News in the Life Sciences Industry

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A federally funded, international study found no evidence that patients with severe but stable heart disease who underwent heart procedures experienced lower rates of major, disease-related events compared to those treated with medications and lifestyle... Read more ››

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death for the roughly 500 million people worldwide with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Yet such patients have been excluded from most of the major, relevant cardiovascular clinical trials that are meant to guide... Read more ››

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Footit Medical Supply, a durable medical equipment, mobility, & CPAP provider, announced the promotion of Natalia Sinigur as Vice President of its organization moving forward. Also, Sinigur has exercised her stock option rights and currently... Read more ››

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen today announced a new analysis from the Repatha(®) (evolocumab) cardiovascular outcomes (FOURIER) study that evaluates the effectiveness of Repatha in patients who have suffered a recent myocardial infarction (MI). The analysis showed... Read more ››

TITUSVILLE, N.J., Nov. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the launch of the next evolution of digital clinical trial design with CHIEF-HF, the first-ever completely decentralized, mobile, indication-seeking clinical study. To... Read more ››

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AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- VA2CS, the European leader in AI-Powered Fall Detection and Prevention, is launching its... Read more ››

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Biological products play an increasingly central role in modern medicine, offering treatments for many serious illnesses. Commonly referred to as biologics, these medicines are generally made from natural or living sources, like animal and plant... Read more ››

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Adakveo (crizanlizumab-tmca), a treatment to reduce the frequency of vaso-occlusive crisis - a common and painful complication of sickle cell disease that occurs when blood circulation is obstructed... Read more ››

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) announced today that it has been notified of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Investment Corporation ("TRC") to purchase up to 500,000 shares of BDX common stock at a price of $234.00... Read more ››

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leader in the development and production of sustainable ingredients for the Health & Wellness, Clean Beauty and Flavors & Fragrances markets, today announced that it has closed on its previously announced... Read more ››

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(®) (NASDAQ: PTLA) today announced that Annals of Emergency Medicine, the journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), published a multidisciplinary anticoagulant reversal and... Read more ››