<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>BioSpace.com Featured News</title><link>http://www.biospace.com</link><generator>BioSpace RSS Generator</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:57:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><image><url>http://rss.biospace.com/images/BSPLogo.gif</url><title>BioSpace.com</title><link>http://www.BioSpace.com/news.aspx?SectionId=1</link></image><copyright>Copyright (C) 2011</copyright><item><title>Transistor Could Help to Restore the Sensation of Touch, Study  </title><link>http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/breakthroughs/transistor-could-help-to-restore-the-sensation-of-touch-15397568</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A new type of transistor could enable smarter touchscreens, artificial skin that "feels," and prosthetic limbs that send sensory feedback to amputees. Years after a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Presents Key Pre-Clinical Proof-of-Concept Data for ALN-AS1, an RNAi Therapeutic Targeting Aminolevulinate Synthase-1 (ALAS-1) for the Treatment of Porphyria  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130517005126&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that it has presented key pre-clinical proof-of-concept data from its RNAi...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vertex Pharmaceuticals (MA) Calls for Redemption of $400 Million in Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2015  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130517005074&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced that it has called for redemption of its outstanding $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.35% Convertible...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alere Inc. Declares Cash Dividend on Its Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297117&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;WALTHAM, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 16, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- &lt;b&gt;Alere Inc.&lt;/b&gt; (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in enabling individuals...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Biogen Idec Foundation&lt;/b&gt; Awards $250,000 to East End House to Develop Genetics Education Program  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005879&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today the Biogen Idec Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to East End House to develop, implement and evaluate an interactive out-of-school-time (OST) genetics program for middle school...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;InVivo Therapeutics&lt;/b&gt; Announces Webcast for Annual Shareholders Meeting to be Held on May 23rd
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130517005158&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV), a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI) and other neurotrauma conditions, today announced that the Company will be...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.'s CEO to Present at the UBS Global Health Care Conference in New York on May 20, 2013  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297055&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;CANTON, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 17, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TetraPhase Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Annual UBS Global Healthcare Conference
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516006059&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of potent new antibiotics designed to be effective against dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Abiomed to Present at UBS Global Health Care Conference  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/17/548085/10033178/en/Abiomed-to-Present-at-UBS-Global-Health-Care-Conference.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DANVERS, Mass., May 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abiomed, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today announced that Susan V. Lisa, Senior Director, Investor Relations...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Scientific Corporation Schedule of Major Events and Presentations at 2013  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297052&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;NATICK, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 17, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) is scheduled to participate at the...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>InSpire MD to Announce Six-Month Results From The MGuard??? Embolic Protection Stent (EPS) MASTER Trial at 
  </title><link>http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2013/05/16/inspiremd-to-announce-six-month-results-from-the-mguard%E2%84%A2-embolic-protection-stent-eps-master-trial-at-europcr/</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BOSTON and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;InspireMD, Inc. (InspireMD or the Company) (NYSE MKT: NSPR), the leader in embolic protection stents, today announced a robust schedule...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Scientific Corporation Presents Clinical Data at  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297096&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;NATICK, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 17, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) is scheduled to participate in Digestive...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Atlas Venture Leans on Amgen, Novartis AG to Build New Startups  </title><link>http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2013/05/16/atlas-leans-on-amgen-novartis-to-build-new-crop-of-startups/</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Fresh off raising $265 million to bankroll its ninth fund, Atlas Venture has forged strategic partnerships with Amgen and Novartis to help supply the bigger companies with innovative new drug candidates. The...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Popular Drinks Increase Risk for Kidney Stones, Brigham and Women's Hospital Study  </title><link>http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/healthy-eating/sugar-sweetened-beverages-linked-to-increased-kidney-stone-risk_21959.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Twenty percent of American males and 10 percent of American females will experience a kidney stone at some point in their lifetime. Often, these patients will be advised to drink more fluids as a way to prevent...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marijuana Users Have Better Blood Sugar Control, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Study  </title><link>http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/marijuana-users-have-better-blood-sugar-control_21961.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control, say investigators. They found that current marijuana users had significantly lower fasting insulin and were less likely...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Experimental Gilead Sciences, Inc. Drug Effective in Early-Stage Leukemia Trial  </title><link>http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-cancer-gilead-idINBRE94E1BL20130515</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;An experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc shrank tumors in half of leukemia patients whose cancer had returned, according to an early-stage trial that represents a new foray into oncology by the world's...