BD Announces Executive Leadership Appointments

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the appointment of Patrick Kaltenbach as executive vice president and chief technology officer, and the promotion of Dave Hickey to executive vice president and president, Life Sciences segment, both effective January 1, 2021.... Read more

Axxam and FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver Integrated hiPSC Drug Discovery Solutions

MILAN (Italy) and MADISON (Wis., USA) –  October 6, 2020 – Axxam S.p.A., a leading provider of integrated drug discovery services across life sciences industries, and  FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) models and therapies, announce a strategic alliance to improve the drug discovery process.... Read more

Zymo Research Granted CE IVD Mark for Sample Collection Devices

SAFE AND RELIABLE SAMPLE PRESERVATION AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FOR IVD APPLICATIONS Zymo Research was granted the CE IVD mark for its DNA/RNA Shield™ reagent and collection devices. IRVINE, Calif., (Sept. 25, 2020) — Zymo Research announced that three of its DNA/RNA Shield™ collection devices: 1) DNA/RNA Shield™ collection tube w/ swab, 2) DNA/RNA Shield™ Saliva/Sputum Collection Kit, and 3) DNA/RNA Shield™ Fecal Collection... Read more

Clear Labs Granted EUA by FDA for SARS-CoV-2 Novel Descriptive Diagnostic

NGS-enabled platform tracks infection clusters for contact tracing and monitors emerging mutations, combining once separate aspects of screening and genomic surveillance SAN CARLOS, CALIF. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Clear Labs, providers of the only fully automated and intelligent next-generation sequencing (NGS) in vitro diagnostic (IVD) platform, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has... Read more

Luminex Receives BARDA Award to Support Enhancement of COVID-19 Multiplex Antibody Test

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that it has received an award of $683,500 from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to support the enhancement of... Read more

Roche presents new data from multiple Phase III studies of Tecentriq in triple-negative breast cancer at ESMO Virtual Congress 2020

Data from the Phase III IMpassion031 study demonstrated that Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy improved pathological complete response for patients with early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), when compared to placebo plus chemotherapy Final overall survival data from the Phase III IMpassion130 study were consistent with prior interim analyses in patients with metastatic TNBC, whose tumours... Read more

Roche to present a broad range of data across multiple cancer types at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020

New and updated data from across our broad cancer portfolio including phase III results in breast, lung and prostate cancers New integrated analyses from our tumour agnostic Rozlytrek® (entrectinib) clinical development programme Blueprint Medicines will present new data from the registrational phase I/II ARROW trial, investigating GavretoTM(pralsetinib) for the treatment of people with RET-mutant medullary... Read more

New data further reinforce Roche’s OCREVUS (ocrelizumab) as a highly effective treatment for people with multiple sclerosis

75% of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and suboptimal response to prior treatment had no evidence of disease activity two years after switching to OCREVUS in open-label Phase IIIb CASTING study 97% persistence and strong adherence to OCREVUS treatment and twice-yearly dosing schedule from real-world data OCREVUS is the first and only treatment approved... Read more

Xylem to participate in RBC Capital Markets Global Industrials Virtual Conference

RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 10, 2020– Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, announced today that its President and CEO, Patrick Decker, and Vice President of Investor Relations, Matt Latino, will participate in a virtual fireside chat hosted by RBC analyst Deane Dray... Read more