Start-up costs biggest hurdle for little pharma
Chester A. Bisbee calls it the “Valley of Death,” in which good ideas for new drugs go to die for lack of financing. It’s a common place these days as large pharmaceutical companies try to duck the...
View ArticleBrazil OKs Chembio HIV test
The Brazilian equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of a Long Island-based company’s HIV tests of saliva, opening the way for that government’s purchase and eventual...
View ArticleLI biotech licenses diabetes drug compound
A Long Island-based company has reached a deal to license a compound from a Canadian firm being developed to treat a common complication of diabetes. Jericho-based SciMeDent Health, also known as Trend...
View ArticleResearchers build diabetes, cancer breath test
Editor’s Note: Watch a Verizon FiOS1 Long Island video report on the breath test here. Imagine if detecting cancer or diabetes was as easy as taking a breath test – a little bit the way police measure...
View ArticleNorth Shore-LIJ using FDA-cleared prostate test
The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is participating in a clinical trial of advanced imaging software to detect prostate cancer.
View ArticleNational Cancer Institute OKs Mount Sinai South Nassau for 2 new clinical trials
The hospital was approved as a clinical trial site for breast and lung cancer
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