Helsinki, Finland – October 28, 2014 – Today GE Healthcare officially opens Health Innovation Village, its first health tech startup campus, at its Finnish headquarters with the Minister of Economic Affairs in Finland, Jan Vapaavuori and the Mayor of Helsinki, Jussi Pajunen. The Health Innovation Village saw its first inhabitants move in this summer. Today, […]
Davis Vision’s providers gain access to new group of direct-pay patients PORTLAND, OCTOBER 27, 2014 — SpendWell HealthTM, an online marketplace for health care services, has signed an agreement with Davis Vision, one of the nation’s largest eye care provider networks with more than 44,000 providers and over 19 million members. Through the partnership, optometrists, […]
October 27, 2014 – WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutation-negative, and Anaplastic Lymphoma […]
Campaign highlights unique stories and experiences of the HPP community to raise awareness CHESHIRE, Conn. October 27, 2014 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) today announced the launch of the Every Day with HPP™ campaign in support of the third annual Hypophosphatasia (HPP) Awareness Week Oct. 26–Nov. 1, 2014. HPP Awareness Week is a national public […]
CSL to acquire Novartis influenza vaccines business, including development pipeline, for USD 275 million Announcement follows a transaction announced on April 22, 2014 to divest the non-influenza segments of Novartis Vaccines to GlaxoSmithKline Basel, Switzerland, October 26, 2014 – Novartis today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its influenza vaccines business […]
The Seattle-based Facility Will Foster Cross-Industry Collaboration and Advancements in Health Sector on a National Level SEATTLE, OCTOBER 24, 2014 — Cambia Health Solutions announces plans to establish The Cambia Grove, a collaborative facility in Seattle that will serve as a hub to foster innovation and transformation in the health care industry on a national […]
CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK – 24 October 2014 – GE Healthcare Life Sciences (NYSE:GE) has won a BioProcess International (BPI) industry award for excellence in bioprocessing facility design. The BPI awards, voted for by bioprocess experts and hosted by industry publication BioProcess International, recognize outstanding products, services, partnerships and people that have had the greatest […]
Pooled analysis of ASCEND and two CAPACITY phase III trials show 48 percent reduction in mortality risk at one year1 ASCEND data reinforces the Esbriet safety and efficacy profile1 Approximately 110,000 people in Europe have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), an irreversible, progressive, fatal lung disease2- 5 Only 20–40 percent of IPF patients survive five years […]
CHESHIRE, Conn. October 23, 2014 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) today announced that researchers will present seven posters detailing findings from clinical studies of Soliris® (eculizumab) in patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) as well as from the Global aHUS Registry at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), being held November […]
Investments of 3 billion Swiss francs in modern research infrastructure, attractive workplaces and sustainable site development Basel, 22 October 2014 – Today Roche presented development plans for its Basel site. Over the next 10 years, Roche will invest 3 billion Swiss francs in the construction of a new research and development centre for around 1,900 employees, […]
