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ASU Receives $50 Million Gift to Support Dementia Research and Education
Donation to establish center at nursing school, initiative at Biodesign.
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C-Path Selects Global Regulatory Affairs Leader as New President and CEO
TUCSON, Ariz., March 21, 2019 — After a worldwide search, the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today announced it has appointed Joseph Scheeren, Pharm. D., as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Scheeren previously served as Senior Advisor Research and Development for Bayer AG and has had a distinguished 36-year career in the pharmaceutical industry having held positions domestically and internationally in drug development and regulatory approval on three continents.
As if by magic: TGen develops program that lights up cancer-causing mutations
LumosVar — a name inspired by Harry Potter — could help physicians provide genomic-based treatments for their patientsContinue reading
Beacon Biomedical Teams with National Phlebotomy Providers Network To Launch a Nationwide Blood-Draw Service to Support BeScreened™-CRC
Despite being one of the most preventable cancers, colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women in the United States. In 2018 alone, there were an estimated 140,250 new cases of colorectal cancer and 50,630 deaths. While existing screening tests, such as fecal-based tests and colonoscopies, are extremely effective at finding colorectal cancer, they only work if they are used.
BeScreened™-CRC provides people the option for an easy, accurate & now convenient Blood Test for CRC Screening.Continue reading
UA Startup GenetiRate Wins International Seafood Innovation Award
University of Arizona startup GenetiRate has been designated one of two companies honored with the Seafood Innovation Award at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) 2019. Awarded on March 7, NASF Seafood Innovation Day, the company won the honor for its technology for genetic selection to improve sustainability and production.Continue reading
Mayo Clinic, ASU medical journalism fellowship applicants sought
Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication are accepting applications for a fellowship program. As part of this program, journalists from across the country will receive intensive training to cover medicine.Continue reading
TGen and ABL pursue global rollout of advanced TB test
Licensing agreement puts DeepChek®-TB one step closer to clinical application Continue reading