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Promedior to Present Clinical Data on Lead Drug Candidate, PRM-151, in Patients With IPF at the American Thoracic Society 2013 Annual Meeting  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297000&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LEXINGTON, Mass., May 16, 2013 Promedior, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel biologic therapeutics for the treatment of fibrosis, today announced that data from a clinical study of...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Advanced Cell Technology Confirms Clinical Trial Participant Showed Improvement in Vision From 20/400 to 20/40 Following Treatment  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005396&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (ACT; OTCBB: ACTC), a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, today confirmed that the vision of a patient enrolled in a clinical investigation...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Patient Enrolled in Boston Scientific Corporation Randomized Study Comparing WallFlex&amp;#0174 Biliary RX Stent to Absence of Biliary Drainage in Patients With Pancreatic or Periampullary Cancers  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296932&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;NATICK, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 15, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- The first patient has been enrolled in a clinical investigation evaluating...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pacific Biosciences and Sage Science Announce Co-Marketing Partnership  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/16/547733/10033062/en/Pacific-Biosciences-and-Sage-Science-Announce-Co-Marketing-Partnership.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MENLO PARK, Calif. and BEVERLY, Mass., May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio RS II DNA Sequencing System, and Sage Science, a developer...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NinePoint Medical Announces U.S. Commercial Availability of the NvisionVLE&amp;#0153; Imaging System  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005632&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NinePoint Medical, Inc., an emerging leader in the development of medical devices for advanced optical imaging, today announced the commercial launch of its proprietary NvisionVLE...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PerkinElmer, Inc. Launches New OneSource&amp;#0174; Laboratory Consulting Services to Drive Improved Laboratory Efficiencies  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005849&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced today that it is expanding its OneSource Laboratory Services...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CMA Microdialysis AB Releases New Syringe Pump
  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=297007&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;May 16, 2013 -- CMA Microdialysis is proud to announce the release of the NEW CMA 4004 Syringe Pump&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ideal for Microdialysis applications&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Easy to use intuitive touch screen user interface...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AVEO Oncology (Formerly known as AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and Astellas Pharma Inc. Announce Presentations of Tivozanib Clinical Data at 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515006969&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;AVEO Oncology (NASDAQ: AVEO) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) today announced that additional data from the Phase 3 TIVO-1 trial (TIvozanib Versus sOrafenib in 1st line advanced RCC) of investigational agent...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;LeMaitre Vascular&lt;/b&gt; to Present at the Second Annual &lt;b&gt;Marcum LLP&lt;/b&gt; MicroCap Conference  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296835&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;BURLINGTON, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 15, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- LeMaitre Vascular (Nasdaq: LMAT) announced today that JJ Pellegrino...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Biogen Idec Foundation&lt;/b&gt; Awards $250,000 to East End House to Develop Genetics Education Program  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005879&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today the Biogen Idec Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to East End House to develop, implement and evaluate an interactive out-of-school-time (OST) genetics program for middle school...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PHT Corporation Named One of New England???s 100 Largest Private Companies by /i&gt;  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005264&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BOSTON &amp; GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PHT Corporations continued strong growth earned the company a place on Boston Business Journals list of the 100 largest private companies in the New England area. PHT Corporation...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>InVivo Therapeutics Corporation Sponsors 8th Annual 
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005192&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV), a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI) and other neurotrauma conditions, today announced that the Company is the...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. Announces Presentation of Promising Nonclinical and Phase I Study Results of Ad-RTS-IL-12 in Advanced Melanoma at 16th Annual Meeting  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/16/547715/10032995/en/ZIOPHARM-Announces-Presentation-of-Promising-Nonclinical-and-Phase-I-Study-Results-of-Ad-RTS-IL-12-in-Advanced-Melanoma-at-ASGCT-16th-Annual-Meeting.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BOSTON, May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZIOP) today announced promising results from nonclinical and Phase 1 studies in advanced melanoma using Ad-RTS-IL-12, a novel DNA-based...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. to Present Three Posters on Results of One-year Large Simple Safety Study for BROVANA?? (arformoterol tartrate) Inhalation Solution at 2013 American Thoracic Society International Conference
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005313&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) announced today that the company will present six posters at the 2013 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference, three of which pertain to a recently completed...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OvaScience to Present at Upcoming Conferences
