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Elan & PPD Announce Global Business Relationship in Drug Development
Elan, plc and PPD, Inc. recently announced they have formed a global business collaboration focused on the advancement, progression, and execution of Elan's development portfolio.…
Ethypharm Sells its Subsidiary in India
The pharmaceutical company Ethypharm recently announced it has sold all of its operations in India to Athena Pharm. Ethypharm leaves India in order to refocus…
BASF & Medi-Solve Coatings to Develop Multifunctional Coating Solutions for Medical Devices
BASF Future Business GmbH and Medi-Solve Coatings LLC recently announced a collaboration in the field of antimicrobial coatings for catheters and other minimally invasive medical…
Capsugel Acquires Novel FlexTab Delivery Technology
Capsugel, the world's leading hard capsule manufacturer and an innovator in drug delivery systems, recently announced its acquisition of the FlexTabTM technology, a novel dosage form…
Pantec Biosolutions Reports First Successful IVF Pregnancy Using P.L.E.A.S.E.
Pantec Biosolutions AG recently announced that a woman has successfully conceived after being implanted with a fertilized oocyte (egg cell). The oocyte donor was treated…
Progenics & Salix Announce Worldwide License Agreement
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. recently announced they have entered into an exclusive worldwide (except Japan) agreement by which Salix has licensed rights…
2/15/2011
BASF & Medi-Solve Coatings to Develop Multifunctional Coating Solutions for Medical Devices BASF Future Business GmbH and Medi-Solve Coatings LLC recently announced a collaboration in…
Particle Sciences & HORIBA Instruments Form Strategic Relationship
Particle Sciences, Inc., a leading pharmaceutical CRO, recently announced the establishment of a strategic alliance with HORIBA Instruments of Irvine, CA, which is the US…
Zogenix Announces Completion of Enrollment for ZX002 Phase III Efficacy Study
Zogenix, Inc. recently announced the completion of enrollment in its pivotal Phase III efficacy study (Study 801) of ZX002. ZX002 is a novel, oral, single-entity,…
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Forms Drug Development Alliance With Chiva Pharmaceuticals
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with Chiva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop multiple Ligand assets and technology in China…
Merck Serono & Domain Therapeutics to Develop Drugs for Parkinson's Disease
Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, recently announced an exclusive development and licensing agreement with Domain Therapeutics, Strasbourg, France, to develop metabotropic…
2/1/2011
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Forms Drug Development Alliance With Chiva PharmaceuticalsLigand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with Chiva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to…
AndroScience Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Oral Treatment for Kennedy's Disease
AndroScience Corp. recently announced receiving a $3.8-million, 3-year milestone-driven, cooperative translational research grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the…
Catalent Announces Partnership With Nuron Biotech
Catalent Pharma Solutions, a leading provider of drug and biologic development services, delivery technologies, and supply solutions, recently announced it has entered into an agreement…
Depomed Announces US FDA Approval of Once-Daily Tablets for Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
Depomed, Inc. recently announced the US FDA has approved Gralise (gabapentin) Tablets for once-daily treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is pain following healing of…
Elestrin Estradiol Gel to be Launched in US With LABLABO's Airless Metering Dispenser
Azur Pharma recently launched a new Hormonal Replacement Treatment (HRT) on the US market, Elestrin 0.06% Estradiol Gel. A close collaboration with this Irish lab…
Amgen & Xencor to Co-Develop Novel Antibody; Deal Worth $500 Million
Xencor, Inc. and Amgen recently announced they will collaborate to develop XmAb5871, an Fc-engineered monoclonal antibody dually targeting CD19 and CD32b. XmAb5871 is currently in…
Evonik & Boehringer Ingelheim Sign Agreement on the Sale of Resomer Business
Evonik Industries and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG recently signed an agreement on the sale of the Resomer® business to Evonik. The completion…
NuSil Announces Two New Thermally Conductive Silicones
NuSil Technology LLC, a global leader in silicone materials for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, recently introduced two thermally conductive healthcare silicone elastomers. These elastomers…
Synageva BioPharma & to-BBB to Collaborate on Brain Drug Delivery for Rare Diseases
Synageva BioPharma Corp. and to-BBB technologies BV, the Dutch drug brain delivery company, have recently entered into a research collaboration to evaluate the potential of…
