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Corbus Pharmaceuticals Presents 1-Year Systemic Sclerosis and 6-Month Dermatomyositis Data from Open-Label Extension of Phase 2 Lenabasum Studies at EULAR 2018

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a Phase 3 clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat rare, chronic and serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, announced today that data from open-label extensions (OLEs) of its systemic sclerosis (SSc) and dermatomyositis (DM) Phase 2 studies are being presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018). Read more >>
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N.S. exporters celebrated at achievement awards

For the first time in the 34 years of the Annual Nova Scotia Export Achievement Awards, two companies were chosen as Nova Scotia Exporters of the Year at ceremonies Tuesday in Halifax. Spring Loaded Technology of Dartmouth was named the Exporter of the Year for exports of less than $5 million, and Tony's Meats received the Exporter of the Year award for more than $5 million. The $5 million represents a threshold of total export sales in each category.
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Helping a child see for the first time

"She went from, I would say her name and she would look right at to me to just looking around, I could see her in her swing and her eyes would just wonder, and one day my mom put her up to the light and she didn't flinch or close her eyes or anything so that's when we figured something wasn't right," said Woodard. Her mom started doing research and found "eSight" a company that makes high tech glasses for the...
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Financial Solutions Lab Announces Eight Fintech Innovators as Winners of its $3 Million Challenge to Improve Financial Health of Underrepresented Communities

Today the Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab) at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) with founding partner JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced eight fintech innovators as winners of its Fourth Annual $3 Million Challenge (Challenge). Each of the 2018 winners employs technology-based strategies like automation, underwriting and machine learning to help improve the financial health of underrepresented populations in the U.S. FutureFuel.io is lited as one of the winners. Read more >>
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