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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a leading global actuarial consulting firm, announced that it has obtained Type II certification as a "Certified Pseudonymized Medical Information User" in Japan. This certification is based on Japan's "Act on Anonymized and Pseudonymized Medical Information for Research and Development in the Medical Field (Next Generation Medical Infrastructure Act)," which was amended and enacted in April 2024. (nintei2026-07.pdf) This certification enables the safe ut...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silence Therapeutics plc, (Nasdaq: SLN), a global clinical-stage company developing novel siRNA (short interfering RNA) therapies, today announced a conference call and webcast to discuss topline results from the Phase 2 SANRECO trial of divesiran in polycythemia vera (PV) scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, August 10, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Investor Webcast & Conference Call Information Conference call link: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI4a60039edc0...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release issued August 4, 2026 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The updated release reads: AXUM CAPITAL PARTNERS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF BARCODE NBA All-Star Victor Wembanyama has been the Primary Brand Endorser Axum Capital Partners (“Axum”) today announced that the firm has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in BARCODE, a better-for-you, performance hydration brand. Drink Barcode, Inc. has been proud to...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AbCellera to Announce Top-Line Results from the Phase 2 Trial of ABCL635 for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe VMS Due to Menopause on Aug. 10, 2026...

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Incyte Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with rare, severe, and debilitating neuromuscular diseases by applying its world-leading platform in myostatin biology, today announced that the FDA review of the apitegromab Biologics License Application (BLA) for the treatment of children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is progressing with the Company’s second fill-finish facility. The B...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AdaptHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: AHCO) (“AdaptHealth” or the “Company”), a national leader in providing patient-centered, healthcare-at-home solutions including home medical equipment, medical supplies, and related services, announced today that they will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: The Canaccord Genuity 46th Annual Growth Conference, being held in Boston, on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, including a fireside chat from 9:00 – 9:25 a.m. E...

BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – a leading precision medicine diagnostics company in transplant, specialty oncology, and cell therapy, today announced the award of inducement grants. On August 5, 2026, as an inducement material to acceptance of employment with CareDx, 35 new employees were awarded restricted stock units (RSUs) for an aggregate of 97,090 shares of common stock. With respect to 34 of the new employees, an aggregate of 93,090 of the RSUs will vest o...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Faeth Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTH) today announced that the Compensation Committee of Faeth’s Board of Directors granted two new employees options to purchase an aggregate of 11,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with their employment (collectively, the “Option Awards”). The Option Awards were granted effective August 4, 2026, pursuant to the Company’s 2026 Inducement Plan as a material inducement to the individuals entering employment wit...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing staff at Ottawa’s Villa Marconi are calling out their employer’s union busting tactics after discovering agency staff filling in for laid off union members. Members in the laundry department were unceremoniously laid off by management in June, leaving the department short-staffed and under resourced. “We are seeing the same mistakes all over again,” said Andrea Werlen, Recording Secretary for CUPE 4739. “Our employer has been refusing to...