Articles tagged: life sciences
Terumo: FDA sets $35M fine and manufacturing restrictions for Scio Township medical device maker
Posted: Mar 22, 2011Scio Township-based Terumo Cardiovascular Systems must pay a $35 million fine and restrict sales of its medical devices after FDA investigators uncovered violations, including failure to properly investigate an incident in which a patient died. Read more »
On-the-go snack ideas that are healthy (and taste good, too)
Posted: Jul 02, 2010Eating healthy on the go is a challenge requiring good planning and creative ideas and snacks are an important part of daily healthy meal plans. Keep these healthy snacks in mind when your at the ... Read more »
AnnArbor.com launches page of news devoted to Saline
Posted: May 27, 2010Since our launch 10 months ago, AnnArbor.com has worked to expand our coverage area and bring you stories not just from Ann Arbor, but from surrounding communities as well. One of our top priorities is ... Read more »
Former Michigan players unhappy with losing, hoping for a turnaround in 2010
Posted: May 16, 2010Marlin Jackson has taken some ribbing from his NFL teammates over Michigan’s 8-16 record the last two years. It’s been good-natured and fun-loving, but hard to swallow nonetheless. “I don’t know where we’re headed,” Jackson ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's NanoBio strikes multimillion-dollar licensing deal with GlaxoSmithKline
Posted: Dec 16, 2009Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corp. announced today that it's signed an agreement with United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to license its cold sore treatment still in clinical development. The deal provides $14.5 million upfront to NanoBio in ... Read more »
Aastrom Biosciences launching Phase 2 clinical trial
Posted: Nov 10, 2009Ann Arbor-based Aastrom Biosciences is launching another Phase 2 clinical trial to study the effectiveness of its cell treatment for a disease that causes chronic heart failure. The clinical trial will examine whether Aastrom’s cardiac ... Read more »
HandyLab acquisition paves way for 'future expansions,' executive says
Posted: Nov 04, 2009The global medical devices company that’s acquiring Ann Arbor-based HandyLab expects to leverage the opportunity to expand into new markets, executives said today. New Jersey-based Becton, Dickinson and Co., which announced Oct. 23 that it ... Read more »
Ann Arbor life sciences companies consider alternative revenue options
Posted: Nov 02, 2009For most early-stage biotech companies, revenue is but a far-off dream. They rely mostly on investors’ cash or government funding until they’re advanced enough to market a drug or sign licensing deals with major pharmaceutical ... Read more »
Swine flu vaccine production problems show NanoBio's potential
Posted: Nov 01, 2009The sluggish production process for the swine flu vaccine illustrates the global potential of an Ann Arbor biotech company’s technology. Antiquated vaccine production technology, which is making it difficult for manufacturers to quickly produce H1N1 ... Read more »
With Video: Roger Newton: Economy alters strategy for second Esperion Therapeutics
Posted: Oct 25, 2009Not too many people get the chance to start the same company twice. But Esperion Therapeutics founder Roger Newton is reaping the benefits of learning from his company’s first mistakes and successes. Newton, the Ann ... Read more »
Nutrition practice offers data-based treatments
Posted: Oct 25, 2009Good nutrition runs in the Newton family. Coco Newton, the wife of Lipitor co-discoverer and Esperion Therapeutics founder Roger Newton, is pursuing her own “functional medicine” practice in the same facility as her husband. Roger ... Read more »
NanoBio, University of Michigan land joint grant worth $9.3 million
Posted: Oct 13, 2009By Nathan Bomey and Tina Reed, AnnArbor.comA nanotechnology partnership between the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corp. got a $9.3 million boost today, officials said. The National Institutes of Health awarded the grant ... Read more »
Incept BioSystems hopes to improve pregnancy rate of in-vitro fertilization process
Posted: Oct 04, 2009An Ann Arbor biomedical device company believes its emerging technology offers hope to women who are struggling to conceive through the in-vitro fertilization process. Incept BioSystems hopes to secure approval next year from the U.S. ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's QuatRx Pharmaceuticals preps for FDA application for post-menopausal sex drug
Posted: Sep 10, 2009Ann Arbor biotech company QuatRx Pharmaceuticals is preparing to file a new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after completing the final clinical trial for its top drug candidate. Approval of QuatRx's ... Read more »
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