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NeuroSigma awarded $680,000 NIH grant for TFN-covered stent

Monday, April 9, 2012 10:39 AM

NeuroSigma, a Los Angeles-based medical device company, has been awarded a phase I NIH-STTR grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for the further development of its Thin-Film Nitinol (TFN)-covered stent for the potential treatment of brain aneurysms. 

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Spaulding Clinical to create 183 jobs with tax credits

Friday, March 30, 2012 12:51 PM

Spaulding Clinical Research, based in West Bend, Wisc., is creating 183 new full-time positions thanks to a maximum of $850,000 in tax credits through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).

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iBio completes phase I trial of H1N1 vaccine

Friday, March 23, 2012 04:13 PM

Chicago-based biotech iBio has completed its first human trial of iBioLaunch-produced H1N1 influenza vaccine (HAC1) assessing safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity.

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Emergent receives NIAID grant for TB vaccine

Friday, March 23, 2012 01:06 PM

Emergent BioSolutions has received a multi-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to advance the development of MVA85A, a candidate vaccine against tuberculosis (TB).

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Survey reveals top concerns in biopharmas achieving commercial success

Friday, March 16, 2012 01:53 PM

Parexel Consulting, a global consultancy service and subsidiary of Parexel International, has released results from a survey polling biopharmaceutical industry professionals, finding that 75% feel the top concern about achieving commercial success is establishing a product price that is reimbursed and accepted by the market.

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Virtify and Huron Life Sciences to offer clinical trial disclosure solutions

Thursday, March 15, 2012 05:54 AM

Virtify, a provider of structured content management software solutions for life sciences, and Huron Consulting Group’s Life Sciences practice have formed an alliance to address the growing challenges with clinical trials registration and results disclosure.

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Spaulding Clinical partners with clinicalRSVP

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 09:34 AM

West Bend, Wisc.-based Spaulding Clinical Research is partnering with clinicalRSVP (clinical Research Subject Verification Program), a provider of participant registry services in North America.

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Sanofi to collaborate with the Center for Genomic Regulation

Friday, March 9, 2012 02:21 PM

The Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), an international biomedical research institute of excellence supported by the Catalan government and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, has entered a research collaboration with Sanofi to share research programs using state-of-the-art experimental platforms and computational and bioinformatics approaches, in computational biology, medical genetics and epigenetics, with special emphasis in genetic and rare diseases.

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Molecular Profiles invests $14.3 million in new facility in Nottingham

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 06:00 AM

Molecular Profiles, a contract research and manufacturing organization, has begun construction of a new manufacturing facility in Nottingham, U.K.

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Faculty of 1000 to launch open access publishing venture

Friday, February 17, 2012 01:50 PM

Faculty of 1000 (F1000) is set to launch F1000 Research, a new fully open access publishing program across biology and medicine, later this year.

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