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Developments

Oramed completes Phase 2b oral insulin study

Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP) said that all follow-up visits in its Phase 2b study of its oral insulin capsule, ORMD-0801, have been completed. The double-blind, randomized Phase 2b study of 180 patients with...

April 6, 2016

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Piper resumes coverage of NxStage Medical at overweight

Piper Jaffray has resumed coverage of NxStage Medical (NASDAQ:NXTM) with an “overweight” rating and $18.50 price target, down from $23 previously. The stock closed at $14.96 on Wednesday. “We have known the story since...

March 31, 2016

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Oramed gets Indian patent for oral administration of proteins

Oramed Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:ORMP) patent for its invention, titled “Methods and Compositions for Oral Administrations of Proteins” has been granted by the Indian Patent Office. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the...

March 29, 2016

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HHS ups buprenorphine prescribing to treat opioid addiction

In a speech today, President Obama announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new proposed rule to increase the current patient limit for qualified physicians who prescribe...

March 29, 2016

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Dipexium Pharma receives Locilex patent in Japan

Dipexium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DPRX) has received a patent in Japan, covering a novel formulation of Locilex, an antimicrobial peptide formulated as a topical cream. The issued patent has an expiry date in June 2033...

March 28, 2016

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TransEnterix updates SurgiBot FDA submission

TransEnterix (NYSE MKT:TRXC) has received an update from the FDA on the status of the 510(k) submission for its robotics SurgiBot system to improve minimally invasive surgery. The FDA advised the company that it has not...

March 27, 2016

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Avivagen posts positive swine trial results in China

Avivagen (TSX-V:VIV) has reported positive results of a trial of OxC-beta Livestock as a feed additive for swine run by COFCO Nutrition and Health Research Institute (COFCO NHRI) of Beijing. The trial evaluated OxC...

March 22, 2016

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Can-Fite submits Phase 3 RA trial protocol to EMA

Can-Fite BioPharma (NYSE MKT:CANF; TASE:CFBI) has submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) a protocol design for a Phase 3 trial and registration plan for its lead compound, CF101, in the treatment of rheumatoid...

March 17, 2016

Developments

Venaxis ends transactions with Strand Life Sciences

Venaxis (NASDAQ:APPY), closely-held Strand Life Sciences of India and its U.S. subsidiary, Strand Genomics, have terminated a series of transactions between the companies. The termination affects an asset purchase...

March 15, 2016

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TearLab Q4 revenue climbs 28%

Fourth quarter revenue for TearLab (NASDAQ:TEAR; TSX:TLB) was $6.8-million, up 28% from $5.3-million a year ago. For all of 2015, revenue rose 28% to $25.2-million from $19.7-million for 2014. A net total of 258 TearLab...

March 8, 2016

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