Market News & Trends
Teva Enters $376-Million Deal for Xenon's Pain Drug
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced they have entered into a collaborative development and exclusive worldwide license for XEN402, which is…
TNF Inhibitors Lay Groundwork for Next-Generation of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
The challenges inherent in the pharmacological management of rheumatic diseases have stoked huge demand for drug classes with excellent safety and efficacy profiles. While tumor…
Tekmira Acquires Worldwide License to Novel RNAi Technology
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation recently announced it has obtained a worldwide, non-exclusive license to a novel RNAi payload technology called Unlocked Nucleobase Analog (UNA) from Marina…
12/5/2012
Curis Announces Several Major Announcements Curis, Inc. recently announced it has licensed from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, exclusive worldwide rights for the…
Curis Announces Several Major Announcements
Curis, Inc. recently announced it has licensed from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, exclusive worldwide rights for the development and commercialization of GDC-0917,…
Governor Jindal, AgraTech International Announce New Chitosan Facility
Governor Bobby Jindal and AgraTech International Inc. Chairman Richard DeMarco recently announced the company will renovate a former Opelousas bottling facility, creating 50 new direct…
Hovione & Solvias Announce Drug Solubility Collaboration
Hovione and Solvias recently announced the establishment of a collaboration focused on the development and GMP supply of pharmaceutical co-crystals. This strengthens Hovione's expertise and…
New Technology for Producing Thermostable Vaccines
Bend Research Inc., PATH, and Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology (FhCMB) recently announced the development of a new technology for the production of thermostable…
Selecta Biosciences & Sanofi Sign Global Collaboration
Selecta Biosciences, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a strategic global collaboration with Sanofi to discover highly targeted, antigen-specific immunotherapies for life-threatening allergies. Under…
11/28/2012
CoreRx & ViroPro Announce Agreement CoreRx, Inc. and Viropro, Inc. recently announced the two companies have entered into a Reciprocal Referral Agreement. The Agreement will…
BASF Plans to Acquire Pronova BioPharma
BASF recently announced it plans to acquire Pronova BioPharma ASA, Lysaker, Norway, a pioneer in the field of research, development, and manufacturing of omega-3 fatty…
CoreRx & ViroPro Announce Agreement
CoreRx, Inc. and Viropro, Inc. recently announced the two companies have entered into a Reciprocal Referral Agreement. The Agreement will benefit both companies' existing and…
Genzyme Corporation Announces Drug Approval
Genzyme, a Sanofi company, recently announced that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved AUBAGIO (teriflunomide) 14 mg as a new once-daily, oral treatment…
MethylGene Closes Substantial Private Placement
MethylGene Inc. recently announced it has completed its previously announced private placement of 179,690,970 units at a subscription price per unit of Cdn.$0.145 (the Subscription…
Teva to Focus on Smaller M&A
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is shifting away from the multi-billion dollar acquisitions that have defined its growth for the past decade, indicating acquisitions don't have…
XOMA Corporation Seeks to Sublicense Drug
XOMA Corporation recently announced the 837-patient Phase III PATH trial (Perindopril Amlodipine for the Treatment of Hypertension) has demonstrated the fixed-dose combination (FDC) of perindopril…
11/21/2012
Innovative Drugs to Transform Alzheimer's Disease Medication Market The patent expiry of all four existing EMEA-approved drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) by 2015 is likely…
Allergan to Acquire SkinMedica for $350 Million
Allergan, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with SkinMedica, Inc. to acquire the privately held company's topical aesthetics skin care…
EFCG Calls for Mandatory Inspections of All Global API Manufacturing Sites
The European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG) is proposing a global harmonization of the rules and regulations governing the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to…
Innovative Drugs to Transform Alzheimer's Disease Medication Market
The patent expiry of all four existing EMEA-approved drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) by 2015 is likely to cause a steep decline in the growth…