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.7455870ed7fce121adda3242e6908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005079&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;OvaScienceSM, (NASDAQ: OVAS), a life sciences company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of new treatments for infertility, today announced that the Company's management team will present...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Promedior to Present Clinical Data on Lead Drug Candidate, PRM-151, in Patients With IPF at the Annual Meeting  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005678&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Promedior, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel biologic therapeutics for the treatment of fibrosis, today announced that data from a clinical study...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dyax Corp. HAE Allies&amp;#0153; Awards Program Launches on Second Annual Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Day ??? a Global Event to Raise Awareness of HAE  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005048&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To mark the second annual Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Day, Dyax Corp. today announced the launch of HAE Allies, a new program recognizing the physicians, nurses, family members...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Synta Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentations at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515006985&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: SNTA) today announced scheduled presentations at the 2013 American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, which is taking place May 31  June 4 in Chicago...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. Announces Clinical Data to be Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology and 
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515007005&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI) today announced that Phase 1 clinical data for IPI-145, its potent, oral inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma, will be presented at...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tesaro, Inc. Announces Presentation of Niraparib Clinical Data at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/16/547743/10033072/en/TESARO-Announces-Presentation-of-Niraparib-Clinical-Data-at-the-2013-ASCO-Annual-Meeting.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WALTHAM, Mass., May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TESARO, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRO), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that final results from a Phase 1 trial of niraparib, an inhibitor...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eutropics Pharmaceuticals to Present Data on Personalized Diagnostic for AML Patient Management at American Society of Clinical Oncology 2013
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515006878&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Eutropics Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that Eutropics and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present results from a clinical study employing Eutropics proprietary PraediCare Dx ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Data Presentations and Webcast of Investor Briefing at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515006363&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced that clinical data on Iclusig (ponatinib) and AP26113, its investigational inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), epidermal growth factor receptor...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. Announces Poster Presentation at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/15/547580/10032982/en/ZIOPHARM-Announces-Poster-Presentation-at-the-2013-American-Society-for-Clinical-Oncology-ASCO-Annual-Meeting.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BOSTON, May 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZIOP) today announced that Gerald P. Linette, MD, PhD, of the Washington University School of Medicine, will present updated clinical...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Karyopharm Therapeutics to Present Clinical Data on Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE), KPT-330, at 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/15/547579/10032961/en/Karyopharm-Therapeutics-to-Present-Clinical-Data-on-Selective-Inhibitor-of-Nuclear-Export-SINE-KPT-330-at-2013-ASCO-Annual-Meeting.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NATICK, Mass., May 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., a leader in the new field of nuclear transport modulators, announced that clinical data for its lead drug candidate, KPT-330, in...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Promedior to Present Clinical Data on Lead Drug Candidate, PRM-151, in Patients with IPF at the ATS 2013 Annual Meeting 
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005678&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Promedior, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel biologic therapeutics for the treatment of fibrosis, today announced that data from a clinical study of PRM-151 in patients with idiopathic...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to Webcast Presentation at 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515006172&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that management will present a company overview at the 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, May...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Waters Corporation Presentation at the UBS 2013 Global Healthcare Conference to be Webcast Live 
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130516005733&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) John Ornell, Chief Financial Officer, will speak to the investment community at the UBS 2013 Global Healthcare Conference at the Sheraton New York Hotel in New York City on Tuesday...</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Daktari Diagnostics Collects $7 Million in Funding  </title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2013/05/daktari-diagnostics-collects-7m-in.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Daktari Diagnostics Inc. has landed another round of funding. The Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of diagnostic tests for HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis secured $7 million in equity financing, according to...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Using Clay to Grow Bone, Brigham and Women's Hospital Study  </title><link>http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6847/20130514/clay-grow-bone-synthetic-silicate-nanoplatelets-induce-stem-cells-make.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In new research published online May 13, 2013 in Advanced Materials, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to report that synthetic silicate nanoplatelets (also known as layered...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tokai Pharmaceuticals Raises $35.5 Million for Prostate Cancer Study  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296685&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tokai Pharmaceuticals Announces $35.5 Million Series E Financing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new treatments...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Harvard Bioscience Inc. Announces Retirement of CEO and Appointment of Interim CEO  </title><link /><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, today announced that its Board of...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GENFIT Corp. Release: GFT505 Reduces the Risk of Cardiovascular Events Through Its Action on Remnant Cholesterol  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296808&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lille (France), Boston (Massachusetts, United States), May 15, 2013  GENFIT (Alternext: ALGFT; ISIN: FR0004163111), a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of drug discovery and development, focusing on...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thermedical Secures $5.5 Million in Series A2 Financing Round  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296818&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div id"releaseBody"&gt;&lt;p&gt;WALTHAM, MA--(Marketwired - May       15, 2013) -   &lt;a href"http://www.thermedical.com/"&gt;Thermedical&amp;#174;&lt;/a&gt;, a medical equipment company developing new tissue-ablation therapies...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Accellent Announces First Quarter 2013 Results
