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As cancer detection companies thrive, Exact Sciences looks to consolidate by spending $2.8B to acquire peer Genomic Health

As predicted by Bloomberg, cancer diagnostics company Exact Sciences is buying peer Genomic Health in a?$2.8 billion cash-and-stock deal.?
Exact Sciences? flagship colorectal cancer test Cologuard will complement Genomic Health?s Oncotype DX, a test de… […]

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INmune Bio Co-Founder and CEO Presents at 17th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science & Technology 2019

LA JOLLA, Calif., July 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — INmune Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMB), an immunology company focused on developing treatments that harness the patient?s innate immune system to fight disease, today announced that C.J. Barnum, Director o… […]

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Synthorx Initiates Patient Dosing in Australia and Announces Clearance of IND in the U.S. for Lead Immuno-oncology Product Candidate, THOR-707

SAN DIEGO, July 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synthorx, Inc. (NASDAQ: THOR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing optimized therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune disorders, announced today it has opened HAMMER, a global, Phase 1/2, first… […]

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Digestion-aiding herbs alter gut microbiome

Many medicines used today?including aspirin, penicillin and malaria-fighting quinine?originated from nature. Now, Sanford Burnham Prebys and UC San Diego scientists have turned to ancient digestive herbs to learn about gut health?in the hopes of uncove… […]

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As Takeda absorbs Shire’s R&D ops, the focus is on replacing a centralized command model with a ‘light touch’ in a restructured global organization

At Takeda, one of the top priorities in the R&D group since the $62 billion acquisition of Shire closed at the beginning of the year has been centered on creating a shared culture ? and that calls for some group activities.?
Six weeks after the dea… […]

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Aptose To Release Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2019 Financial Results and Hold Conference Call on August 6, 2019

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, July 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aptose Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: APTO; TSX: APS), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class agents that target the dysregulated processes and signaling pathways of cancer… […]

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GenMark Diagnostics Schedules Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results Conference Call for August 5, 2019

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNMK) today announced that it plans to release its second quarter earnings results after market close on?Monday, August 5, 2019. Management will hold a conference … […]

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Obalon Schedules Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results Conference Call for July 24, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time

SAN DIEGO, July 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OBLN), a vertically integrated medical technology company with the first and only FDA-approved swallowable, gas-filled intragastric balloon system for the treatment of ob… […]