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Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) today announced that it has submitted supplemental applications to both the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to expand the use of Prevnar 13 (Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine [Diphtheria CRM197 ...
Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) today announces that sanofi-aventis has acquired an exclusive world-wide license to one of OBT's internal preclinical antibody programs. sanofi-aventis intends to use the licensed antibody, which is directed against a novel, proprietary target ...
Merck Serono and Domain Therapeutics have entered into a development and licensing agreement to develop positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 to treat for Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Domain Therapeutics will provide ...
Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Pfizer Inc. resolving litigation related to Caduet Tablets, 2.5 mg/10, 2.5 mg/20 mg, 2.5 mg/40 mg, 5 mg/10 mg, 5 mg/20 mg, 5 mg/40 mg, 5 mg/80 mg, 10 mg/10 mg, 10 mg/20 mg, 10 mg/40 mg ...
GlaxoSmithKline has commenced Phase III studies of two investigational agents for patients with advanced melanoma. The studies will test the efficacy and safety of GSK2118436 and GSK1120212 to determine their ability to stop or slow the progression of skin cancer in patients ...
WAYNE, N.J., Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its investigational compound regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) has been granted orphan drug status for the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) by the U.S. ...
NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- BMP Sunstone Corporation (Nasdaq: BJGP) announced today that China's Ministry of Commerce granted clearance for the transaction in which sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN; NYSE: SNY) will acquire all outstanding shares of BMP ...
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced that the Company has received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Avodart (dutasteride) for reducing the risk of prostate cancer in men at increased ...
Global Health Consortium will raise the profile of dengue and promote prevention through vaccination The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) today announced the launch of the Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI), in collaboration with the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin), the Johns ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate) injection, which can reduce the risk of preterm delivery. The drug is intended for use in pregnant women with a history of at least one spontaneous preterm birth. It is not intended ...
GlaxoSmithKline could face legal action after its Requip drug, taken by Parkinson's disease sufferers, was said to cause gambling addiction. A man from the UK is the latest patient to complain about the drug, saying that he became addicted to internet gambling and attempted ...
French drug manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis reported sales of 7.39bn in the fourth quarter of 2010, up 0.5% on last year's figures. Exchange rate movements had a favourable effect, amounting to 6.4%, with constant exchange rates amounting to a net sales decrease of 5.9%. Excluding ...
J&J sales affected by recalls, plant shutdown The new year brought news of yet another recall for McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of New Brunswick, N.J. In its fourth quarter and full-year 2010 financial results, J&J announced that the company ...
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE & TSX: VRX) announced today that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion, recommending marketing authorisation for Trobalt ...
China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc., a China-based pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), nutritional supplement and cosmetic products, today announced that "Lixuwang", the trademark ...
Today, Novo Nordisk announced that Judge Avern Cohn of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an adverse ruling in a patent litigation case regarding Novo Nordisk's US Patent No. 6,677,358. The district court ruled that the patent, which covers the ...
Merck Serono, a division of Merck, has announced a cooperation agreement with the Lead Discovery Center (LDC), a small molecule drug discovery spin-off of Max Planck Innovation, to promote the discovery of kinase inhibitors as potential cancer treatments. The collaboration is ...
Winner Medical Group Inc. a leading manufacturer of medical dressings, medical disposables and non-woven fabric made from 100% natural PurCotton products in China, today announced that one of its subsidiaries, Huanggang Winner Cotton Co., Ltd., was recently awarded a Cotton ...
FujiFilm has announced plans to acquire the equity interests in two biological drug manufacturing units of Merck. The Japanese firm will acquire UK-based MSD Biologics and US-based Diosynth RTP, which together own all of Merck's biomanufacting network assets as well as facilities ...
Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare have initiated a Phase III clinical to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VEGF Trap-Eye (aflibercept ophthalmic solution) in patients with myopic choroidal neovascularisation. The trial, which is being conductedin collaboration with the Singapore ...
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