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EAN Congress 2022: COVID-19 positive patients at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders, new study shows 

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COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus, a new study presented today at the 8th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress has shown. The study, which analysed the health records of over half of the Danish population, found that those who had … Continued

Merck Opens euro 59 Million CDMO Facility to Address Demand for Critical Cancer Therapies

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– Expansion doubles production of the most highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs) – Merck now one of industry’s largest manufacturers of these components globally – Builds on company’s 30 years’ CDMO experience with multi-step, complex, and highly potent compounds Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced that its Life Science business sector has … Continued

Menarini Group and Radius Health Submit New Drug Application to the U.S. FDA for Elacestrant

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— Intended for potential treatment of ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients — Priority Review requested; if accepted, anticipate an 8-month FDA review — Positive EMERALD study data previously announced on October 20, 2021 — First, and currently only, investigational oral SERD with positive topline results — Additional data presented at SABCS (December 2021) … Continued

ESPGHAN Annual Meeting 2022: Nordic lower-protein diet could hold key to instilling healthier eating habits in babies, new study finds

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Starting babies and toddlers on a lower protein Nordic-style diet with a greater focus on plant-based food may be the key to healthier eating habits, according to new research being presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN). Babies fed taster portions of the new … Continued

Apowiser Raises $1.5M In Seed Funding from Longliv Ventures, a Member of CK Hutchison Holdings, to Expand the Global Reach of its Novel Digital Platform that Empowers Consumers to make Informed Choices when Selecting Over-the-Counter Medications

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Apowiser , an early-stage Israeli start-up that has developed PharmAssist , a chatbot-based system to support customers in the online purchase of Over-the-Counter (OTC) drugs announced today a $1.5 million seed funding round led by Longliv Ventures, a member of CK Hutchinson Holdings Limited. Co-founded in 2021 by Prof. Eyal Schwartzberg, the former Head of … Continued

Nippon Express Launches New Transport Service Using Environment-friendly Isothermal Packaging

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-First Japanese Logistics Company to Collaborate with EMBALL’ISO, Experienced in Vaccine Transport- Nippon Express Co., Ltd., a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc., has become the first Japanese logistics company to collaborate with EMBALL’ISO, a French company with a proven track record in vaccine transport, by launching a new international air freight service using … Continued

SoniVie receives IDE approval from FDA for its Pilot study to treat Hypertension with its Renal Artery Denervation TIVUS(TM) technology

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SoniVie, an Israeli company developing a novel proprietary Therapeutic Intra-Vascular Ultrasound System (TIVUS™) to treat a variety of hypertensive disorders, announced that on May 5th 2022 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted IDE approval for its “REDUCED1” Pilot study to treat Resistant Hypertension Patients with Renal Artery Denervation using TIVUS™, its innovative Ultra-Sound Ablation … Continued

Research launched at Global Forum on Nicotine shows WHO’s tobacco control measures are failing – and that harm reduction works

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A new study [ https://gfn.events/new-research ] launched at the ninth annual Global Forum on Nicotine (#GFN22) [ https://gfn.events/ ] in Warsaw shows implementation of the WHO’s tobacco control measures known as MPOWER has no clear association with low-levels of tobacco-related mortality in Europe. Instead, the independent research [ https://gfn.events/new-research ], conducted by distinguished tobacco dependence … Continued

Novotech and Medidata expand partnership to continue advancements in clinical research

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Leading Asia-Pacific biotech specialist CRO Novotech and Medidata renew partnership, further expanding services to Novotech clients in APAC and the US Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, today announced its renewed, expanded partnership with Novotech, a leading contract research organisation (CRO), to continue scaling clinical studies in various therapeutic areas from 2022. Leveraging Rave EDC, Rave … Continued