Supply Chain

Augmented reality — an extension of physical reality created by adding layers of computer-generated information to the real environment — could be a useful technology to revolutionize the supply chain industry, according to Appcessories.

The Food and Drug Administration granted breakthrough therapy designation to a treatment regimen of two investigational drugs for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus who did not respond to traditional medications.

A recent survey from Travelers, a New York City-based insurance agency, and Washington, D.C.-based Hart Research Associates reveals that 23 percent of businesses are concerned about their supply chain.

While companies like Amazon and United Parcel Service are already testing out drone delivery services, the Federal Aviation Administration doesn't expect authorization of widespread drone flights until 2020, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Here are the eight latest drugs or medical devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the BD Vacutainer Barricor plasma blood collection tube.

While a two-pack of EpiPens has a list price of $608 in the U.S., Mylan sells a similar set of epinephrine auto-injectors in Britain for just $69, according to Bloomberg.

Uber already upended the taxi industry with its app that links passengers who need a ride to drivers willing to give one. Now, the company wants to do the same thing to freight brokers by developing technology that can more…

Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Amgen will purchase a 4.5 percent stake in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and work with the Pasadena, Calif.-based drugmaker to develop gene-silencing drugs to treat heart disease.

Despite repeated warnings from CMS about the misclassification of EpiPens, Mylan still fails to pay the agency millions of dollars in rebates from EpiPen sales, reported CNBC.