LYON, France and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ERYTECH Pharma (Euronext: ERYP - Nasdaq: ERYP), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies by encapsulating drug substances inside red blood cells, today announced a strategic partnership with New York Blood Center (NYBC) for red blood cell supply and research. The partnership encompasses NYBC becoming a long-term supplier of donor red blood cells (RBC) to ERYTECH, enabling ERYTECH to diversify and broaden its supply of RBC source materials for the production of eryaspase and future product candidates derived from its proprietary ERYCAPS® platform as the company ramps up clinical development. Specifically for the Phase 3 trial in second-line metastatic pancreatic cancer that recently started enrolling patients in Europe, and the Phase 2 trial in first-line triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), which are both expected to begin enrollment in the United States early in 2019. The … [Read more...] about ERYTECH Partners with New York Blood Center for Red Blood Cell Supply and Research
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Smith recognized for stem cell legislation
By Anthony Vecchione, October 31, 2018 at 12:59 PM The National Marrow Donor Program will honor U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th District, in November for two stem cell laws that he authored. Smith authored the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, Public Law 109-129, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2015, Public Law 114-104. Smith’s two laws created the first National Cord Blood Stem Cell Inventory; reauthorized and expanded the National Bone Marrow Registry; connected cord blood banks around the country into one search system for matching donors; directed federal agencies to study adult stem cells and birthing tissues to develop new therapies for patients; significantly increased the inventory of usable umbilical cord blood units available for stem cell transplantation; and authorized $530 million for umbilical cord blood and bone marrow stem cell research and treatment over ten years. “I am grateful to receive this award—the Lives … [Read more...] about Smith recognized for stem cell legislation
Lax Oversight Leaves Surgery Center Regulators And Patients In The Dark
Kaiser Health News, ContributorKaiser Health News (KHN) is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. Scrutinizing unexpected deaths is the norm for U.S. hospitals. 08/13/2018 11:02 am ET By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network The first man died in April 2014. Another died later that month. Then on July 18 of that year, a woman was rushed to a hospital where she was told she was lucky to be alive. They all went to the same Little Rock, Ark., surgery center for a colonoscopy, among the safest procedures a patient can have. And each stopped breathing soon afterward, court records say, sustaining the same type of brain damage seen in a drowning victim. What happened at Kanis Endoscopy Center prompted no review by officials in Arkansas, which, like 16 other states, has no mandate to report patient deaths after surgery center care. So no facility oversight authority has examined whether the deaths were a statistical anomaly or cause for … [Read more...] about Lax Oversight Leaves Surgery Center Regulators And Patients In The Dark
Surgery centers don’t have to report deaths in 17 states
Christina Jewett and Mark Alesia Kaiser Health News Published 5:25 p.m. UTC Aug 9, 2018 The first man died in April 2014. Another died later that month. Then, on July 18 of that year, a woman was rushed to a hospital where she was told she was lucky to be alive. They all went to the same Little Rock, Arkansas, surgery center for a colonoscopy, among the safest procedures a patient can have. And each stopped breathing soon afterward, court records say, sustaining the same type of brain damage seen in a drowning victim. What happened at Kanis Endoscopy Center prompted no review by officials in Arkansas, which, like 16 other states, has no mandate to report patient deaths after surgery center care. So no facility oversight authority has examined whether the deaths were a statistical anomaly or cause for alarm. A USA TODAY NETWORK and Kaiser Health News investigation found that surgery centers operate under such an uneven mix of rules across U.S. states that fatalities or … [Read more...] about Surgery centers don’t have to report deaths in 17 states
Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
By NATHANIEL RICH AUG. 1, 2018 We knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts. Losing Earth Prologue Part One Part Two Epilogue Thirty years ago, we had a chance to save the planet. The science of climate change was settled. Almost nothing stood in our way — except ourselves. We knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts. By Nathaniel Rich AUG. 1, 2018 Editor’s Note This narrative by Nathaniel Rich is a work of history, addressing the 10-year period from 1979 to 1989: the decisive decade when humankind first came to a broad understanding of the causes and dangers of climate change. Complementing the text is a series of aerial photographs and videos, all shot over the past year by George Steinmetz. With support from the Pulitzer Center, this two-part article is … [Read more...] about Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change