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Engage Therapeutics’ Phase 2b StATES Study Meets Primary Endpoint

March 12, 2020
SUMMIT, N.J. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Engage Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing an orally inhaled therapy designed to terminate an active epileptic... Learn More

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals Appoints Rob Janosky as Chief Commercial Officer

March 5, 2020
South San Francisco, CA – Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: STSA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the appointment of Rob Janosky to the newly created... Learn More

Medexus Expands US Product Portfolio with IXINITY® Acquisition

February 28, 2020
TORONTO and CHICAGO and MONTREAL (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Medexus” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MDP, OTCQB: PDDPF) today announced that the Company, through its... Learn More

New Data Confirms Cardiac Dimensions’ Carillon® System Shows Favorable Long-Term Survival Rate In Patients

February 26, 2020
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Cardiac Dimensions, a leader in the development of innovative, minimally invasive treatments for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in patients with heart failure (HF),... Learn More

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    Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation

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