Month: April 2015

Oral Cancer Products April 17, 2015 After witnessing his parents’ battles with oral cancer, Matthew H.J. Kim, JD, founded Vigilant Biosciences-a company that is soon to launch a new system of products for oral cancer risk assessment. He now heads the company as CEO. Vigilant Biosciences’ OncAlert system is comprised of a rapid point-of-care test

Healthcare Attracts Most of South Florida’s VC Funding April 17, 2015 South Florida companies reeled in the lion’s share of the state’s venture capital financing in the first quarter, and most of the investments were in healthcare-related companies. Venture capitalists invested $89.7 million in Florida-based companies, and $70.9 million of that fueled companies based in

Oral Cancer Awareness Survey Reveals Greater Need for Education, Screening Tools Among U.S. Adults April 7, 2015 Among 1,050 U.S. consumers, the majority knows little or nothing at all about oral cancer (68 percent) and only 36 percent reported being screened for oral cancer at their last dental checkup, according to findings from a survey

Most U.S. Consumers Know Little About Oral Cancer April 2, 2015 A new survey by Vigilant Biosciences has found that most U.S. consumers know little or nothing about oral cancer. This offers a clear opportunity for dentists to educate their patients on the disease, the company noted. Vigilant polled more than 1,000 consumers ages 35 to 75 on their

Are You Listening to Your Patients? They Want to Be Screened for Oral Cancer April 1, 2015 Today is the first day of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of a disease that over 45,000 Americans will be diagnosed with this year. To support this awareness, Vigilant Biosciences, a leading innovator and developer of

Oral Cancer Awareness Month and Tobacco Update April 1, 2015 April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month! The Oral Cancer Foundation invites you to join their national screening campaign to end oral cancer. Oral cancer awareness in the general population is low, and approximately 43,250 people in the U.S. will be newly diagnosed with oral cancer