The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) generally approves drug therapies faster and earlier than its counterparts in Canada and Europe, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The study counters perceptions that the drug approval process in the United States is especially slow. Led by second-year medical student Nicholas Downing and senior author Joseph S. Ross, M…
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More than 250 people attended the Arizona BioIndustry Association’s Expo on May 17, providing a wealth of panel discussions and networking opportunities.

Click the image to the right for a slide show and rundown of activities at the conference.

At the event, BioAccel CEO MaryAnn Guerra announced that biotech startups can apply for up to $300,000 in seed funding and have an opportunity to take free space at the Bioinspire incubator in Peoria.

“This level of investment is a game changer for…

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ApniCure Inc. can go ahead with marketing a sleep device in the United States after the Food and Drug Administration cleared the product.

The privately held Redwood City company said Friday that its Winx Sleep Therapy System — using a light, oral vacuum and a slim tube connected to a soft, flexible mouthpiece — will launch in select markets this year. It is designed for people with obstructive sleep apnea.

The Winx system will be sold more broadly in 2013, said President and CEO Steve Carlson.

Founded…

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Craft Brew Alliance Inc. will start distributing its line of gluten-free beers nationwide in coming weeks.

Portland-based Craft Brew (Nasdaq: Brew) launched its Omission Lager and Omission Pale Ale in Oregon in March. Thursday, it said it will begin distributing the brand nationwide, starting on the West Coast and hitting the rest of the country by mid-June.

Omission is brewed under Craft Brew’s Widmer Brothers Brewing label. Each batch is tested to ensure it complies with international standards…

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After decades of deliberation, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a two-year agreement today with plaintiffs on the Arnold vs. Sarn class action suit, which outlines reforms and allocates $39 million in funding to community-based mental health services, pending court approval.

The class action lawsuit was initiated in 1981 when a group sought judgment against the Arizona Department of Heath Services, the Arizona state hospital and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The plaintiffs claimed that…

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World Trade Group is organising the 7th Annual LNG Tech Global Summit between 3rd and 5th December 2012 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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If the relationship between marketers and commercial analytics is leveraged properly, it can help
marketers make more informed strategic decisions for their brands.
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A curious twist in a family of plant proteins called chalcone-isomerase recently was discovered by Salk Institute for Biological Studies scientist Joseph Noel and colleagues at Iowa State University led by Eve Wurtele…
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The expert working group advising WHO on research and development has recommended the May 2012 World Health Assembly adopt an international convention on research and development (R&D) that will bind member states to action and catalyze new knowledge for diseases that primarily affect the global poor but for which patents provide insufficient market incentives…
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Former St. Francis Healthcare executive Eugene Tiwanak and a California-based medical group have submitted an offer to buy the two former Hawaii Medical Center facilities from St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii for an undisclosed price, setting up a possible bidding war with the owner of The Queen’s Medical Center for one of the hospitals.

The offer submitted by Tiwanak and Hampton Health Ltd. Hawaii LLC comes less than a week after The Queen’s Health Systems said it had signed a letter…

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