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West’s SmartDose(®) Drug Delivery Technology Platform Selected by Amgen for Pushtronex™ System
On-body Infusor with Prefilled Cartridge to Deliver Monthly Single Dose of Repatha® (evolocumab) West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST), a global leader in…
Global Urological Cancers Market Will Double to $35.9 billion by 2022
The urological cancers market, including bladder, kidney, prostate, and testicular cancer, will increase from $17.9 billion in 2015 to $35.9 billion by 2022, at a…
Everon Biosciences Introduces New Age-Related Cellular Target That Changes Focus of Anti-Aging Drug Discovery
A research team from Everon Biosciences, Inc. and Roswell Park Cancer Institute has identified a specific subpopulation of immune cells accumulating in old mice that…
BeiGene Announces Initiation of a Combination Trial of the BTK Inhibitor BGB-3111 With the PD-1 Antibody BGB-A317
BeiGene, Ltd. recently announced the dosing of the first patient in a Phase I clinical trial of BGB-3111, a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, in…
Biogen & AbbVie’s Once-Monthly ZINBRYTA Approved in European Union
The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for ZINBRYTA (daclizumab) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS), Biogen…
Intrexon & ZIOPHARM Amend Exclusive Channel Collaborations
Intrexon Corporation and ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. recently announced amendments to their Exclusive Channel Collaborations (ECCs) in the fields of oncology and graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) to improve…
Intra-Cellular Therapies Reports Completion of Enrollment of Phase III Clinical Trial
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. recently announced completion of enrollment in the second Phase III clinical trial (ITI-007-302) of the company's lead product candidate ITI-007 for the…
ICON to Acquire Clinical Research Management
ICON plc, a global provider of drug development solutions and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, recently announced it has agreed, subject…
Catalent to Commercially Supply Palatin Technologies’ New Bremelanotide FSD Product in Pen Injectors
Catalent Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, today announced that it…
Major Players in Type 2 Diabetes Shifting Focus to Pricing to Maintain Market Share
The highly mature type 2 diabetes (T2D) market, which is forecast to be valued at $58.7 billion by 2025, will see pharmaceutical companies prioritizing competitive…
Catalent to Commercially Supply Palatin Technologies’ New Bremelanotide FSD Product in Pen Injectors
Catalent Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, today announced that it…
Major Players in Type 2 Diabetes Shifting Focus to Pricing to Maintain Market Share
The highly mature type 2 diabetes (T2D) market, which is forecast to be valued at $58.7 billion by 2025, will see pharmaceutical companies prioritizing competitive…
XBiotech Signs Exclusive Licensing Agreement With Megapharm
XBiotech Inc., developer of next-generation True Human antibody therapies, recently announced that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Megapharm Ltd., to commercialize…
MilliporeSigma to Develop Next-Generation Purification Processes
MilliporeSigma has entered a research agreement with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) of Seoul, South Korea to help develop more robust, scalable vaccine manufacturing processes.…
Kitov's Lead Drug Achieves Manufacturing Milestone Ahead of Planned NDA Filing With US FDA
Kitov Pharmaceuticals, an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on late-stage drug development, recently announced that Dexcel Pharma, Kitov's manufacturing partner, has successfully completed an initial stability…
Evonik Acquires Transferra Nanosciences Inc.
Evonik and Transferra Nanosciences, Inc., formerly known as Northern Lipids Inc., recently announced they have signed an asset purchase agreement on June 21, 2016, to…
CordenPharma Caponago Announces Successful Approval of New Sterile Injectable Facility
CordenPharma recently announced the completion and approval of its aseptic filling line in CordenPharma Caponago (IT) by the Italian AIFA for clinical and commercial supply.…
Bio-Path Holdings Announces Collaboration With Thomas Jefferson University
Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a sponsored research agreement with Thomas Jefferson University to investigate DNAbilize antisense DNA technology for the…
Pluristem Reports Data Showing PLX-PAD Cells Effective in Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. recently reported positive data from preclinical studies of its PLX-PAD cells in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The studies were conducted…
ERT Develops Industry’s First Integration of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data & eCOA
ERT, a leading provider of high-quality patient data collection solutions for use in clinical drug development, recently announced a data license agreement with Dexcom to…