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Gov. Brian Kemp gave a strong show of support to the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Thursday. But the nonprofit organization launched in 1990 with seed money from the state to grow Georgia’s technology industry still will be subject to same budget cuts Kemp has ordered for state agencies. The governor told members of the GRA board…

– Data from Nearly 2,000 Patients Finds that Men Treated with PROVENGE when Baseline PSA was <5.27 ng/mL Lived 47.7 Months – – Findings Consistent with Pivotal IMPACT Trial – September 04, 2019 01:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time SEAL BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dendreon Pharmaceuticals, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company and pioneer in the development of immunotherapy, today…

100% Single-Dose Protection Observed in Lethal Challenge Model ATLANTA, GA, September 4, 2019 – GeoVax Labs, Inc. (OTCQB: GOVX), a biotechnology company developing human vaccines, today announced publication of its article entitled “A Single Dose of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Expressing Lassa Virus-like Particles Protects Mice from Lethal Intra-cerebral Virus Challenge.” The paper appears in the open…

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., announced Wednesday he will leave office early due to a battle with Parkinson’s disease.  Isakson, 74, will resign on Dec. 31 after more than 40 years in elective office at the state and federal levels.  “I am leaving a job I love because my health challenges are taking their toll on…

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan named a task force Wednesday that will look for ways to improve Georgians’ access to quality health care while reducing costs. Duncan will chair the 16-member panel, which will include members of the state Senate as well as health-care executives and academics specializing in medical subjects. As lieutenant governor, Duncan serves as president…

Piedmont Healthcare has joined Civica, a new nonprofit generic drug company with a goal of reducing chronic drug shortages in the United States, Piedmont announced Thursday. Launched last year, Civica supplies its members at least 14 drugs commonly used by hospitals in emergency care, surgery, pain management and in treating hypertension. More recently, Civica announced…