UA Researchers Make Next Move in Fight Against Ovarian Cancer A little scope with big impact could increase survival rates for cancer patients.

With a $863,000, three-year grant from the United States Army, Jennifer Barton, director of the BIO5 Institute and professor of biomedical engineering, biosystems engineering,electrical and computer engineering and optical sciences, is continuing her research into a disposable falloposcope to detect early-stage ovarian cancer. A falloposcope is an endoscope used to image the fallopian tubes, where researchers now believe ovarian cancer originates.Continue reading

National Cancer Institute awards Carlo Maley $10.8M grant

Carlo Maley, associate professor in the Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society and director of the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, was selected as a recipient of a $10.8M grant from the National Cancer Institute. The Breast Pre-Cancer Atlas will be an active repository for information about breast tumors, open to the scientific community to use for further analysis.Continue reading

INSYS Therapeutics Announces Results Of PK Study Assessing Proprietary Intranasal Naloxone Formulations Versus Intramuscular And Intravenous Naloxone For Opioid Overdose

INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSY),  announced om November 1, 2018 that a pharmacokinetic (PK) study (INS012-18-119) of its proprietary intranasal naloxone spray formulations for the treatment of opioid overdose showed a distinctive PK profile compared to the current standards of intramuscular (IM) and intravenous (IV) administration of naloxone.

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Jill German named Head of Roche Tissue Diagnostics

Jill German has been named Head of Roche Tissue Diagnostics, an innovator of tissue-based diagnostic solutions for patients worldwide. Located in Tucson, Arizona, Roche Tissue Diagnostics is the leading global supplier of cancer diagnostic systems to the pathology market, providing more than 250 cancer tests and associated instruments.  She succeeds Ann Costello, who has taken on a new leadership position with Roche in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.Continue reading