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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A landmark $8 million gift from the RTW Foundation, led by Penn Medicine Board of Trustees member Rod Wong, M’03, and Marti Speranza Wong, C’98, will launch a bold initiative to reimagine medical education at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. It is the single largest donation to support curriculum innovation in PSOM history, ensuring that the nation’s first medical school will continue to lead in training physicians for generations...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioMed Realty (the “Company”), a Blackstone portfolio company and the largest private operator of real estate for the life science and technology industries, announced today the promotions of three senior officers: Allyn Aguirre to Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer; Andrew Laing to Senior Vice President, Asset Management; and Kevin Tremblay to Senior Vice President, Leasing, West Coast Markets. “Allyn, Andrew and Kevin have each demonstrated deep expert...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, commends Representative Rick Scarbrough (R-Oak Ridge) and Senator Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville) for introducing legislation that would eliminate financial barriers for patients requiring clinically appropriate genetic testing, as well as the recommended screenings based on the results of that testing. Germline testing is a type of test that looks for inherited mutations that have been present in e...

ALBANY, N.Y. & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FDA fast tracks DF-003 for ROSAH syndrome, announces Drug Farm....

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bayer Crop Science today announced an unprecedented $45+ million CAD investment to strengthen Canada’s leadership in canola innovation by establishing a cutting-edge canola innovation centre. Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the facility will house seed development work for canola, camelina and winter canola, focusing on trait integration, yield trial seed processing and seed quality analysis. “A long-term strategic investment of this scale demonstrates Bayer’s...

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UF Health transplant programs continue to be among the nation’s elite, including best-in-category results for the UF Health lung transplant program, according to reports released earlier this month by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR. “Treatment at UF Health centers on individualized care, quality of life and long-term outcomes,” said Thiago Beduschi, M.D., director of the Abdominal Transplant Center. “That means providing patients wi...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--People who need complex spine surgery have a new option for state-of-the-art, comprehensive spine care. The Complex Spine & Scoliosis Center (CSSC) at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is designed to give patients an easier recovery and a better overall experience thanks to its team of expert physicians dedicated to treating complex spine deformities and scoliosis through cutting-edge surgical approaches, patient-centered care and innovative research. “What makes...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iXCells Biotechnologies (“iXCells”), a leading provider of human cell-based solutions and custom iPSC services, and Rosebud Biosciences, an innovator in organoid development and complex 3D biology, today announced a partnership to develop a personalized, human-based approach for predicting drug safety and informing translational decision-making in rare diseases. As iXCells enters its next phase of growth, the collaboration expands the Company’s custom integrated plat...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. & CLEMMONS, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advancing Sight Network and Miracles In Sight today announced Precision Ocular Network as the new name and brand of their combined organization, following the merger unveiled in November. The new identity marks a shared vision for the future focused on compassionate eye banking services, innovative research, and intentional collaboration. Globally, at least 253 million people live with blindness and/or moderate to severe visual impairment, whi...

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ AI lab informatics platform, today announced the results of new research examining scientists’ sentiment around electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) and AI tools in modern laboratory environments. The study reveals widespread frustration with existing lab software, leading to repeated experiments, inefficient data use, and a growing reliance on unauthorized shadow AI. 150 scientists were surveyed across U.S. and European labs in biopharm...