Biotechnology News
Cutting edge news about companies engaged in the research and development of new drugs, medical devices and procedures as well as research, books and information on FDA approvals, patents and awards. Biotechnology news highlights the use of biological processes, organisms or systems to manufacture products that improve the quality of life.
New eClinical Platform Strategic Analysis & Competitive Landscape Report
Survey Quantifies eClinical Platform Use and Satisfaction and Identifies Dramatic Perceptual Changes - August 26, 2020 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
Bench International Brings Diversity of Experience, Ethnicity and Gender with Launch of Executive Recruiting Hub in Boston
Nova Diop Joins Firm to Lead Efforts to Meet Talent Demands of Nation’s Largest Life Science Cluster. - August 17, 2020 - Bench International
THROMBOLEX™ Inc. First Patient Enrolled in the RESCUE Trial for Treatment of Acute Submassive Pulmonary Embolism
THROMBOLEX™ Inc. has announced that it has enrolled the first patient in its pivotal RESCUE trial for the treatment of patients with acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) using the BASHIR® Endovascular Catheter, under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the FDA. RESCUE is a... - August 06, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
Scientists at AbboMax, Inc. Created a TBNK Panel of Monoclonal Antibodies to Study SARS-CoV-2
Understanding of a host immune response to SARS-CoV-2 is extremely important. It was previously shown that the immune system of patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 is severely impaired. In order to better recognize how immune response is orchestrated, the TBNK (B-Cell, T-Cell, and natural killer cells) panel of antibodies created by AbboMax, Inc. can be employed. - July 22, 2020 - AbboMax, Inc.
55 Fitness Adds New Location Through Franchise Expansion
Fitness franchise opportunity opens first of several locations, all targeting ages 55 and older. - July 09, 2020 - 55 Fitness
Local Business Owner David Ho Named to NSBA Leadership Council
Dr. David Ho, Chairman Vietnamese American Business Council was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. Dr. Ho, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C. - July 09, 2020 - Vietnamese American Business Council
Bay Area Health Provider Partners with Medicom Health to Lower Medication Cost for Patients
New Electronic Medical Record Add-On Automates the Delivery of Rx Discounts at Enterprise Scale - July 09, 2020 - Medicom Health
EUPROTEIN Launched the Supreme Humanly-Expressed Proteins to Help Research in SARS-CoV-2
EUPROTEIN Inc., the expert in mammalian expressed protein, has launched the full set of their top-quality recombinant proteins to help researchers around the world for their studies towards this global pandemic. These protein are expressed in human mammalian cells, which inherently is of superior quality compared to those expressed from E. Coli. - July 09, 2020 - EUPROTEIN Inc.
THROMBOLEX™ Inc. Receives $3 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from the NIH to Fund the RESCUE Trial
Thrombolex™ Inc. has announced that it was awarded a $3 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) section of the NIH to fund their pivotal RESCUE trial under an IDE for the treatment of up to 125 patients with acute,... - July 07, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
Illinois-Wisconsin Health System Partners with Medicom Health to Lower Patient Prescription Costs
New Electronic Medical Record Add-On Automates the Delivery of Rx Discounts at Enterprise Scale - July 01, 2020 - Medicom Health
Pandemic Experts Launch the American BioDefense Institute
American BioDefense Institute launched as a new model for fighting pandemics. - June 25, 2020 - American BioDefense Institute
BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG Launches New fPELA® turbo Automated, Random Access Pancreatic Elastase Test
BÜHLMANN fPELA® turbo (FDA Exempt. For in vitro Diagnostic Use) is an in vitro diagnostic assay intended for the quantitation of pancreatic elastase in human stool, is now commercially available in the US. - June 24, 2020 - BUHLMANN Diagnostics Corp
Christopher Neary, ND, MSOM, of Bend, Oregon, Announces Partnership with Simpatra.Health
Christopher Neary, ND, MSOM, is the latest physician to join the rapidly expanding Simpatra.Health network. As a member of the Simpatra.Health, Dr. Neary is offering leading edge Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) services and technology to patients throughout Bend and Portland Oregon. - June 22, 2020 - Simpatra
MOC1 Solutions Revolutionizes Hospital Security, Care and Human Resources
MOC1 Solutions announces the availability of a hospital identity and access management solution using artificial intelligence, machine learning and facial recognition into one integrated solution. The Hospital Identity and Access Management System (HIAMS) has become the center of innovation in the... - June 15, 2020 - Mobile Office Communications Inc. DBA MOC1 Solutions
MARUX Announces Filing of Provisional Patent Application for AI Enabled Medical Response, Remote Diagnostics, COVID Vitals
MARUX announced that it has filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, covering machine learning, artificial intelligence, and extended/cross-reality for the Company’s remote medical diagnostics, plus remote monitoring application. This patent application is the second set of software as a service (SaaS) process, and is integral for the Company’s initial augmented reality application focused on automotive. - June 14, 2020 - MARUX Incorporated
HCA Healthcare/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center Introduces Minimally Invasive Robotic Tool for Lung Biopsy Procedures
Swedish is the first hospital in Colorado to offer robotic assisted technology that will help detect lung cancer earlier and improve outcomes. - June 13, 2020 - Swedish Medical Center
New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists Welcomes Giuseppe Condemi, MD, Ph.D.
