Archive for the 'BioTechnology' Category



Horizon Gynecology & Obstetric Associates Chooses Sage Intergy EHR

Horizon Gynecology & Obstetric Associates — a multi-site, 12-physician, 5-nurse practitioner practice comprised of Atlanta Gynecology & Obstetrics and Gynecology & Obstetrics of DeKalb — have chosen the integrated Sage Intergy practice management and Sage Intergy EHR electronic health records system to help improve their practice’s efficiency, enhance coordination of care, and streamline workflow.

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Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For UroNIRS 2000™ Bladder Monitor System

Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V:URO) today announced that it has obtained 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the UroNIRS 2000™ Bladder Monitor System - a second generation non-invasive medical device that uses near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to aid in the diagnosis of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a urology office [...]

National Drug Company Pays $7 Million To State’s Medicaid Program To Settle Improper Drug Pricing Allegations, USA

Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical USA, Inc. (Teva), a North Wales, PA, based pharmaceutical manufacturer to settle a False Claims Act case pending in United States District Court in Boston. Pursuant to the settlement, Teva has paid $7 million to the Massachusetts Medicaid Program.

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Cylene Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase I Trial With CX-4945 -Breakthrough First-in Class Inhibitor Of CK2

Cylene Pharmaceuticals announced that it has initiated a Phase I clinical trial of its oral CK2 protein kinase inhibitor, CX-4945, in patients with advanced solid tumors, Castleman’s disease, or multiple myeloma. The primary endpoints of the oral dose escalating trial are determination of safety, tolerance and PK properties of CX-4945 and to select the appropriate [...]

Phase III Trial Begins For GAMMAGARD LIQUID Plus RHuPH20 In Primary Immunodeficiency Patients

Baxter International Inc. and Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HALO) announced the start of a Phase III clinical trial of Baxter’s GAMMAGARD LIQUID [Immune Globulin Intravenous] 10% (IGIV), marketed as KIOVIG in the European Union, with Halozyme’s recombinant human hyaluronidase enzyme (rHuPH20, Enhanze(TM) Technology) for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency (PID). The purpose of this clinical [...]