Propeller Teams With Novartis
Propeller Health announced today it has partnered with Novartis Pharma AG to develop a custom add-on sensor for the Breezhaler inhaler to further improve adherence and care management for people living with COPD…
Category Archives: Biotech
Cologuard Considered for Star Ratings
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering including Exact Sciences’ Cologuard in the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings program, the company announced today. “The proposed inclusion of Cologuard in…
Stem Pharm Receives $290K Grant
Stem Pharm, a biotech startup out of the University of Wisconsin, has received $290,000 from the National Institutes of Health, the university announced today. According to a release, the money…
JangoBio to Fight Effects of Aging
Story provided by Alex Moe, WisBusiness.com JangoBio is working on a stem cell treatment that could hold the key to halting, and even reversing, the effects of aging. The natural process…
Exact Sciences Releases 4Q Stats
Exact Sciences recently announced its fourth quarter numbers, which included revenues between $34.9 million – $35.4 million and 82,000 completed Cologuard tests, an increase of 142 percent and 114 percent…
2017 BioForward Board Announced
Five new members were voted onto the BioForward board of directors, the organization announced today. Serving a 2017-19 term from Madison are Exact Sciences CIO Gary Frings and HealthMyne Chief Strategy…
SHINE Lands $20.9M Agreement
SHINE Medical Technologies has been awarded $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) as part of a $20.9 million cooperative agreement, the company announced…
Cellectar Biosciences Receives Patent
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Cellectar Biosciences a patent that covers the method of use for CLR 1603 to treat breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancers as…
Cologuard Offered to Humana Members
Beginning Jan. 1, Exact Sciences’ Cologuard will be included for Humana members, the company announced today. Humana has nearly 10 million beneficiaries and is the nation’s fifth largest commercial insurer. “As demand…
PhylloTech Nabs SBIR Grant
PhylloTech, a biopesticide developer and plant biotechnology company, announced today that it is the recipient of the second phase of a National Science Foundation SBIR contract worth $750,000. According to a…
