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Invitae | September 07, 2021

Invitae , a leading medical genetics company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ciitizen, a patient-centric consumer health tech company. Backed by a16z, Section 32 and Verily, Ciitizen is working to build a global platform to help patients collect, organize, store and share their medical records digitally. The acquisition would enhance Invitae's platform by providing patients an easy-to-use, centralized hub for their genomic and clinical information, whic...

Edexlive | April 11, 2020

Researchers have developed a computer model to screen drugs for unintended cardiac side effects, especially arrhythmia risk. Heart arrhythmia, also known as irregular heartbeat or cardiac dysrhythmia, is a group of conditions where the heartbeat is irregular, too slow, or too fast. "One main reason for a drug being removed from the market is potentially life-threatening arrhythmias. Even drugs developed to treat arrhythmia have ended up actually causing them," said study researcher Col...

EPM Magazine | June 25, 2020

As the Covid-19 crisis continues to unsettle global economies and business sectors worldwide, pharma companies are facing huge disruption to their supply chains and clinical research. And while research into potential Covid-19 vaccines and treatments is speeding along, the pandemic has slowed or brought to a halt clinical trials for other diseases, with organisations like Eli Lilly and other big name pharma’s’ putting the brakes on non Covid-19 trial activity. In fact,...

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PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | February 25, 2022

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Jonathan P. Mow will participate in a panel discussion during Cowen’s 42nd Annual Health Care Conference taking place virtually on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 from 12:50 pm – 1:50 pm ET. Interested parties can access the live and archived webcasts of the virtual...