Market News & Trends
2/6/2013
Foresite Capital Closes $100 Million Fund for Late-Stage Biotechs Biotech venture capital isn't what it used to be, but there's still money to invest in…
1/30/2013
Baxter International Makes $700-Million Acquisition Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals and Ipsen recently announced the sale of its lead hemophilia program, OBI-1 (recombinant porcine factor VIII), to Baxter…
Baxter International Makes $700-Million Acquisition
Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals and Ipsen recently announced the sale of its lead hemophilia program, OBI-1 (recombinant porcine factor VIII), to Baxter International. Baxter will acquire worldwide…
Biotrial Coming to US, Creating Hundreds of New Jobs
A French pharmaceutical research corporation that had been considering sites in New York and Boston to build its North American headquarters will soon break…
IBM Creating Superbug Busting Gel
Researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) and IBM Research recently unveiled the first-ever antimicrobial hydrogel that can break apart biofilms and…
Idenix Announces Collaboration With Janssen
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced a non-exclusive collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the clinical development of all-oral direct-acting antiviral (DAA) HCV combination therapies.…
LABLABO Inaugurates New Production Site
Based since 1971 close to Annemasse, France, LABLABO, a world leader in airless metering dispensers, has recently announced the celebrated the opening of its…
Threshold Pharmaceuticals Earns $30-Million Milestone Payment
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that its partner Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, through its division Merck Serono, initiated the global Phase III MAESTRO study…
Imaxio Acquires Orphan Drug From D&A Pharma
Imaxio recently announced the acquisition of Trolovol (D-penicillamine), a drug for human usage indicated for an orphan disease affecting around 1,200 patients in France. This…
MonoSol Rx Enters Licensing Agreement With Vestiq Pharmaceuticals
MonoSol Rx recently announced it has licensed Zuplenz (ondansetron) to Vestiq Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on innovative therapeutic remedies within the supportive…
The Quadruple Helix in the Human Genome Could Lead to New Cancer Drugs
The discovery of a quadruple helix in human cells could be a key to fighting cancer, according to the Cambridge researchers who made the…
Xceleron & Crystal Pharmatech Announce Strategic Development Partnership
Xceleron recently announced a partnership that will offer drug developers early bioavailability data that will lead to optimized solid-state forms and formulations. The partnership…
1/23/2012
Amgen Invests $200 Million in Monoclonal Antibodies Amgen recently announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in the Tuas Biomedical Park area of Singapore.…
Amgen Invests $200 Million in Monoclonal Antibodies
Amgen Invests $200 Million in Monoclonal Antibodies Amgen recently announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in the Tuas Biomedical Park area of Singapore.…
Domain Therapeutics Grants Prexton Therapeutics Exclusive License & Development Option
Domain Therapeutics S.A. recently announced that Domain Therapeutics granted Prexton Therapeutics an exclusive option to license and develop metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGluR4) Positive…
1/16/2013
BIND Biosciences & Amgen Sign Worldwide Development & Commercialization Agreement BIND Biosciences recently announced it has entered into a global collaboration agreement with Amgen Inc. to…
ALS Therapy Development Institute & to-BBB Collaborate on Motor Neuron Disease
The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) recently announced it has entered into a new collaboration with to-BBB to investigate potential treatments for ALS…
Aptuit & Aegerion Sign Long-Term API Agreement
Stuart Needleman, President and Chief Operating Officer, Aptuit LLC, recently announced that Aptuit and Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA, have signed a long-term supply agreement…
BIND Biosciences & Amgen Sign Worldwide Development & Commercialization Agreement
BIND Biosciences recently announced it has entered into a global collaboration agreement with Amgen Inc. to develop and commercialize a kinase inhibitor nanomedicine for…
Catalent Makes Major Inhalation Capabilities Investment
Catalent Pharma Solutions recently announced it will make a major investment to expand its industry-leading inhalation drug development, delivery, and supply capabilities by enhancing…
