Long-Time Cardiologist Dr. Myron Weisfeldt Who “Changed Face of Hopkins” Receiving American Heart Association’s Distinguished Watkins-Saunders Award for Commitment to Overcoming Disparities
Dr. Myron “Mike” Weisfeldt is the 2021 recipient of the American Heart Association’s distinguished Watkins-Saunders Award. Dr. Myron “Mike” Weisfeldt MARCH 9, 2021 Dr. Myron “Mike” Weisfeldt has been a leader in advancing diversity at Johns Hopkins since the early 1970s and is the 2021 recipient of the American Heart Association’s distinguished Watkins-Saunders Award. “Mike […]
3 Cancer Diagnostic Stocks To Watch Following Roche’s GenMark Buy
Biotech companies are showing leadership in early detection of cancer. March 16, 2021 Melanie Schaffer , Benzinga Staff Writer In January, Exact Sciences Corporation EXAS 1.59% announced it completed its acquisition of Thrive Earlier Detection Corp. and got Thrive’s blood-based multi-cancer detection technology. Why It Matters: Early detection of cancer greatly increases the survival rate and smaller biotech companies are showing leadership skills in […]
U of Alberta Researchers Win $120K Grant to Develop Metabolite-Based Lung Cancer Test
Mar 16, 2021 | staff reporter NEW YORK — BioMark Diagnostics said on Tuesday that its collaborators at the University of Alberta’s Metabolomics Innovation Centre have been awarded a C$150,000 (US$120,327) grant to evaluate the company’s metabolite biomarker panel for early lung cancer detection. The funding is being provided through a cancer technology grant program sponsored by […]
BIOMARK’S COLLABORATOR RECEIVES FUNDING TO VALIDATE ITS BIOMARKER PANEL FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER
Vancouver, British Columbia – (March 16, 2021) – BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCMKTS: BMKDF) is pleased to announce today that its sponsored research collaboration with The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC) was successful in receiving funding from the Novel Technology Application in Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Spark Grants competition. This comes […]
Yearly Lung Cancer Scans Are Advised for People 50 and Over With Shorter Smoking Histories
New advice from an influential panel will make more women and African-Americans eligible for CT scans, but some who need them most may not be able to afford them. By Denise Grady March 9, 2021Updated 3:33 p.m. ET New guidelines from medical experts will nearly double the number of people in the United States who are advised […]
Cancer that went undetected during the pandemic an ‘impending disaster,’ specialists warn
Screening tests and diagnostic procedures for some cancers dropped off sharply during the first COVID-19 wave Leah Hendry · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 2 Cancer specialists are bracing for a wave of patients suffering from more advanced disease due to delays in both screening and diagnostic testing during the pandemic. About 60,000 […]
BIOMARK GRANTS OPTIONS
Vancouver, British Columbia – (March 2, 2021) – BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCMKTS: BMKDF) is pleased to announce that it has granted 2,100,000 incentive stock options under the Company’s Stock Option Plan (“Option Plan”) to third-party consultants to support market communication and corporate strategy as it advances its commercialization efforts. Each […]
BIOMARK AND PHYTRONIX TECHNOLOGIES INC. ENTER INTO A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Vancouver, British Columbia – (February 16, 2021) – BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCMKTS: BMKDF) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary BioMark Diagnostic Solutions Inc. has entered into a collaborative research and development agreement with Phytronix Technologies Inc. (“Phytronix”) to advance the development of BioMark’s early lung cancer screening applications […]
Missing cancer cases a worrying pandemic trend
Elizabeth PaynePublishing date:Feb 04, 2021 Fewer Canadians have been diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years. Far from being something to celebrate, it is part of a global trend that is raising alarm bells. Across Canada, diagnoses are down by around 16 per cent overall and as much as 25 per […]