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Program seeks to remove financial barriers to cancer care in Wayne County ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH., Feb. 6, 2023 – From the moment of diagnosis, social determinants of health (SDoH) that are beyond a patient’s control — including race, ethnicity, income level, zip code and language — can create financial and clinical barriers to cancer…
Original Source CANTON, Mich. (2/7/2023) – MMS Holdings (MMS) – an award-winning, data-focused contract research organization (CRO) – announces the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Chris Schoonmaker as Chief Operating Officer and Ashu Tandon as Chief Commercial Officer. This comes as the company was recognized in the 2023 Top Workplace USA…
Vestaron announces membership with Leading Harvest, an organization dedicated to improving the sustainability and efficiency of the agricultural industry. RTP, North Carolina, Feb 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vestaron, a leading producer of peptide-based bioinsecticides is proud to announce its membership as a Program Supporter of Leading Harvest, an industry leader in sustainability, created by and…
Michigan Life Sciences Establishments Grow at Rate Higher Than the National Average, Says New Report
Tenth Biennial TEConomy/BIO Report Released ANN ARBOR, MI, UNITED STATES, November 8, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released its tenth biennial report “The U.S. Bioscience Industry: Fostering Innovation and Driving America’s Economy Forward” with new employment and economic impact data (through 2021) for the nation’s biosciences industry The report, produced in partnership with TEConomy,…
7th Oct 2022, New Delhi: Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, recently participated in a conference on the Application of New-age Technologies in Diagnostics organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Northern Regional Committee on Diagnostics and Technology. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led organization, that is engaged in creating…
Original Source The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program is starting to get a great deal of attention—for all the wrong reasons. The program was started in 1992 with the goal of allowing hospitals and clinics that work with underserved communities to provide outpatient prescription drugs to patients at deep discounts. Now, after 30 years,…
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday that will “help expand U.S. biomanufacturing and reduce reliance on China,” according to Bloomberg. The executive order will launch a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative that will accelerate biotechnology innovation and grow America’s bioeconomy across multiple sectors, including a range of industries, including health, agriculture, and energy, the White…
CANTON, Mich. (8/30/2022) – MMS Holdings Inc. (MMS) – a leading contract research organization (CRO) – announced the appointment of Kelly J. Hill to Chief Strategy Officer. This appointment reflects the company’s accelerating growth as it continues to deliver data-focused clinical research services. A long-time member of MMS’ executive leadership team, Hill brings more than 20…
The Cayman Biomedical Research Institute (CABRI) is pleased to announce a call for proposals that support essential research on specialized pro-resolving mediator (SPM) analytical methods. There is a critical need for basic research on analytical methods used for specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs). SPMs are a family of lipid metabolites derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)…
President Biden signed into law the $280 billion CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act, a bill that would subsidize domestic semiconductor manufacturing and invest billions in science and technology innovation, in a bid to strengthen the United States’ competitiveness and self-reliance in what is seen as a keystone industry for economic and…
In the waning days before the August recess, Senate Democrats are pushing legislation with anti-science drug price controls, as part of a so-called reconciliation bill. The legislation could undercut its own goals by depriving drugmakers of incentives for developing blockbuster medicines, plus lower-cost biosimilars and generics, several analysts and industry groups have warned. Predictions are that…
Original Source What is the value of a treatment? As of July, the U.S. government has given out close to 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines at prices that ranged between $15-$20 per dose, which means they spent $10-$12 billion on shots. Research shows that, as of March, the U.S. vaccination program saved 2 million lives and $900 billion in…
Original Source Laura Bonnell had a translator, because the parents in the room were mostly poor, and it’s typically the wealthy in Egypt who speak English. When the screen filled with a picture of her daughters, though — her strong, beautiful, living, 27- and 25-year-old babies — there was no need for words. The universal…
Original Source: https://vitaltransformation.com/2022/07/build-back-better-act-total-market-impact-of-price-controls-in-medicare-parts-d-and-b/ Build Back Better Act Total market impact of price controls in Medicare parts D and B The Executive Summary The Build Back Better Act (BBBA) is designed to allow the US Government to ‘negotiate’ pricing under a set framework of reductions based upon the amount of time a drug has spent on…
CANTON, MI (6/7/2022) – MMS Holdings, a data-focused Contract Research Organization (CRO), is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Medidata, a Dassault Systems company, to provide clients a full range of solutions for clinical data management (CDM) and decentralized clinical trial (DCT) technologies, including Medidata’s unified platform and Rave EDC (Electronic Data Capture). The partnership…