Medical/Pharmaceuticals

Merck Announces Out-Licensing Agreement for Phase II-ready Anti-ADAMTS5 Nanobody for Osteoarthritis

- Merck out-licenses promising clinical-stage program to Novartis - Anti-ADAMTS5 Nanobody® program is Phase II-ready with novel MoA which could protect against cartilage damage and reduce joint pain - Merck receives upfront payment of € 50 million with the potential of receiving a further € 400...

2020-10-06 20:00 3077

Sirtex Medical appoints Francis Jannot as Executive Vice President of International Sales

Seasoned sales veteran to lead International Sales for continued growth of global markets WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirtex Medical ("Sirtex"), a leading manufacturer of targeted liver cancer therapies, announced the appointment of Mr.Francis Jannot as Executive Vice President o...

2020-10-06 20:00 2856

Medicom Announces New USA Mask Manufacturing Plant

MONTREAL, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medicom Group ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of surgical and respiratory masks, today announced the expansion of its U.S. mask manufacturing operations.The company will be adding a second factory with triple the square footage of i...

2020-10-06 19:00 5177

Visiopharm Announces Scientific Advisory Board

HOERSHOLM, Denmark, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Visiopharm®, the Denmark-based leader in artificial intelligence-driven image analysis, tissue mining, and precision pathology has announced the formation of its scientific advisory board (SAB), comprised of industry experts in digital pathology, q...

2020-10-06 14:49 2697

Maxonrow Awards Five Prizes to Innovative Blockchain for Healthcare Solutions

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxonrow hosted the closing ceremony of its first-ever Hackathon, MAXathon, onOctober 3, 2020. People from over 30 countries participated and seventeen pre-selected teams pitched their blockchain for healthcare solutions to a jury of seven people, and ...

2020-10-06 14:29 4463

Mercy Ships Announces the Global Mercy, World's Largest NGO Hospital Ship

Over 16 million people die each year due to lack of surgical care; Mercy Ships builds a response to this world problem for the future GARDEN VALLEY, Texas, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mercy Ships announced a first look at the construction of the world's largest NGO hospital ship which ...

2020-10-06 13:01 5785

Results Evaluating The Effect Of Ubiquinol On Endothelial Function Published In Nutrients

PASADENA, Texas, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaneka Nutrients today announced the results of an 8-week, randomized, double-blind, single-center trial, demonstrating health benefits of Ubiquinol on endothelial function and antioxidant protection. This study was designed to measure change in flow...

2020-10-06 01:33 2211

Expert Breast Cancer Treatment Recommendations Based on Latest Evidence Updating for Multiple Languages

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- During Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is sharing and updating evidence- and expert consensus-based management recommendations which lead to optimal outcomes for people with...

2020-10-05 08:35 6537

Sonovia's Masks Actively Eliminate Over 99% of COVID-19

Lab Results Corroborate It Effectively Eliminate Over 99% of COVID-19 Particles. RAMAT GAN, Israel, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonovia ltd. shared the encouraging results the company received from internationally accredited laboratory ATCC Testing laboratory. The SonoMask, which is protecte...

2020-10-05 08:13 2779

PixCell Medical Announces Regulatory Approval from Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for HemoScreen Point-of-Care Hematology Analyzer

YOKNEAM ILIT, Israel, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PixCell Medical , innovator of rapid diagnostic solutions at the point-of-care, announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the HemoScre...

2020-10-05 08:00 2995

Mentice to Acquire Vascular Simulations

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentice AB (STO: MNTC) today signed a definitive agreement to acquire theNew York-based medical technology company Vascular Simulations (VSI), a world-leading provider of replication solutions allowing endovascular procedures to be performed by doctors mani...

2020-10-02 04:16 4240

Smartphone-based Solutions Boost the Global Infectious Disease Point-of-Care Testing Market at an Explosive CAGR of 70.2% in 2020

Digital POCT platforms will enable diagnostic testing beyond the clinic, transforming how assay results are gathered and analyzed, finds Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis,Smartphone-based Solutions Spur the Global Infectious ...

2020-10-02 03:43 3870

ZEISS at the 2020 Virtual ESCRS & EURETINA Congress

ZEISS Introduces New Solution Enhancements for Procedure Workflows at ESCRS and EURETINA JENA, Germany, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ZEISS presents its new solution enhancements to help doctors maximize clinical efficiency and improve patient care - from assessment, diagnosis, to treatment. The ...

2020-10-02 03:16 3634

Technopath Clinical Diagnostics Introduces the First Unified, Purpose-Built Quality-Control (QC) Platform Providing a Higher Level of Confidence in the Precision and Accuracy of Patient Sample Results

IAMQC Infinity™ is the first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for clinical laboratories to bring together worldwide peer comparisons, advanced QC analytics, proficiency testing data, and daily QC data management functions in real-time on one unified platform IAMQC Infinity empowers frontlin...

2020-10-01 14:00 5331

GVN's Top Virus Experts Meet Together To Identify Most Promising Advances To Battle COVID-19 & Strategies To Prepare For Future Pandemics

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of the world's leading medical and basic virology research centers working to prevent illness and death from viral disease, convened a press conference with attendees from across the globe to discuss key takeaways...

2020-10-01 04:56 5506

Harbour BioMed Announces Dosing of First Patients in Two Phase II Clinical Studies of Batoclimab (HBM9161) for the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis and Immune Thrombocytopenia

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SUZHOU, China, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbour BioMed (HBM), a global, clinical-stage, bio-pharmaceutical company announced today the dosing of the first patient in two separate Phase II clinical trials of Batoclimab (HBM 9161), a fully human...

2020-09-30 21:50 5463

Independent multi-center trial shows that Getinge's NAVA ventilation mode shortens time of mechanical ventilation by almost 35% for adult ICU patients

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The clinical effectiveness of Getinge's patented Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA), which uses the patient's own respiratory drive to control ventilator assistance, is supported in the NAVIATOR trial. According to the NAVIATOR trial, N...

2020-09-30 21:45 14189

MARii and Sengenics Launch ImmuSAFE® - World's First Multi-Antigen, Epitope Specific, Fully Quantitative COVID-19 Test

CYBERJAYA, Malaysia, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) and Sengenics Sdn. Bhd. launched the ImmuSAFE COVID+ biochip, at MARii's headquarters, Cyberjaya. From left: Dr. Faizal Anwar, MAR...

2020-09-30 20:21 5984

Lipidor announces positive outcome of feasibility study for development of topical medical cannabis products based on the company's AKVANO® technology

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipidor AB (Nasdaq First North:LIPI)  today announces a positive outcome of the feasibility study into the development of topical medicinal cannabis products for the treatment of skin inflammations and psoriatic lesions. The study was conducted in collabor...

2020-09-30 15:44 3051

Statement from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman on Momentum in Global COVID-19 Response

SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The death toll from COVID-19 passed one million this week. It is a sobering moment. But there is cause for optimism as recent days have seen a significant surge in momentum around global cooperation, which is our greatest strength when it comes to consignin...

2020-09-30 12:01 2371
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