While biopharma's blue chip companies continue to post strong gains, companies working on bringing new therapeutics to the marketplace have had a tougher time to garner excitement from investors with the BioWorld Drug Developers index recording a 2.1 percent fall in value in July. The downward trajectory has continued into this month and at market close last Thursday the index had fallen a further 4.1 percent. In comparison the Nasdaq Composite index fell just 2 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down marginally at 0.6 percent. Read More
Serious fungal infections are responsible for an estimated 1.5 million deaths globally each year and are equally as dangerous as bacterial and viral infections but haven't received nearly as much attention. The first Fungal Disease Awareness Week, August 14-18, organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is an initiative designed to change that and shine the spotlight on these conditions. "Think fungus" – the central theme of the campaign – is aimed at health care professionals who are being encouraged to consider fungal diseases as a possible cause when diagnosing an infection. Read More
