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FDA Targets Early September for Approving Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

August 17, 2021

Original Source The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine by early September, amid a resurgence of cases that has heightened pressure on the administration to get more Americans vaccinated. While the agency had long eyed the fall for granting full licensure, officials have recently accelerated their work, and now hope…

Philippines Approves GMO ‘Golden Rice’ for Commercial Production

August 17, 2021

Original Source The Philippines became the world’s first country Friday to approve the commercial production of genetically modified “golden rice” that experts hope will combat childhood blindness and save lives in the developing world. A biosafety permit issued by government regulators paves the way for the rice — enriched with the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene…

Kalamazoo-based, Global Spice Company Opens New 6,500-square-foot Technology Center

August 17, 2021

Original Source KALAMAZOO, MI — A global supplier that has stayed true to its Kalamazoo roots, The Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Company (Kalsec), is expanding once again with the opening of a new facility in Kalamazoo. A leading producer of natural spice and herb extracts, colors, food protection and hop extracts for the food and beverage…

Strata Oncology Completes $90 Million Series C Financing

August 17, 2021

Original Source Funding will accelerate ongoing development of tissue and blood tests to broaden the reach and impact of precision medicine for patients with cancer  ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 28, 2021 – Strata Oncology, Inc., a precision oncology company advancing molecular indications for cancer therapies, today announced the completion of a $90 million Series C financing,…

Data CRO Expands its Virtual Learning Portfolio with New Life Sciences Courses in Inspection Readiness and Clinical Programming

August 17, 2021

CANTON, Mich. (July 28, 2021) – MMS Holdings (MMS) – an award-winning, data-focused CRO – announced that its learning arm, MMS Academy, has expanded its global training portfolio with the launch of new courses in inspection readiness and clinical programming. These new courses – created by industry-trained subject matter experts – will give students and…

WHO Issues New Recommendations on Human Genome Editing for the Advancement of Public Health

August 17, 2021

Original Source Two new companion reports released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) provide the first global recommendations to help establish human genome editing as a tool for public health, with an emphasis on safety, effectiveness and ethics. The forward-looking new reports result from the first broad, global consultation looking at somatic, germline and heritable human…

Sickle Cell Disease and a Pivotal Moment to End Health Inequality

August 17, 2021

Original Source Covid-19 laid bare the long-standing vulnerability of minority and low-income communities in U.S. society and its health system even as we celebrated the power of scientific innovation to rein in the pandemic. It’s time to turn that innovation, driven by an even greater mind shift, to end inequality in treatment. In perhaps no…

Menendez, Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Lower Drug Prices for Seniors

August 17, 2021

Bipartisan bill establishes a new out-of-pocket cap on catastrophic coverage, redesigns Medicare Part D benefits structure WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) today reintroduced the bipartisan Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act to strengthen Medicare Part D and make it easier for seniors to afford their medication. “Our bipartisan bill would put…

New Study Shows Partnership Between Michigan’s Skilled Craft Unions And The Biopharmaceutical Industry Resulted In More Than $1.1 Billion In Investment Over Six Years

July 2, 2021

Investment Yielded Nearly $26 Million in Earnings for Michigan’s Skilled Craft Union Workers By PILMA KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association today released an update to its first-of-its-kind report on the economic impact of the long-standing partnership between skilled craft unions and the biopharmaceutical industry in Michigan and 13 other states. The report…

BIO – Why we Must Improve Clinical Trial Diversity – and How

July 2, 2021

By J.P Carroll – View Original Publication Black Americans have lost 3.25 years of life expectancy and Hispanic Americans have lost 3.88 years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research published by the British Medical Journal. This is just the latest among the longstanding health inequities brought to light by the pandemic, which has…

Contract research firm Kalexsyn names Brian Eklov as CEO

June 1, 2021

KALAMAZOO — Contract research organization Kalexsyn Inc. has named Brian Eklov as CEO. Eklov, who’s been with the Kalamazoo-based Kalexsyn since 2007, succeeds retiring co-founder Robert Gadwood as CEO. His appointment was effective Tuesday. Brian EklovCOURTESY PHOTO Eklov “has deep knowledge of the industry dynamics and has been an outstanding R&D director at Kalexsyn since 2016,” said…

Cayman Develops Powerful Multiplex ELISA for Autoantibody Detection

June 1, 2021

ANN ARBOR, MI, May 11, 2021 — Cayman Chemical’s new Q-Plex™ Autoantibody Detection 10-Plex Panel, developed in collaboration with Quansys Biosciences, offers standardized, multiplex capabilities for the concurrent analysis of ten prominent analytes associated with rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune diseases. This new qualitative, chemiluminescent ELISA measures human antibodies against PAD3, PAD4, fibrinogen, citrullinated fibrinogen,…

The Big Pharma CEO Who’s Helping to Put an End to COVID-19

June 1, 2021

Most Americans don’t know his name. Before the announcement that his company had come up with a vaccine for COVID-19 that was 95 percent effective and was primed to manufacture millions of doses, fewer still knew much about the company he led—Pfizer—other than this: They didn’t like it. Or the industry in which he spent…

Sanofi to help manufacture Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, supporting global supply demands

June 1, 2021

Sanofi is the only company to leverage its manufacturing capacity and expertise to support three different COVID-19 vaccines to support the global supply of vaccines and help address the pandemic Sanofi to manufacture up to 200 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine in the U.S. starting in September 2021 MEDIA UPDATE – April 26, 2021 Sanofi…

Vestaron Announces New Sustainability Commitment

June 1, 2021

On Earth Day, peptide-based ag innovator shares sustainable vision April 22, 2021 – (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) – Vestaron, a leader in the evolution of agricultural environmental science, is solidifying their commitment to sustainability through the launch of a new multi-faceted sustainability platform, emPOWERED by Purpose.  With powerful novel solutions, Vestaron’s peptide-based products provide growers with…