Why Cempra went for Melinta deal
"Investors are trying to understand this proposed transaction," an analyst says.
View ArticleSouth Alabama hospital to receive $4M grant for expansion
A Mobile hospital has received a major grant to upgrade its emergency department. In a bid to boost economic development by investing in infrastructure, Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded the University of...
View ArticleWichita entrepreneur plans to open Sleeptopia in KC
Editor's Note: This story was reported by Josh Heck, a reporter at the Wichita Business Journal. Kevin Kunz, founder and CEO of Sleeptopia Inc., signed a lease Tuesday for an office in the Kansas City...
View ArticleHow 2 biotech partners reimagined cancer pact — and made it work again for both
The small South San Francisco company and the Big Biotech player had different objectives when they reworked their three-year-old deal. But that's OK, says the local company's CEO.
View ArticleSt. Louis' BioGenerator playbook helped facilitate $100M Confluence deal
For BioGenerator, the investment arm of BioSTL, the deal represents a prime case study for how it looks to grow and support companies.
View ArticleWhy UCSF, Dignity are teaming up to expand Bay Area network
The San Francisco health systems have signed an affiliation deal to share staff and medical records in a push to grow a Bay Area network.
View ArticleScience: Even animals respond to eclipses
Altered behavior. The total eclipse that will cross North America Aug. 21 has already affected human behavior, spurring people to buy viewing glasses by the millions and reserve every hotel room in its...
View ArticleAscension makes long-term commitment to St. Joseph Hospital
Doubts about the future of St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood were unfounded and new owner Ascension Wisconsin is committed to maintaining the facility as a safety-net hospital.
View ArticleOnce aimed at cancer only, this company is adding high cholesterol to genetic...
This is the moment Jill Hagenkord's been waiting for. Yes, the simple saliva test Color Genomics Inc. introduced early last year to scan 30 genes for eight hereditary cancers showed that the Burlingame...
View ArticleDr. Q to share migrant worker-to-neurosurgeon journey
TEDxJacksonville recently revealed its lineup of speakers and musical performers for the 2017 Conference on Oct. 14 at the Florida Theatre from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, and Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa is...
View ArticleAfter IPO, Durham's Dova could launch drug as early as next year
Following its initial public offering– which yielded net proceeds of roughly $78.8 million, after underwriting discounts and offering expenses – Durham-based Dova Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: DOVA) could...
View ArticleMTM acquires dispatching technology firm
Lake Saint Louis-based Medical Transportation Management Inc. (MTM) has acquired Reveal Management Services, a provider of scheduling and dispatching technologies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
View ArticleAlabama hospital to close
The only hospital in a Wilcox County town is scheduled to close on Sept. 1. J. Paul Jones Hospital in Camden will be converted into an urgent care center, reports AL.com. The closure of the 60-year-old...
View ArticlePinnacle Technologies hiring 100 and expanding Phoenix corporate offices
This Phoenix regenerative medical company is expanding and hiring.
View ArticleJudge rules Nivano Physicians CEO is subject to arbitration
The fight over control of Nivano Physicians will not play out in court, a judge ruled Thursday. However, it remains unclear when the arbitration hearings will begin.
View ArticleHow a political fight over regulation of dialysis clinics may reduce UC Davis...
Nonprofit Dialysis Clinics Inc. set aside $550,000 for kidney disease research last year. The dialysis provider argues that recently proposed requirements for dialysis clinics would jeopardize its...
View ArticleBiopharm firm focused on skin disorders plans $75M stock sale
The proceeds will be uses to build a sales team — if the company's lead product gets FDA approval.
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mercy Health opens second location in NKY
Mercy Health-Cincinnati, which has more than 180 sites of care in Southwest Ohio, has opened a second location in Northern Kentucky.
View ArticleDrug industry faces 'tidal wave' of litigation over opioid crisis
The snowballing litigation comes as President Donald Trump has pledged to officially declare the opioid crisis a national emergency in a move that would allow Washington to direct funds to affected...
View ArticleAmid 550-job expansion, Avadim rolls out product in Rite Aid, other...
Amid a 550-job expansion in North Carolina, Asheville-based life sciences company Avadim Technologies has launched one of its products, Theraworx Relief, in Rite Aid and other pharmacies nationwide....
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