New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists is pleased to announce Giuseppe Condemi, MD, Ph.D. has joined the practice. Dr. Condemi has been a hematologist and medical oncologist for over twenty years. He will be practicing at locations in Hackensack and Rutherford. Dr. Condemi recently received FDA... - June 09, 2020 - New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists
Bio Bench is Cooperating with Helixar Biosciences for the Europe and US Market
Bio Bench has started a partnership with Helixar Biosciences to support its Europe and North America market development. - June 09, 2020 - Bio Bench
AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc. Announces a Ground-Breaking Alternative to Antibiotics
The AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc. Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory strips 1. Immediately resolve the very infection (including antibiotic-resistant bacteria), which its color indicator has detected; 2. AB BIO compound also immediately addresses inflammation at the site, thus suppressing pain, swelling, and discomfort. - June 03, 2020 - AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc.
Dr. Goldberg Joins Manhattan Cancer Associates
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) is pleased to announce Arthur I. Goldberg, M.D., FACP has joined the team of city physicians. Dr. Goldberg is a board-certified medical oncologist who will be practicing at Manhattan Cancer Associates located at 945 5th Ave, New York, NY 10021. Dr. - June 02, 2020 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
Zeteo Biomedical Introduces ZEOx1 AquilaMD™ Ophthalmic Drug Delivery System
Zeteo’s patient-centric ophthalmic delivery systems are designed for precise, self-administration of preservative free drugs and biopharmaceuticals. - June 01, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC
Experimentica Ltd. Announces the Successful Acquisition of the Ophthalmic Contract Research Division from Ophthy-DS, Inc.
Experimentica Ltd., a leader in preclinical ophthalmic drug discovery services, announces the successful acquisition of the contract research division from Ophthy-DS, Inc., a Michigan-based preclinical contract research organization (CRO) specializing in non-regulated drug discovery services and medical device testing for ophthalmic indications. - May 22, 2020 - Experimentica Ltd
Zeteo Biomedical Receives NIH Award to Develop a Universal Nasal Flu Vaccine in Collaboration with the Iowa State University Nanovaccine Institute
Vaccines that can be quickly manufactured, deployed and self-administered at global scale volumes is crucial to protect global populations against pandemic virus threats. - May 20, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC
Mountain Country Foods Has Partnered with Immunostics, Inc. to Ensure the Health and Safety of Its Employees Through COVID-10 Antibody Testing
Mountain Country Foods has partnered with Immunostics Inc. and Dr. L Scott Benson of the University of Utah School of Medicine to support and maintain a healthy workforce during the COVID-19 crisis. - May 18, 2020 - Immunostics Inc.
