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Government
Jun 15

Coakley urging funding for fishery research

BOSTON – Calling scientific research “critical” to the future of the state’s fishing industry, Attorney General Martha Coakley is urging the legislature to keep funding for fisheries research within the proposed fiscal 2014 budget.
Main Street
Jun 15

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer

This energy drink swings for fences

A growing Rhode Island energy beverage company started with one of those offhand, but perceptive, comments that rang true enough to launch a company.
Biotechnology
Jun 12

Amgen says ovarian cancer drug meets goal of late-stage study

Amgen Inc., the world’s largest biotechnology company by sales, said its experimental drug for recurrent ovarian cancer met a late-stage study goal, helping patients live 1.8 months longer without the disease progressing.
Health Care
Jun 1

R.I. Hospital dedicates renovated family room

Rhode Island Hospital recently celebrated the dedication of a completely renovated family room in its Comprehensive Cancer Center. The renovations were made possibly through a gift from the Michael H. Flanagan Foundation, a nonprofit that serves Bone Marrow Transplant and Leukemia induction patients and their families.
Business Women
Jun 1
By Robin Respaut
Contributing Writer

A career that has grown its way to a full circle

When Nancy Ryan Gray was a doctoral student at the Pennsylvania State University in 1983, she attended a research conference in New Hampshire with a crowd of scientists whose writings she had been studying avidly. The moment changed her life.
Manufacturing
May 29

Cadence breaks ground on Cranston expansion

Medical device manufacturer Cadence Inc. broke ground Wednesday on a 34,000-square-foot expansion of its Cranston facility.
Biotechnology
May 29

Amgen, Astellas to develop cancer, bone treatments in Japan

Amgen Inc., one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies by sales, announced a partnership with Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc. to bring five of its experimental therapies to market in that country.
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The 2nd Annual Healthiest Employers event will recognize employers who have strong, effective Health and Wellness programs in the region. Deadline for enrollment is June 28th.
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