Tag: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
THE RIGHT FORMULA? R.I.’s life sciences sector takes shape, but growth...
In 2023, the General Assembly made its biggest bet yet on Rhode Island’s life sciences industry.
Lawmakers committed $45 million over three years to create...
Five Questions With: Dr. Joseph A. Gil
In August, Dr. Joseph A. Gil became the first surgeon in Rhode Island to perform a thumb joint replacement using a TOUCH CMC 1 ball-and-socket prosthesis....
Brown University Health receives FDA clearance for cancer treatment trials
PROVIDENCE – A potential cancer-treating therapy developed in partnership with Brown University Health has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to...
University Orthopedics surgeon performs first R.I. thumb joint replacement with new FDA-approved...
PROVIDENCE – A University Orthopedics Inc. surgeon has become the first in Rhode Island to perform a thumb joint replacement using TOUCH CMC 1, a prothesis...
Providence retinal disease treatment firm publicly launches
PROVIDENCE – Lyora Therapeutics, a Providence-based biotech company specializing in the treatment of hereditary retinal diseases, has officially launched publicly after operating in stealth for the past year.
Lyora’s portfolio...
Could the state’s life science effort stall at the finish line?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee recently celebrated the $81.7 million opening of the new Ocean State Labs in Providence’s Jewelry District. The labs are a...
Saint Anne’s Hospital completes pioneering procedure for high blood pressure
FALL RIVER – Two doctors at Saint Anne’s Hospital recently became the first in southeastern Massachusetts to perform a pioneering procedure for patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
The procedure, a renal denervation, targets overactive...
Panelists: R.I. should build on life sciences momentum, foster interest in...
Between rapidly shifting tariffs, freezes to federal grant funding and changing U.S. Food and Drug Administration policies, R.I. Bio Director Glenn Robertelli acknowledges that...
McKee joins governors’ public health alliance
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee joined dozens of Democratic governors Wednesday to create a nonpartisan alliance to protect public health and boost policy...
Nova Design taking a new ‘shot’ to change business landscape
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