Life Sciences News

Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. to Participate in Panel Discussions at Two Investor Conferences in December

November 30, 2015

Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONTX) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel products to treat cancer, today announced that Ramesh Kumar, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in an oncology innovator panel during the Piper Jaffray 27th Annual Healthcare Conference and a personalized medicine panel during the 2015 Life Sciences Summit. […]

Ben Franklin Approved $2.1M for 16 Early Stage Companies

November 10, 2015

Morphotek Announces A License Agreement With Blaze Bioscience, Inc. For The Development Of Novel Oncology Imaging Technology

November 10, 2015

Morphotek®, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Blaze Bioscience, Inc. of Seattle, WA, a privately held biotechnology company developing Tumor Paint technology. Under the agreement, Morphotek provides to Blaze an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license to develop, license, and once approved, commercialize a potential tumor-targeting chlorotoxin […]

2015 Kairos Global Summit – Biobots

November 3, 2015

At the 2015 Kairos Global Summit, host Katie Linendoll spoke with Biobots about building 3-D printers that produce real human tissues. Farther below Danny Cabrera digs a little deeper into BioBots.

Montco firm targeting prescription drug abuse raises $1M

October 23, 2015

A Montgomery County company that has developed technology targeting the problem of accidental overdoses of prescription medication has raised $1 million in a private stock sale. Prescription Advisory Systems and Technology of Jenkintown, Pa., recently introduced a software product called PASTRx that helps doctors treat patients with chronic pain and reduce the abuse of controlled […]

X-Nav Technologies Brings Surgical Navigation into the Dental Office for More Accurate Implant Results When Replacing Missing Teeth

October 20, 2015

The X-Guide™ Dynamic 3D Navigation system expands the surgeon’s control over the implant process during live surgery. X-Nav Technologies, LLC announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the X-Guide™ Dynamic 3D Navigation system. The X-Guide system is designed to elevate the surgeon’s control and precision […]

Improving how people manage their medication

October 20, 2015

Nearly 50 percent of all patients in the United States do not take their medications as directed, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Because so many people depend on their prescriptions to stay well, this figure is alarming. And it’s not just your health that’s affected. If you’re chronically ill and you don’t […]

Three Ben Companies Win 2015 Health Care Innovator Awards

October 20, 2015

Congratulations to BioBots, Decision Sim and Smart Plate for winning Philadelphia Business Journals 2015 Health Care Innovator Awards. Both BioBots and Decision Sim took home the Company of the Year Award, while Smart Plate won the Product of the Year Award. Meet the people, companies and products transforming the health care industry in […]

OrthogenRx's GenVisc 850 Approved by the FDA for Treatment of Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

October 8, 2015

OrthogenRx Inc. has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of GenVisc 850® (sodium hyaluronate) for the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain. GenVisc 850® is a solution of purified hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate; HA), similar to the normal knee fluid. HAs replace the fluid in the knee that has degraded […]

Rise of the Rest Philly: Pitch Finalists Announced

September 23, 2015

Two are Ben Franklin companies. Two are Project Liberty companies. All are innovators. We are stoked! Here’s the full list for the full Pitch Competition on Tuesday, September 29: SmartPlate – A plate that instantly analyzes everything you eat (Ben Franklin, Project Liberty) Life.io – Solution that motivates and rewards users for tracking and improving […]