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In conversation with Michael Vidne

By Len Zehr As director of business development for closely held NovellusDx, Michael Vidne has an enviable position in one of the hottest areas of health care: personalized medicine. A former consultant in the West...

February 11, 2014
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Venaxis pivotal APPY1 data due in March

By Len Zehr Venaxis (NASDAQ:APPY) expects to report top-line data in March from a pivotal study of its rapid, protein biomarker-based assay for appendicitis, the APPY1 Test and, depending on the results, submit a final...

February 4, 2014
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In conversation with Elias Vamvakas

By Len Zehr As CEO of San Diego-based TearLab (NASDAQ:TEAR; TSX:TLB), eye care entrepreneur, Elias Vamvakas, has scored another home run with a medical device for the diagnosis and management of dry eye disease (DED)...

January 28, 2014
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Encision to launch simplified AEM device

By Len Zehr The new management team at Encision (OTC:ECIA) plans to launch in late spring a simplified version of its Active Electrode Monitoring (AEM) technology, known as the EndoShield Burn Protection System, to...

January 21, 2014
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Alcobra’s ADHD program moving to pediatrics

By Len Zehr With the recent start of the first of two pivotal trials in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alcobra Pharma (NASDAQ:ADHD) is now turning its attention to advancing its pediatric...

January 14, 2014
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In conversation with Bing Yao

By Len Zehr As an SVP of AstraZeneca’s (NYSE:AZN) MedImmune unit, Bing Yao heads the Respiratory, Inflammation & Autoimmunity (RIA) Innovative Medicines unit at MedImmune, leading a team dedicated to the strategy...

January 7, 2014
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Anavex readies trial of AZ combo drug

By Len Zehr Anavex Life Sciences (OTCQB:AVXL) plans to begin a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial in the first quarter of 2014 of a novel combination drug candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). “In preclinical...

December 17, 2013
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Boston Therapeutics planning pivotal trial

By Len Zehr Boston Therapeutics (OTCQB:BTHE) hopes to begin a pivotal Phase 3 trial, by the second or third quarter of 2014, of a chewable tablet that is designed to be taken before meals to reduce post-meal elevation...

December 10, 2013
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Aurinia readies Phase 2b trial in lupus nephritis

By Len Zehr Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (TSX-V:AUP) is preparing to begin a Phase 2b clinical trial in the first quarter of 2014 with its voclosporin immunosuppressant in combination with CellCept, the standard of care for...

November 19, 2013
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DARA’s sales team goes on a Mission

By Len Zehr A new sales and marketing venture with a unit of Mission Pharmacal gives DARA BioSciences (NASDAQ:DARA) a formidable leg up in the oncology supportive care sector to address ongoing areas of medical need. A...

November 12, 2013