FDA Launches Open-Source Platform for Precision Medicine

According to MedCityNews.com, ” It’s called precisionFDA, and will be the newest cog in the White House’s Precision Medicine Initiative.  It’s planned for beta release in December this year, and is being developed by Bay Area startup DNAnexus. In a blog,...

Abbott Laboratories Announces Purchase of Tendyne Holdings, Inc.

FDANews.com released a statement that “Abbott Laboratories announced its purchase of Tendyne Holdings Inc., a medical device company focused on developing minimally invasive mitral valve replacement therapies, for $250 million plus potential future payments tied...

Global Health: A Scientific Ethical Divide Between China and West

“China is spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually in an effort to become a leader in biomedical research, building scores of laboratories and training thousands of scientists,” according to the New York Times.  “But the rush to the front...