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Cardium acquires To Go Brands

Monday, October 1, 2012 10:24 AM

Cardium Therapeutics, an asset-based health sciences and regenerative medicine company based in San Diego, announced that its MedPodium operating unit has acquired the assets, business and product portfolio of San Diego-based To Go Brands, a developer of nutraceutical powder mixes, supplements and chews to support healthy lifestyles, to support the expansion of Cardium's health sciences nutraceutical brand platform.

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NeuroCog Trials receives $1.2M NIMH grant

Monday, October 1, 2012 09:09 AM

NeuroCog Trials, a Durham, N.C.-based cognitive services provider for the clinical trials industry, has received a 2012 phase II grant from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), for the validation and commercialization of its Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT).

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CRI Lifetree appoints Craig-Rodriguez and Marcos to leadership team

Friday, September 28, 2012 02:59 PM

CRI Lifetree, a multi-therapeutic early stage research company, has strengthened its early phase leadership with the appointments of Alicia Craig-Rodriguez as chief operating officer and Jose Marcos as East Coast director of clinical operations. 

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FDA approves new treatment for advanced colorectal cancer

Friday, September 28, 2012 12:19 PM

The FDA has approved Bayer’s and Onyx Pharmaceuticals’ Stivarga (regorafenib) to treat patients with colorectal cancer that has progressed after treatment and spread to other parts of the body.

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Knome introduces knoSYS100, first plug-and-play human genome interpretation system

Friday, September 28, 2012 12:10 PM

Knome, a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of human genome interpretation systems and services, has launched its knoSYS100, the first plug-and-play, fully integrated hardware and software system designed to help researchers in medical and academic institutions interpret human whole genomes.

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Atreca receives $6M for Immune Repertoire Capture tech for infectious diseases

Friday, September 28, 2012 11:47 AM

Atreca, a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in San Carlos, Calif., has formed a collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the discovery and development of novel vaccines and therapeutics for human infectious diseases.

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InVivo opens new office and labs in Cambridge, Mass.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:47 AM

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings (NVIV), a developer of technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries and neurotrauma, has opened the company’s new office, manufacturing and lab space at in Cambridge, Mass. Consolidating all of InVivo’s operations, the 21,000 square foot facility will serve as the new headquarters for the company.

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Quintiles designates Comprehensive with Prime Site status

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 09:58 AM

CRO Quintiles has designated Comprehensive Clinical Development, a Miramar, Fla.-based clinical research company, as a Quintiles Prime Site—a distinction that gives Comprehensive an enhanced role in global clinical research and testing of new and more effective medicines.

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Cedarburg Hauser adds plant capacity

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 09:32 AM

Cedarburg Hauser Pharmaceuticals (CHP), a Grafton, Wisc.-based contract development and manufacturing organization, has expanded the capacity of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing plant in Wisconsin.

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SGS’s N.J. facility undergoes major expansion

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 03:44 PM

SGS Life Science Services has reopened its Fairfield, N.J. facility, having just completed a major renovation that involved doubling the size of facility, investing in new, increased laboratory space, expanded client accommodation and new equipment.

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