Category Archives: Biotech

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SHINE to Add a Supercell to Facility

SHINE Medical Technologies will add a “supercell,” a bank of 10 hot cells, for its medical isotope production facility in Janesville, Wis., the company announced recently. According to a release,…

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Imbed Biosciences Announces Study Results

Imbed Biosciences announced today the results of a first prospective clinical evaluation of its next-generation wound dressing, Microlyte Matrix, in complex chronic wounds. “This was a very professionally run prospective…

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SHINE Makes First Sale of Lu-177 Isotope

SHINE Medical Technologies Therapeutics division has made its first commercial sale of lutetium-177, a therapeutic isotope in demand by clinical trial sponsors, the company announced recently. “This milestone is really exciting,…

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Exact Sciences Acquires Two Firms

Exact Sciences announced today it will acquire Thrive Earlier Detection Corp. for $2.15 billion and Base Genomics for an undisclosed sum. Both companies specialize in cancer screening blood tests.  According to…

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Exact Sciences Adds New Cancer Test

Exact Sciences has introduced its Oncotype MAP Pan-Cancer Tissue test for patients with advanced, metastatic, refractory or recurrent cancer, the company announced today. According to a release, the Oncotype MAP…

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Exact Sciences, Pfizer Extend Agreement

Exact Sciences has extended and made amendments to its agreement with Pfizer to promote Cologuard, the company announced recently. “We’re thrilled to continue working with Pfizer to increase screening rates with…

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Nimble Therapeutics Partners With Incyte

Nimble Therapeutics has entered into a strategic collaboration with Incyte, a pharmaceutical company, to discover first-in-class peptide therapies across various disease areas, the company announced recently. “This is an important…

OnLume Awarded $2M Grant

OnLume has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to advance the development of its proprietary device for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery (FGS),…

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SHINE Closes $80M Series C

SHINE Medical Technologies has closed an $80 million Series C financing round, the company announced recently. “This funding round will help SHINE’s continuing efforts to commercialize vital diagnostic and therapeutic…

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Company Profile: Plumb Pharmaceuticals

The problem with current opioid use disorder (OUD) medication-assisted treatment is that in between doses, individuals are more likely to relapse because they must willingly choose to take their next…