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Novo Nordisk’s Tresiba Shows Safe Cardiovascular Profile

Novo Nordisk A/S NVO announced head-line results from the DEVOTE study on Tresiba, which confirmed the cardiovascular safety of the drug, in comparison to Sanofi’s SNY Lantus (insulin glargine U100), when added to the standard of care. The study was conducted in patients (n>7,500) with type II diabetes who are at a high risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. Data from the study demonstrated non-inferiority of major adverse cardiovascular events with Tresiba compared to Lantus, thereby meeting the primary endpoint. […]

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Orbital ATK (OA) to Team Up with NASA for CIRAS Program

Dulles, VA-based Orbital ATK ( OA ) announced that it has inkeda public-private partnership with the NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) to launch a Commercial Infrastructure for Robotic Assembly and Services (CIRAS) in space. Details of the Partnership The chief contractor of the program will beOrbital ATK, providing support through its wholly owned subsidiary, Space Logistics, LLC. It will be supported by the NASA’s Langley Research Center, Glenn Research Center and the U.S. […]

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UnitedHealth & CVS Pharmacy Partner to Improve Healthcare

In keeping with the intention to provide convenient and low healthcare option to customers, UnitedHealth Group Inc .’s UNH pharmacy care services business – OptumRx – recently joined forces with CVS Pharmacy. This partnership will strengthen the existing relationship between these two as traditional pharmacy network partners. Also, the deal ensures a new pharmacy network solution for employers […]

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IBM’s Cloud Platform Selected by American Airlines Group

International Business Machines Corp IBM recently announced that its cloud platform, has been chosen by American Airlines Group Inc. AAL to enhance its enterprise scalability, flexibility and reliability. The move will not only enable American Airlines to switch some of its enterprise applications to the cloud but also allow it to leverage IBM Cloud’s global footprint that consists of more than 50 data centers across the world […]

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FDIC-Insured Banks: Q3 Earnings Strong, Revenues Improve

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured commercial banks and savings institutions reported third-quarter 2016 earnings of $45.6 billion, up 12.9% year over year. Notably, community banks, constituting 93% of all FDIC-insured institutions, reported net income of $5.6 billion, up 11.8% year over year. […]