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace2/template.PAGE/menuitem.ce58e8202d51f40bfcb16f10c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130514006866&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Accellent Inc. (the Company or Accellent), a wholly owned subsidiary of Accellent Holdings Corp., today announced results for its fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2013. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;While financial results...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Interleukin Genetics Inc. Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130514005220&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (OTCQB: ILIU) today issued financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was $487,000, compared...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515005347&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDRA) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our next objective in Ideras autoimmune disease program is to initiate a Phase...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OvaScience Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515005230&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;OvaScienceSM, (NASDAQ: OVAS), a life sciences company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of new treatments for infertility, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solos Endoscopy, Inc. Reports Full Year 2012 Results  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296786&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;BOSTON&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 15, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Solos Endoscopy, Inc. (OTCPK: SNDY), a provider of quality innovative healthcare...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Synageva BioPharma Joins the in Support of MPS Awareness Day 2013  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.b30484b92e958b11adda3242e6908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130515005286&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synageva BioPharma Corp. (Synageva) (NASDAQ:GEVA), a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic products for rare diseases, joins the International MPS Network and others...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Living Close to Major Road Bad for Kidney Function, /i&gt; Reveals  </title><link>http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/bmj-lct051013.php</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Living close to a major road may impair kidney functionitself a risk factor for heart disease and strokeand so help contribute to the known impact of air pollution on cardiovascular risk, suggests research...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analogic Corporation to Streamline Its Global Biz, 140 Jobs Cut  </title><link /><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size"3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Analogic Corporation Announces Plan to Streamline Its Global Business&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Analogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG), enabling the world's medical imaging and aviation security technology...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study IDs Key Protein for Cell Death, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Study  </title><link>http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/study-ids-key-protein-for-cell-death-0514.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When cells suffer too much DNA damage, they are usually forced to undergo programmed cell death, or apoptosis. However, cancer cells often ignore these signals, flourishing even after chemotherapy drugs have...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Third Rock Ventures Taps Alnylam Pharmaceuticals CEO, Genzyme Corporation-ImClone Systems Vets, as Venture Partners
  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296529&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Third Rock Ventures Expands and Strengthens Team&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BOSTON &amp; SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Third Rock Ventures, LLC, a venture capital firm focused on building healthcare companies...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Karyopharm Therapeutics Gets $20.5 Million  </title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2013/05/karyopharm-therapeutics-gets-205m.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Clinical-stage biopharma Karyopharm Therapeutics has secured $20.5 million of a $60 million offering. Its the second round of funding received by the Natick, Mass. developer of cancer- and inflammation-targeting...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc. Announces Publication of Clinical Study Demonstrating that Entinostat Targets Resistance Pathways in Breast Cancer  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296629&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;WALTHAM, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 14, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a late-stage oncology company focused on...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alere Inc. Announces Offering of $425 Million of Senior Subordinated Notes  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296544&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;WALTHAM, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 13, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR) (the "Company") announced today that it intends...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alere Inc. Announces Pricing of Senior Subordinated Notes Offering  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296568&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;WALTHAM, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 13, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR) (the "Company") announced today that, in connection...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>pSivida Corp Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Results
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130513006383&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ: PSDV)(ASX: PVA), a leader in developing sustained release, drug delivery products for treatment of back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>pSivida Corp Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Results