Galaxy Trade and Technology Welcomes Nicholas S. Bingham as Vice President of International Operations
Nicholas Bingham, an experienced international business development executive, has joined Galaxy Trade and Technology. As Vice President of International Operations, he will manage international magnesium supply-chain, trade, financial structures and marketing in the automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical and oil & gas sectors. - May 15, 2020 - Asia-Pacific Group
Zeteo Biomedical Introduces ZEOx1 Orion(TM) Nasal Vaccine and Drug Delivery Systems
Zeteo’s patient-centric delivery systems are designed for quick manufacturing to facilitate rapid deployment of drugs and vaccines to global populations. - May 14, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC
CloudLIMS Redefines Operations in COVID-19 Biobanks with Its Ready-to-Go-Live COVID-19 LIMS
CloudLIMS releases ready-to-go-live LIMS for COVID-19 biobanks to provide COVID-19 specimens for research. - May 10, 2020 - CloudLIMS
2020 Peer-To-Peer Global Dental Interdisciplinary Summit
Some have called it the “Olympics of Dentistry” and others have championed it as a tremendous international effort. The Global Summits Institute brings together renowned speakers from more than 70 countries and all the continents to teach, learn, share, support and provide a unified... - May 06, 2020 - Global Summits, LLC
New COVID-19 Impact on Biopharmaceutical Industry & CRO Outsourcing Report
Survey Quantifies Current and Expected impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Development and CRO Outsourcing - April 30, 2020 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
My-State Trek Virtual Event Provides New Opportunity to Support ALS Research While Social Distancing
Virtual event provides opportunities to get active at home and raise funds for cutting-edge ALS research at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI). - April 29, 2020 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Virun and East West Bank Partner-Up to Save Lives
VIRUN Nutra-biosciences was able to get fully funded with the help of East West Bank. VIRUN manufactures food products and dietary supplements and are considered part of the essential workforce. Virun makes immune boosting products such as liposomal Vitamin C and patented, clinically proven Glutathione Tripeptides bound to Lactoferrin that have shown success in trials toward innate immunity. - April 22, 2020 - VIRUN
New Treatment Shows Vision Benefit in Age Related Macular Degeneration
MD Stem Cells reports results for Dry AMD from their clinical study SCOTS - the Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study. 63% of treated and evaluated eyes achieved improvement in vision while an additional 34% had vision remain stable in follow up. No complications occurred. Results were statistically significant. - April 18, 2020 - MD Stem Cells
Aciont's Paper, "Transscleral Iontophoresis for Noninvasive Ocular Drug Delivery of Macromolecules" Published in JOPT
Aciont Inc. announced today that results from preclinical studies of its Visulex-I technology is published online ahead of print in the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics under the title “Transscleral Iontophoresis for Noninvasive Ocular Drug Delivery of... - April 18, 2020 - Aciont Inc.
Cellix Bio Pharma Initiates Acquisition of Avaca Pharma: Formulation Development CRO
Cellix Bio Pharma, a global contract research organization (CRO), transforms today’s healthcare challenges into tomorrow’s solutions. Cellix Bio Pharma is an experienced CRO focused on development of pharmaceutical formulations. Cellix Bio Pharma focuses to combine the AI computational power to the chemical and biological space in order to streamline drug discovery, design, development, and optimization that can expedite drug development. - April 10, 2020 - Cellix Bio Pharma Private Limited
National Medtech Society SWSNA Launches New Anthology of Home Health Tech Designed to Aid Distanced COVID-19 Patients Achieve Drug Free Relief
Shock Wave Society of North America (SWSNA) Announces New Anthology of Supplimental Home Health Devices launched this week in response to COVID-19 restrictive social distancing to compete with American’s barrier to clinic care. This new line of MedTech, called Oceanus PhysioLite, offers patients the personalized care they need from the safety of homes across the country. - March 29, 2020 - Shock Wave Society of North America
New Book is Now a Bestseller That Calls Attention to the False Premise of Traditional Science
A book released on March 1 entitled, “Is Science in Denial? Read This Book and Decide” has become the number one bestselling new release in the “Science and Math Quick Reads” category on Amazon. - March 18, 2020 - The Oaklea Press
Best Medical Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 24th Annual WebAward Competition
The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best medical websites in the world as part of their 24th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including... - March 18, 2020 - Web Marketing Association
