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- Read more about Quest Diagnostics Launches CogniSense, New Digital Dementia Assessment Test
Quest Diagnostics announced CogniSense™, a digital cognitive assessment tool that aids in a physician's assessment, diagnosis and care management of individuals with cognitive dysfunction. CogniSense is designed to overcome several limitations of conventional paper-based cognitive assessment, such as lack of objective, easily trackable data over time and integration to electronic health records (EHRs).
- Read more about FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA for Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic HNSCC
Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) therapy, at a fixed dose of 200 mg every three weeks, for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.
- Read more about EndoChoice Receives FDA Clearance for Lumos with Adaptive Matrix Imaging
EndoChoice Holdings, Inc. announced the recent FDA clearance and US launch of Lumos™ with Adaptive Matrix Imaging. This novel and proprietary imaging software system will now be part of the Company's Generation 3 Fuse® Full Spectrum Endoscopy® System.
- Read more about Sylogent launch PROJECTIC, an information management tool for pharma industry
Sylogent, a software and data services company, has announced the formal launch of PROJECTIC for the pharmaceutical industry. The web-based process management tool is designed to visualize milestones, projects and tasks across the enterprise with the push of a button. PROJECTIC is a flexible tool that allows for repetitive structured processes to be saved as templates that are managed by key data points.
- Read more about Quest Diagnostics and AncestryDNA team up to expand consumer DNA testing
Quest Diagnostics are teaming up to help meet the rapidly growing consumer demand for genetic tests that provide insights into genetic ethnicity, origins and other factors. The new collaboration will allow AncestryDNA to scale its testing services and pave the way for new wellness offerings.
5 August 2016

Microbion’s MBN-101 receive Fast Track designation

Microbion Corporation (“Microbion”) of Bozeman, MT, USA and Microbion Pharma Corp. of Vancouver, BC, Canada, specializing in the treatment of hard to treat and antibiotic-resistant infections, announced that the U.S. FDA has granted MBN-101 Fast Track designation for adjunctive treatment of mild and moderate diabetic foot ulcer infections.
- Read more about Dr Reddy’s completes acquisition of eight products from Teva
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of eight Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) in the US from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and an affiliate of Allergan plc.
- Read more about NPPA revised ceiling price of 24 formulations and retail price of 31 formulations
NPPA has revised ceiling price of 24 formulations and retail price of 31 formulations which includes from anticancer, antidiabetic, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal etc portfolios.

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- Read more about GSK & Google's Verily to develop bioelectronic medicines
GSK agreement with Verily Life Sciences LLC (formerly Google Life Sciences), an Alphabet company, to form Galvani Bioelectronics to enable the research, development and commercialisation of bioelectronic medicines. GSK will hold a 55% equity interest in the new jointly owned company and Verily will hold 45%.
- Read more about Allergan divests global generic drugs business to Teva Pharma
Allergan plc announced that it has completed the divestiture of its global generic pharmaceuticals business to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Allergan has received $33.4 billion in cash and 100.3 million shares of Teva stock valued at $5.4 billion based on the opening price of $53.39 for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. shares on August 2, 2016. These shares are subject to a twelve month holding period post-close of the transaction.