BioForward Adds Seven to BOD
Seven new members were voted onto the BioForward board of directors, the organization announced recently. Serving a 2020-21 term from Madison are Exact Sciences Vice President of Operations Tammy Turek-Etienne,…
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Sixth Orphan Drug Designation Granted to Cellectar
Cellectar Biosciences has been granted orphan drug designation for CLR 131 in Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (LPL) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development, the company…
Propeller Listed in Digital Health Formulary
Propeller Health announced today that its digital health platform for asthma and COPD has been included in Express Script’s first formulary for digital and mobile health apps and devices. According to a…
FUJIFILM Opens Bio Research Center
FUJIFILM Corporation announced today that is has begun research at its Bio Science & Engineering Laboratories USA (U.S. Bio Center) in Madison. According to a release, FUJIFILM’s goal of the center is…
Usona Earns FDA Designation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Usona Institute‘s psilocybin for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), the organization announced today. According to a release, the designation bolsters Usona’s…
Propeller Adds Pharmacies to App
Propeller announced recently that users of its app will be able to access pharmacy services from CVS, Walmart, Kroger and Rite-Aid beginning this week. According to a release, the in-app…
Stem Pharm Selected for Illumina Accelerator
Stem Pharm, which provides advanced biomaterials for cell and tissue manufacturing, is part of the 10th cycle for the Illumina Accelerator, which began this month in San Francisco. Per the requirements…
Promega to Provide Tech to Merck
Promega announced today that it will develop its microsatellite instability (MSI) technology for Merck. According to a release, MSI technology may be used to better characterize tumors and guide therapeutic choices for…
Imbed Expands Series A to $4M
Imbed Biosciences announced today that it raised another $2 million in its previously closed Series A funding round, which now totals $4 million. According to release, the round, which closed…
Invenra, Exelixis Extend Collaboration
Invenra announced today that it is extending its collaboration with California-based biotech company Exelixis that began in May 2018. According to a release, Exelixis, which focuses on oncology, will continue to use…
