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Dsuvia — Much Needed Analgesic or Potential New Contributor to the Opioid Crisis?

Does the United States really need another opioid drug, given the enormous public health crisis of opioid addiction facing the country today? Many experts are asking this question about the FDA’s approval in November of Dsuvia (sufentinil), a powerful opioid  ten times stronger than fentanyl, the drug responsible for many opioid overdose deaths in recent...

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Big Oncology Mergers Kick Off 2019

Each January, a large portion of the international healthcare industry descends on San Francisco for the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and a variety of other concurrent industry events. The sentiment of the nearly 10,000 attendees — largely influenced by partnering news and big merger/acquisition deals announced around these events — typically sets the tone for...

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Differentiation Through Digital  

Digital technology is becoming increasingly important in the healthcare space. This was clearly reflected by the growing number of companies and events focused on the digital healthcare sector during JP Morgan/Biotech Week in San Francisco and new conferences dedicated to digital technology applications in health and wellness that have been scheduled for 2019. Uses of...

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Multiple Myeloma: The View from ASH 2018

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a deadly bone marrow cancer. In recent years, the treatment landscape for this disease has improved considerably. However, most patients still relapse and the need for new and better therapeutic options endures.   Encouraging news about several approaches were reported at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in December. Results from...

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Happy New Year — Some Thoughts on the Year to Come

Welcome to 2019. We hope you enjoyed the holidays and look forward to meeting and greeting many of you next week in San Francisco for Biotech Week. Several members of the Bionest team will be in attendance, and if you’d like to get together, we look forward to hearing from you.   Last year, we...