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.b30484b92e958b11adda3242e6908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130513006383&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ: PSDV)(ASX: PVA), a leader in developing sustained release, drug delivery products for treatment of back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TetraPhase Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130513006515&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTPH) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Following our successful initial public offering in March 2013, Tetraphase...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TetraPhase Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.b30484b92e958b11adda3242e6908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130513006515&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTPH) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Following our successful initial public offering in March 2013, Tetraphase...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Jack Green&lt;/b&gt; Joins Verastem, Inc. as Chief Financial Officer  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130514005341&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Verastem, Inc., (NASDAQ: VSTM) focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, announced the appointment of John Jack Green as Chief Financial Officer...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>&lt;b&gt;Sarah Ashby&lt;/b&gt; Promoted to VP And General Counsel at Psychemedics Corporation  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296631&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;ACTON, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 14, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ: PMD), the world's largest provider of...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Forest Laboratories, Inc. to Present Linaclotide Data at  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130514005447&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRWD) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) announced today they will present linaclotide-related data during Digestive Disease Week 2013 in Orlando, Fla., May ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sagentia???s Technology Experts Discuss How to Bring Breakthrough Innovations to Market  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130514005203&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sagentia, a global innovation, technology and product development company, and MIT Technology Review are partnering to co-host a special event to present and discuss the ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PerkinElmer, Inc. to Present at UBS Global Healthcare Conference
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130513006464&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that the Company will present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. to Present at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130514005131&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI) will be presenting at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference on May 21, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. ET in New York. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A live webcast of Infinity's presentation will...</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Johns Hopkins University Research on Cilia Heats Up: Implications for Hearing, Vision Loss and Kidney Disease  </title><link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130512140603.htm</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Experiments at Johns Hopkins have unearthed clues about which protein signaling molecules are allowed into hollow, hair-like "antennae," called cilia, that alert cells to critical changes in their environments...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dyax Corp. Announces $30 Million Offering  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296330&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dyax Corp. Announces $30 Million Offering&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ: DYAX) announced today that it has priced a registered direct offering with RA Capital Management...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FDA Accepts Biogen Idec, Inc. (Massachusetts)???s Biologics License Application for First Long-Lasting Factor VIII Therapy for Hemophilia A  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130513005482&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>WESTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the companys Biologics License Application (BLA) for the marketing approval of ELOCTATE (recombinant factor VIII Fc fusion protein) for the treatment of hemophilia A. ELOCTATE is the first hemophilia A product candidate in a new class of long-lasting clotting factor...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Data From More Than 100,000 Boston Scientific Corporation Implantable Defibrillators Show Battery Longevity Projections of Nine to 13 Years  </title><link>http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296410&amp;full=1</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class"xn-content"&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class"xn-location"&gt;NATICK, Mass.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class"xn-chron"&gt;May 10, 2013&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ -- New data from 100,438 patients with Boston Scientific Corporation...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BG Medicine Reports Inducement Grant Under Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/10/546334/10032456/en/BG-Medicine-Inc-Reports-Inducement-Grant-Under-NASDAQ-Listing-Rule-5635-c-4.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WALTHAM, Mass., May 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BG Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq:BGMD), a diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cardiovascular tests, announced today that the...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc. Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results  </title><link>http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/13/546609/10032528/en/Merrimack-Reports-First-Quarter-2013-Financial-Results.html</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 13, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MACK), a biopharmaceutical company discovering, developing and preparing to commercialize innovative medicines paired...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spire Corporation Reports Results for First-Quarter 2013
  </title><link>http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20130510005786&amp;newsLang=en</link><description>Staying up-to-date has never been simpler.  Sign up for the &lt;a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&amp;sourcenews-signup"&gt;free GenePool newsletter&lt;/a&gt; today!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Spire Corporation ("Spire") (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turn-key manufacturing lines to produce photovoltaic ("PV") modules and providing engineering, procurement and...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>