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Three U.S. bleeding disorder patient organizations recently received funding support for their patients’ rights advocacy campaigns. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, headquartered Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation (GLHF), the New York City Hemophilia Chapter (NYCHC), and the Columbus, Ohio-based Ohio Bleeding Disorders Council (OBDC) have been…

Shire announced it is working with MicroHealth to develop a free and secure digital monitoring mobile app for hemophilia A and B patients with antibodies, known as inhibitors, that infer with clotting factors they are using to treat their disease. MicroHealth was co-founded by Aaron Craig, who has hemophilia A,…

Novo Nordisk A/S has launched HemaGo XChange, a new web-based service portal for people with bleeding disorders. This platform will address the overwhelming demands that patients with hemophilia might face in the monitoring and sharing of information about their disease. HemaGo XChange allows patients to monitor and share…

CSL Behring, a biotherapeutics firm based in King of Prussia, Pa., has awarded Local Empowerment for Advocacy Development (LEAD) grants of $10,000 each to four U.S. nonprofit groups that advocate for patients with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. The funds will help these organizations make their voices heard on Capitol Hill…

Biogen recently hired two more executive management team members for Bioverativ, a Biogen spin-off company that is expected to be up and running in early 2017. Bioverativ will focus on the discovery, research, development, and commercialization of new treatments for hemophilia and other blood disorders. Rogerio Vivaldi, MD, is Bioverativ’s new executive…

Save One Life, the first globally focused organization to sponsor children with bleeding disorders one-on-one, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. More than 130 guests from the hemophilia community worldwide gathered in New York City Sept. 29 at the Manhattan Penthouse on Fifth Avenue. The guest of honor was…

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and Impact Education, LLC (IMPACT) have jointly announced the fourth annual National Hemophilia Foundation Annual Meeting pre-conference symposium has been specifically designed for pharmacists — including specialty, home health, health plan, and managed Medicaid pharmacists — as well as for medical directors and other…