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Growth Predicted for the European Vaccines Market
As vaccine manufacturers increasingly tend to leverage on novel technologies, and potential late-stage vaccine candidates progress the pipeline and reach the commercialization stage, the European…
InSite Vision Introduces DuraSite 2
InSite Vision Incorporated recently introduced DuraSite 2, its next-generation enhanced drug delivery system that provides a broad platform for developing superior ophthalmic therapeutics. DuraSite 2…
Quotient & Pulmatrix Announce Completion of Innovative Program
Quotient Clinical and Pulmatrix recently announced the completion of an early clinical program to achieve proof-of-concept data in COPD patients for PUR118, Pulmatrix's lead iCALM…
Third Critically Ill Patient Successfully Treated With PLX Cells Under Compassionate Use
Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced the company's Placental eXpanded (PLX) cells were successfully administered to a third patient in Hadassah Medical Center; thus, a series…
West Announces Self-Injection Technology Agreement
West recently announced an agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc. to collaborate on the development and manufacturing of an innovative self-injection product. The technology, developed by…
Genmab Signs Potential Billion Dollar Agreement
Genmab recently announced a global license and development agreement for daratumumab (HuMax-CD38), a human CD38 monoclonal antibody with Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen…
Hovione Announces New Director
Hovione recently announced the appointment of Dr. Conrad Winters as Director, Drug Product Development. Dr. Winters was previously with Merck in US and Canada and…
SeraCare Expands HCV & HTLV Performance Panel Offerings
SeraCare Life Sciences recently announced it has expanded its performance panel product offerings. SeraCare's third Worldwide HCV RNA Performance Panel and eighth Anti-HTLV I/II Mixed…
Sunovion to Buy Company in Deal Worth $430 Million
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Elevation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The acquisition includes Elevation Pharmaceuticals' EP-101 product, an inhalation…
Thermo Fisher Announces New Method
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced a new method that can automatically extract glycoproteins from samples, and glycopeptides from tryptic digests, thus enabling faster isolation, better…
9/5/2012
Genmab Signs Potential Billion Dollar Agreement Genmab recently announced a global license and development agreement for daratumumab (HuMax-CD38), a human CD38 monoclonal antibody with Janssen…
Charles River Buys Company for $17 Million
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. recently announced it has acquired Accugenix, Inc., the premier global provider of cGMP-compliant contract microbial identification testing, for approximately $17…
8/29/2012
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Acquires BMS Drug Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced it has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and has acquired the…
Agile Therapeutics Announces Three New Patents for Patch Technology
Agile Therapeutics recently announced that the USPTO has issued three new patents with claims related to its contraceptive patch technology. The three new patents add…
Bend Research Announces New Facility for High-Potency Drug Candidates
Bend Research Inc. recently announced the addition of a new current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) spray-drying facility. The new facility expands Bend Research's state-of-the-art capabilities…
DPT Laboratories Names New VP & GM of Center of Excellence
DPT Laboratories recently announced that Gene Ciolfi has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager, Site Operations, DPT Lakewood, NJ. Mr. Ciolfi, who joined…
ImmunoGen Announces Significant Phase III Study Results
ImmunoGen, Inc. recently announced that Roche has reported that updated results from its EMILIA Phase III trial show that patients treated with trastuzumab emtansine had a…
Pyramid Laboratories Expands cGMP Services
Pyramid Laboratories, Inc. a premier clinical and commercial parenteral manufacturer, recently announced it has expanded its portfolio of services with the addition of a new…
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Acquires BMS Drug
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced it has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and has acquired the assets related to FV-100, an…
TG Therapeutics; Rhizen Pharmaceuticals Ink $250-Million Agreement
TG Therapeutics, Inc. and Rhizen Pharmaceuticals SA recently announced the companies have entered into an exclusive global agreement to collaborate on the development and commercialization…
