Kind bars to be acquired by maker of Snickers
Mars, a giant in the candy bar world, will purchase Kind North America, which emphasizes healthy snacks. — NYT: Top Stories
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The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and National Medical Fellowships launch $100 million program to help increase diversity and inclusion in clinical trials
Initiative will train 250 new clinical investigators and work within communities to build capacity to serve underrepresented patient populations PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and National Medical Fellowships today announced that they have entered into a partnership aimed at improving
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FanDuel Group announces multi-million dollar investment in Fairmount Park Racetrack
Illinois Racetrack to be Rebranded as FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing Iconic Nearly Century Old Landmark to be Modernized as Driver of Regional Economy $250,000 St. Louis Derby to Return for First Time Since 2006 COLLINSVILLE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FanDuel Group, the premier online
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Accenture, Orexo team to offer digital therapeutics through INTIENT™ platform
NEW YORK & MORRISTOWN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has helped the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish pharmaceutical company Orexo launch its first digital therapeutic, vorvida®, for patients in the United States dealing with problematic alcohol use. vorvida® is a web-based digital platform that
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AM Best Affirms credit ratings of First American Title Insurance Group members and First American Financial Corporation
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “a” of First American Title Insurance Company (Omaha, NE) and its title subsidiaries, which are referred to as First
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World Insurance Associates acquires Fairways Insurance, Inc.
TINTON FALLS, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#acquisitions–World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), a Top 100 Insurance Agency, announced today that it acquired Fairways Insurance, Inc. (“Fairways”) of Cinnaminson, NJ on November 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fairways is a full-service insurance agency
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Introducing BET SECTION: A new, dedicated home for betting on theScore App
Bet Section Delivers Suite of New Personalized Betting Features, Further Deepening theScore’s Industry-Leading Media and Gaming Integrations TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$SCR #sportsbetting—Score Media and Gaming Inc. (TSX: SCR) (“theScore” or the “Company”) today debuted Bet Section, its most integrated and personalized suite of betting
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Metagenomi closes USD 65 million Series A financing led by Leaps by Bayer and Humboldt Fund
• Metagenomi is a genomic medicines company pioneering precision gene editing systems to advance curative therapies for oncology and genetic diseases • Proprietary and wholly owned gene editing platform offers the potential to expand the range of treatable diseases and to improve patient
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Bristol Myers Squibb showcases research advancing outcomes addressing hard-to-treat blood cancers and diseases across small molecule, biologic and cell therapies at ASH 2020
Results for our CD19-targeted CAR T cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) in patients with heavily pretreated mantle cell lymphoma and relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia Data showcasing BCMA-targeted CAR T cell therapy idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel), including updated results from the Phase 1 CRB-401