On on April 23, 2017, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR), a medical technology leader in the fields of vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products, announced a definitive agreement under which BD will acquire Bard for $317.00 per Bard common share in cash and stock, for a total consideration of $24 billion. The agreement has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.Continue reading
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ASU faculty chosen for prestigious Mayo Clinic summer residency
Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care has chosen eight Alliance Fellows to be part of the inaugural Faculty in Residence program.Continue reading
Paradigm Diagnostics Announces Active Clinical Trial Site Enrollment for Personalized Medicine Cancer Registry
Paradigm Diagnostics announces the launch and IRB approval of the Paradigm registry to allow physicians to better collect, share, and visualize data to help advance personalized medicine in oncology.
Roche launches antibody test to aid in diagnosis of challenging prostate cancer cases
Tucson, AZ, April 12, 2017 Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY) today announced the global launch of the anti-p504s (SP116) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody2 for prostate cancer diagnosis. This antibody has been validated for use in a dual stain with the VENTANA Basal Cell Cocktail (34ßE12+p63) to aid in distinguishing morphologically difficult cases as benign, atypical or cancerous on a single slide. The assay is an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) primary antibody for use on the VENTANA BenchMark IHC/ISH series of automated slide stainers.Continue reading
HTG Molecular Diagnostics and Centre Léon Bérard Enter Into Molecular Profiling Research Agreement
HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (HTGM), a provider of instruments, reagents, and services for molecular profiling applications, announced that it has entered into a research agreement with Centre Léon Bérard, which provides the framework for molecular profiling studies aimed to advance precision medicine. The initial project utilizes the HTG EdgeSeq Oncology Biomarker Panel to retrospectively characterize immunologic profiles from advanced malignant tumor samples collected in the ProfiLER study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01774409).
HTG Molecular Diagnostics and Daiichi Sankyo Complete Master Services Agreement
HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTGM), a provider of instruments, reagents and services for molecular profiling applications, announced that it has entered into a master services agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (Daiichi Sankyo) for work to be performed in HTG’s VERI/O laboratory. The initial project includes the development of a custom assay for the detection of nearly 3,000 mRNA targets using the HTG EdgeSeq technology.Continue reading
Draft Legislation for User Fee Reauthorization Released on April 14, 2017
On April 14, 2017, the leaders of the Senate and House health committees released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration user fee agreements. Continue reading
NuvOx Pharma receives $300K NHLBI Award
The NHLBI Grants NuvOx Pharma a $300k Grant to Study the Effects of their Oxygen Therapeutic on in Myocardial Infarction in a Pig Model.Continue reading