Greatbatch, Inc. announced Thursday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lake Region Medical for around $1.73 billion in cash and stock. Read More »

The American College of Rheumatology's The Lupus Initiative (TLI) announced Tuesday the award of a one-year, $500,000 grant from the Office of Minority Health to expand its national education program. Read More »

Portola Pharmaceuticals announced Thursday that the results of a preclinical study of andexanet alfa will be presented in a moderated poster session at the European Society of Cardiology 2015 Congress in London on Aug. 31 at 10:51 a.m. Read More »

Onconova Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced Thursday it has filed clinical trial applications with the UK, German and Austrian regulatory agencies for IV rigosertib as a treatment in higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes patients after failure of a hypomethylating agent therapy. Read More »

Tocagen, Inc. announced Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to the company's lead immuno-oncology product candidate, Toca 511 & Toca FC, for the treatment of glioblastoma. Read More »

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announced Tuesday the addition of D. Robert Hale, partner of ValueAct Capital, to its board of directors and the resignation of Jeffrey W. Ubben, CEO and CIO of ValueAct Capital, effective as of Aug. 19. Read More »

Regulus Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, announced Tuesday the appointment of Michael Huang as vice president of clinical development. Read More »

DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new cancer therapies, announced Tuesday it will be presenting at the 17th annual Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference from Sept. 9-10 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. Read More »

Recent partnership promises cheaper access to prescription drugs. Read More »

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., a developer of RNA-targeted therapeutics, on Tuesday announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed the New Drug Application for eteplirsen for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy amenable to exon 51 skipping. Read More »

Priority Care Solutions, a specialty managed care services and network provider for the worker's compensation industry, was ranked in the top 100 of Florida's fastest growing companies. Read More »

Amneal said on Tuesday that it has created Amneal Biosciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC. Amneal Biosciences will focus on the commercialization of high-barrier-to-entry generic and specialty pharmaceuticals, such as injectables, oncologics and biosimilars. Read More »

Pharmabox, developer of the first automated pharmacy with top brands, said on Tuesday that its automated kiosk, known as the "Pharmacy at Your Fingertips," will be installed at the Falls, an outdoor mall in Miami. Read More »

TRICAST, a pharmacy data analytics company, said on Monday that it has joined with Brook Venture Partners and Blue Heron Capital in a growth-equity financing partnership."This is an exciting next step in the evolution of TRICAST," TRICAST CEO Greg Rucinski said. Read More »

A new state law in California passed in 2013 that allows pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control takes effect in October.MedLife Pharmacy and Compounding in Irvine said the law will benefit patients whenever the abilities and knowledge of pharmacists can be better utilized to help customers with their treatments. Read More »

Ateb, Inc., a provider of pharmacy-based patient-care solutions, launched its first branding campaign, "Driving Healthy Outcomes for Patients, Pharmacies and Payers," on Monday.The campaign indicates a fresh direction in the company's marketing efforts to create a brand identity. Read More »

HealthSpot will reveal new point-of-care lab technology from Samsung that analyzes blood in as little as seven minutes, this week at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo in Denver. Read More »

CVS/pharmacy released results on Monday from a survey that found almost two in five U.S. adults (37 percent) have missed a life event because they were feeling ill with flu-like symptoms. "No one wants to get sick with the flu, and getting sick is even worse when it causes us to miss an important life event, such as a vacation, wedding, holiday gathering or a child's big sporting event or recital," Tom Davis, vice president of pharmacy professional practices at CVS/pharmacy, said. Read More »

NetMeds.com, India’s first e-marketplace for pharma, has partnered with Stepathlon, India’s leading corporate fitness brand, to introduce an automated pharmacy record-management system for employers. “As an employer with a sizable staff, we recognized a chronic problem that plagued every HR professional regarding prescription-drug and other health-related expenditures,” Pradeep Dadha, CEO of NetMeds, said. Read More »

Cepheid said last week that Ilan Daskal, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving the company. Daskal's departure is not related to financial disclosures, accounting or legal matters, the company said. Read More »