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With Phase 2 Data in Hand, Ovid Eyes Multiple Pivotal Trials for Epilepsy Drug

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The study was small and was not designed to show statistical significance. On Wednesday, New York-based Ovid (NASDAQ: OVID ) reported Phase 2 results showing that the molecule, soticlestat, reduced the frequency of epileptic seizures in CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) and chromosome 15q duplication (Dup15q) syndrome.

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Acadia Drug Shows Early Promise in Treating Alzheimer’s Psychosis

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San Diego-based Acadia (NASDAQ: ACAD ) reported that patients treated in an exploratory study with its drug pimavanserin showed a statistically significant reduction in psychosis compared against a group given a placebo. Investors cheered the news, boosting Acadia’s stock price 13.6 percent to $28.88

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Urovant Bladder Drug Hits Test Goals But Can’t Outpace Generic Rival

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The difference was statistically significant. However, the Urovant drug did not achieve statistical significance compared to a third group. Irvine, CA-based Urovant (NASDAQ: UROV ) said Tuesday that its drug vibegron hit the main goals of a Phase 3 study. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Disrupt Indy: Can Data Forge the Path to Inclusive Tech Ecosystems?

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tech startups and investment firms have long been thought of as the domain of white men—because historically, they have been.

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After Successful Pilot, Apprenti Expands Tech Training Program

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Bureau of Labor Statistics , more than 1.3 Those of us who keep tabs on the tech world hear a lot about the challenges of hiring and retaining IT talent. According to a forecast by the U.S.

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Black Fellowship Students Headed From HBCUs to VC Boardrooms

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They all attend historically black universities, and their invitation into the Silicon Valley investment world is part of a new initiative to change the statistics about African-Americans in the tech industry. Only about one percent of investment professionals at VC firms are black, according to.

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Has Technology Made Election Polls More Accurate? Not Yet

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Statistical models, simulations, social media outreach, and the capacity to analyze big data sets—you’d think by now that technology would have delivered election forecasts that more reliably predicted Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential race.