IVI Convenes First-of-its Kind Multi-Stakeholder Summit to Accelerate Aligning Value Assessment Methods with Real-World Decision Needs
Participants Define Consensus Expectations and Prioritize Research Agenda to Improve Value Assessment Methods - March 17, 2020 - Innovation and Value Initiative
Rare Diseases Research Funded by $220,000 in Grants from CABRI
In its ongoing commitment to funding research for new treatments for rare diseases, Cayman Biomedical Research Institute (CABRI) has announced its principle investigator and undergraduate awardees for the 2020 academic year. “We are excited to support these scientists actively researching... - March 12, 2020 - Cayman Chemical Company
Cincinnati-Based Health Network Partners with Medicom Health to Lower Out-of-Pocket Medication Expenses for Consumers
Electronic Medical Record Add-On Automates the Delivery of Rx Discounts at Enterprise Scale - March 10, 2020 - Medicom Health
Best Health Care Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 24th Annual WebAward Competition
Excellence deserves recognition and the Web Marketing Association is looking for the best healthcare websites in the world as part of their 24th annual international WebAward Competition. Healthcare related categories include healthcare, healthcare provider, medical, medical equipment, biotechnology and pharmaceutical websites. The deadline for Healthcare related websites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2020. - March 09, 2020 - Web Marketing Association
New Book Challenging Readers to Decide if Scientists Are in Denial Will be Free March 7 Though 11
Based on the fundamental principle of traditional science, consciousness and intelligence could not have existed until evolution produced a brain and cannot exist without one. A new book reveals credible evidence that indicates otherwise, suggesting western science needs to be updated. - March 07, 2020 - The Oaklea Press
Thrombolex Bashir® Endovascular Catheter First-In-Man (FIM) Trial for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Thrombolex Bashir® Endovascular Catheter First-In-Man (FIM) Trial for Acute Pulmonary Embolism Confirms Early Safety and Feasibility and Impressive Reduction of Clot Burden - Results of FIM Trial presented at American Venous Forum (AVF) Annual Meeting - March 05, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
Kirk McCarty Named President & CEO of Sky Ridge Medical Center
HealthONE announced today that Kirk McCarty, RN, MSN has been named the President and CEO of Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, following the retirement announcement of Susan Hicks. McCarty has been promoted from his current role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Sky Ridge, a position he has... - February 29, 2020 - Sky Ridge Medical Center
Recombinetics Announces Collaboration with University of Texas Southwestern to Advance Regenerative Medicine Through Therapeutic Cell, Tissue, and Organ Production
Recombinetics (RCI) today announced a collaborative research project with University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) to identify key factors that improve the efficiency of generating interspecies chimera between pigs and humans. This near-term goal will benefit the long-term objective of advancing... - February 27, 2020 - Recombinetics, Inc.
Bench International Places Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner, as a Director with Illumina
Firm Launches Recruiting Hub in San Diego to Meet Talent Demands of Region’s Expanding Life Science Cluster - February 20, 2020 - Bench International
Thrombolex is Honored by Receiving Temple University’s Prestigious President’s Spin-Out Award
Temple University President, Richard Englert, and Vice President for Research, Michele Masucci, gathered colleagues to honor the University’s top inventors, and distinguished researchers at the third annual President’s Innovation Award Gala. Fueled by more than $279 million in annual... - February 19, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
The University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and TEALEAVES Announce Their Attendance at the World Biodiversity Forum
At the inaugural World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland in February, TEALEAVES and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Botanical Garden will facilitate a collaborative framework to preserve biodiversity through a network of international organizations. - February 14, 2020 - TEALEAVES
Nabil Adam Selected as Healthcare Co-Chair for the 2020 IEEE 6th World Forum on Internet of Things
Dr. Nabil Adam to Serve as Co-Chair of the Healthcare Track at Prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Conference - February 12, 2020 - Nabil Adam
IVI Announces Six New Members to Board of Directors
IVI, the research-based non-profit organization improving the science and practice of value assessment, unveils six new members to its Board of Directors. - January 30, 2020 - Innovation and Value Initiative