Investigator(s):
Keith Hoffman, PhD
LA BioMed, an independent biomedical research organization, announced it will host its fifth annual Innovation Showcase on September 13th at westdrift Manhattan Beach. The Showcase highlights biotechnology’s most promising start-ups and venture capital leaders.
Investigator(s):
David I Meyer, PhD
LA BioMed announced that it has closed on the sale of its $49,835,000 Series 2018 Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds issued by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA). The proceeds of the revenue bond sale, which was led by Wells Fargo Securities, will be used to finance various capital improvements on the LA BioMed campus, including constructing and equip
Investigator(s):
Ashraf Ibrahim, PhD
A groundbreaking study by LA BioMed researchers shows promising results for a potential vaccine for deadly drug-resistant bacteria also known as superbugs.
Investigator(s):
Ronald Swerdloff, MD, Christina Chung-Lun Wang, MD
LA BioMed announced the launch of two new male contraceptive studies. The preliminary study of the pill showed that the oral contraceptive appears to be safe and effective when taken daily. Current methods of male contraception include vasectomy, condoms, withdrawal, and fertility awareness.
Investigator(s):
Yutaka Niihara, MD, MPH
LA BioMed spinoff, Emmaus Life Sciences has announced that The New England Journal of Medicine has published the results of its 48-week phase 3 clinical trial of Endari™ (L-glutamine oral powder) which supported the FDA approval in July 2017 to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease in adult and pediatric patients 5 years of age and older.
Investigator(s):
The Lundquist Institute
Newly published study shows that strategies to curb inappropriate antibiotic prescribing which lead to deadly antibiotic resistant superbugs that kill an estimated 23,000 people each year are not only successful but also cost effective.
Investigator(s):
Rie Sakai-Bizmark, MD, MPH, PhD
A researcher from LA BioMed has been awarded $688,013 in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health to improve newborn infant screening.
Investigator(s):
The Lundquist Institute
From cancer-fighting therapies to groundbreaking models for emergency care and nursing, the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) has been home to some of modern medicine's most important breakthroughs.
