News in the Life Sciences Industry

PALO ALTO, Calif. and NAIROBI, Kenya, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced that The Nairobi West Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya is the first clinic in the country and in West, Central, and East Africa to begin treating cancer patients using the Halcyon((TM)) radiotherapy... Read more ››

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Stem cell therapy has received attention across the world for its countless medical uses, especially in the field of orthopedic surgery. Our bodies have an amazing capacity for self-healing, and stem cell therapy utilizes cells naturally... Read more ››

ST. LOUIS, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, reporting diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24, and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $1.39.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Marken announced today the addition of Roambee monitoring technology to their packaging portfolio in order to provide increased end to end visibility throughout the supply chain for valuable clinical product shipments. Roambee devices... Read more ››

INDIANAPOLIS, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the rights in China for two legacy Lilly antibiotic medicines, Ceclor(®) and Vancocin(®), as well as a manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China that produces... Read more ››

- Funding was led by JAM Capital Partners and MicroPort

DENVER, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Samantha Ruth is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Achiever in the field of Medicine as a Transformational Psychologist and Founder at Never Give Up.

IRVINE, Calif., April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AIVITA Biomedical, Inc., a biotech company specializing in innovative stem cell applications, announced today that the Company has significantly expanded distribution of its revolutionary skincare products via additional sales channels in Japan.... Read more ››

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is proud to announce the 2019 Distinguished Professional Service and Award of Excellence Recipients. These awards are given to nurses whose accomplishments in the specialties of... Read more ››

CARROLLTON, Texas, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Answering the call from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for laboratories to provide early and rapid detection of the emerging superbug, Candida auris, Texas-based MycoDART, Inc. has developed a test to provide doctors highly... Read more ››

BOSTON, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ariadne Labs announced today that health system innovation leader Dr. Asaf Bitton, a Harvard professor and Brigham and Women's Hospital primary care physician, has been selected as its new executive director. He succeeds Dr. Atul Gawande, who now assumes... Read more ››

SECAUCUS, N.J., April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it was selected by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers of 2019.