The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Xiaflex injection to treat a hand disease that causes “bent” fingers.
Xiaflex is designed to treat Dupuytren’s disease, a disorder caused by the buildup of an abnormal amount of collagen in hands. The collagen builds nodules in the palm of the hand, which eventually causes an internal rope-like cord to form and grow into the fingers causing them to be “bent” and unable to extend.
A St. Louis-based unit of Boeing and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) inked a deal calling for the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based solar power developer to integrate the aerospace company’s high-concentration photovoltaic cells into ... Read More
Manufacturer Solo Cup Co. is buying take-out container maker InnoWare Plastic Inc. for $24 million in cash. The privately held company said Wednesday it will buy the unit of disposable foodservice ... Read More
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Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. is getting $32 million in federal money to help develop future all-electric vehicles and to reimburse customers participating in a study of how the vehicles operate. ... Read More
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Five Missouri facilities are among Thompson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals, based on a national benchmarks study for 2009: Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Boone Hospital Center ... Read More
St. Louis is one of the most affordable cities in the nation to do business, a new study shows. St. Louis ranked sixth with a cost index of 97.8, benefiting from ... Read More
The University of Missouri has been tapped to help establish academic programs across the state to train workers for the emerging green energy industry. MU received $4 million of a $6 ... Read More
Private-equity investor Madison Dearborn Partners LLC has agreed to purchase Bway Holding Co., an Atlanta-based supplier of metal and plastic containers, for $915 million in cash and debt and plans to ... Read More