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Myomo scaling up distribution of MyoPro robotic arm brace

By Len Zehrs Myomo (NYSE American:MYO) is moving from a controlled introduction over the past few years to a scale up sales and distribution of its MyoPro product line of lightweight, non-invasive, powered arm braces to...

April 3, 2018

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Australia tax incentives spurring R&D

By Len Zehrs Australia is riding a wave of R&D, thanks to generous government tax incentives, as well as the quality of contract research and speed of performing clinical trials. The incentives provide businesses...

March 27, 2018

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Vital Therapies pivotal ELAD trial to read out at end of third quarter

By Len Zehrs Vital Therapies (NASDAQ:VTL) expects to report top line data from its ELAD pivotal study, known as VTL-308, in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (sAH), an acute form of liver failure, by the end of...

March 20, 2018

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DarioHealth simplifies diabetes with managed care platform

By Len Zehrs DarioHealth’s (NASDAQ:DRIO) diabetes managed care platform covers all facets of the disease, with a blood glucose device coupled directly to a patient’s smartphone to provide 100% data...

March 13, 2018

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liberDi readies first-in-man study of portable dialysis system

By Len Zehrs Closely-held liberDi plans to initiate in the first half of 2018 the first-in-man clinical trial of its Smart Peritoneal Dialysis System, a small, portable and automatic dialysis device, which is designed...

March 6, 2018

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Scientus Pharma considering go-public transaction on heels of financing

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Scientus Pharma hopes to go public in mid-year, possibly through a reverse takeover of a publicly traded shell company, following a successful $15.8-million private equity financing, which...

February 27, 2018

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3DS Telo-HL test aims to personalize cancer treatment

By Len Zehrs 3D Signatures (OTCQB:TDSGF; TSXV:DXD; FSE:3D0) has reported positive results from a preliminary analysis of trial data for Telo-HL, its test for Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) that is designed to personalize...

February 20, 2018

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Strong scientific rationale for IntelGenx montelukast program

By Len Zehrs IntelGenx (OTCQX:IGXT; TSXV:IGX), which has initiated a proof-of-concept study with its Montelukast VersaFilm in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, using a drug originally approved in 1997 for the...

February 13, 2018

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Eiger BioPharma has multiple catalysts in orphan diseases in 2018

By Len Zehrs Despite a failed Phase 2 trial in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), Eiger BioPharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:EIGR) still has multiple shots on goal with its targeted therapies for orphan diseases, including a...

February 6, 2018

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Spartan Bioscience takes aim at Legionnaires’ disease

By Len Zehrs Closely-held Spartan Bioscience’s recently launched an on-site rapid DNA test for Legionnaires’ disease that has the potential to eliminate lengthy culture testing in third-party labs and detect the...

January 30, 2018

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Myomo scaling up distribution of MyoPro robotic arm brace

Australia tax incentives spurring R&D

Vital Therapies pivotal ELAD trial to read out at end of third quarter

DarioHealth simplifies diabetes with managed care platform

liberDi readies first-in-man study of portable dialysis system

Scientus Pharma considering go-public transaction on heels of financing

3DS Telo-HL test aims to personalize cancer treatment

Strong scientific rationale for IntelGenx montelukast program

Eiger BioPharma has multiple catalysts in orphan diseases in 2018

Spartan Bioscience takes aim at Legionnaires’ disease

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