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Acticor Biotech Selects Catalent GPEx Cell Line Development Technology
Acticor Biotech recently announced it has selected Catalent’s proprietary GPEx technology for the development of its Fab candidate, ACT-017, targeting the platelet glycoprotein VI (GPVI).…
Gensco Laboratories Launches First Transdermal Medication for Acute Gout Flares
Gensco Laboratories recently announced ColciGel, a new transdermal medication indicated for the treatment of acute gout flares in adults. Gout is an extremely painful form…
Synexus Expands Global Capability & Enters US Market
Synexus recently announced the purchase of Research Across America for an undisclosed sum. RAA was founded by Dr. Jeffrey Adelglass and has proven clinical trial…
EyeGate Receives Additional Milestone Payment From Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Eyegate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that it has received an additional development milestone from Valeant Pharmaceuticals Luxembourg under the company's license agreement with Valeant for…
Nitrogen Dioxide Sterilization: Maintains Prefilled Syringe Integrity
Noxilizer has developed an optimal sterilization process specifically for prefilled syringes and other drug-delivery devices. The low temperature NO2 sterilization process will effectively sterilize the…
Strong Life Sciences Sector Will Drive UK Pharmaceutical Market to $43 Billion
The pharmaceutical market in the UK is set to grow from $28.8 billion in 2015 to approximately $43 billion by 2020, representing a Compound Annual…
JDRF & Sanofi USAnnounce Expansion of Collaboration
JDRF and Sanofi US Services Inc., a subsidiary of Sanofi, have entered into new agreements with four research organizations under their joint research collaboration to…
Retrophin Receives European Orphan Drug Designation
Retrophin, Inc. recently announced the European Commission has granted orphan drug designation to RE-024, the company’s novel investigational phosphopantothenate replacement therapy for pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration…
Rani Therapeutics Completes Latest Round of Funding; Brings Total Investment to $70 Million
Rani Therapeutics recently announced it has closed its latest round of funding, bringing the company's total investment to more than $70 million. New investors include…
West Appoints Eric Resnick to Chief Technology Officer
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST), a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, recently announced Eric Resnick has been appointed to serve as…
PolyPid Announces Completion of $22-Million Financing
PolyPid Ltd. recently announced it closed a $22-million private equity financing. The financing was co-led by new investor Shavit Capital and current investor Aurum Ventures.…
Codexis Files Major Lawsuit Against EnzymeWorks
Codexis, Inc. recently announced the filing of a lawsuit against EnzymeWorks and its founder, Junhua “Alex” Tao, for willful patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets,…
AureoGen Announces Licensing Agreement With Merck
AureoGen Biosciences Inc. recently announced a licensing agreement with Merck for the use of AureoGen's proprietary chemistry and compounds for the development of medicines for…
ICIG to Acquire All Shares in Sandoz Industrial Products
International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) and Novartis Group have entered into an agreement under which ICIG will acquire all of the shares in Sandoz Industrial…
How the Need for an Alternative Oral Dosage Form Delivered a Patient-Centric Drug Formulation
Dysphagia can affect many people throughout their lifetime. It also represents a challenge for oral drug manufacturers. Dysphagia not only impacts patients’ ability to take…
Unilife & Amgen Enter Strategic Collaboration for Injectable Drug Delivery Systems; Amgen to Invest up to $75 Million
Unilife Corporation recently announced a strategic collaboration with Amgen for injectable drug delivery systems. The collaboration, which includes licensing, investment, development, and supply agreement components,…
First Prescription Drug Reaches European Market With Advancia
Six months after the successful industrialization of Nemera’s next-generation nasal spray pump, Advancia is on the European market with an intranasal corticosteroid suspension treating allergic…
Protea Announces Collaborative Partnership With Protein Metrics
Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. recently announced it is collaborating with Protein Metrics Inc., a premier provider of software solutions for the comprehensive characterization of proteins,…
Vetter Wins Two Coveted Awards for Syringe Closure System
The World Packaging Organization (WPO) has awarded Vetter the WorldStar Award 2016 for its syringe closure system Vetter-Ject. The WorldStar competition is one of the…
Inovio Pharmaceutical's DNA Vaccine for Zika Virus Induces Robust Immune Responses
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that preclinical testing of its synthetic vaccine for the Zika virus induced robust and durable immune responses, demonstrating the potential…
