The effectiveness of Genentech and Roche’s (RHHBY.OB) glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treatment, Avastin, has recently been challenged raising concerns from physicians and patients alike that a huge void in patient care can develop if the FDA decides to revoke Avastin’s approval for treating GBM.
Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Computational Biology.
On May 29th, 2013, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced the acquisition of Okairos in an all-cash deal worth $325 million US. The Okairos acquisition helps complement the pharma giant’s existing vaccine technology and expertise and will enable GSK to continue its work developing the next generation of vaccines.
During an interview with OneMedPlace, President and Chairman of NanoViricides (NNVC) Anil Diwan summed up the influenza treatment market in just a few words: It is like trying to hit a moving target.
Cyto Wave Technologies’ iV3 device can detect circulating tumor cells in real time via laser technology and potentially destroy cells. OneMedRadio spoke with Cyto Wave Technologies President and CEO George Yu about the favorable on-ramp to commercialization, clearing regulatory and reimbursement obstacles and the vast opportunity for in vivo CTC detection.
Mercator MedSystems, Inc., a privately-held medical technology company reinventing the treatment of disease deep inside the body, today announced the closing of a $6.5 million Series B financing. The funding will be used to initiate sales of its Cricket™ and Bullfrog® Micro-Infusion devices in Europe, the United States and Australia.
Healthcare has been one of the hottest sectors over the past year. This can be seen by looking at various ETFs such as iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare (IYH). This particular ETF has appreciated by approximately 35% over the past 52 weeks which is significantly higher than the 27% appreciation that the S&P Depository Receipts (SPY) has given investors. Now the healthcare sector is built up of many smaller industries and this article will focus on medical services companies which have produced strong quarterly results.
With OneMedForumNY 2013 just one month away (and a few healthcare conferences coming up), we thought it best to step away from our usual editorial functions and instead offer a ‘how to’ on enhancing your conference experience. Below, find 10 (actually, 11) tips to maximizing your conference networking. We’ve scattered in some special tricks, as well.
On April 2nd, 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled the “BRAIN” Initiative, which is short for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies. The BRAIN Initiative may be known as the spiritual successor to the Human Genome Project, not only for its desire to understand a mysterious place known to medical science, but for taking its cues from the initial success of the HGP.
Bioinformatics is the field of science involved with using computational methods to convert raw biological data into meaningful biological paradigms. Part I of this article will discuss how bioinformatics data is generated. It will focus on the methods used to collect this data, and the companies that support this collection.
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