. This partnership provides new imaging technology and software to produce more detailed data while handling those data efficiently. Photometrics is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. Arivis, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of arivis, is based in Phoenix, Arizona.Continue reading