Market News & Trends
3/15/2011
Cytheris Announces Study Results Indicating CYT107 Expands CD4 T-Cells Cytheris SA, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on research and development of new therapies for immune…
Alliqua Successfully Completes Next Milestone in Transdermal Pain Patch Development
Alliqua, Inc., an advanced biomedical products company focused on the development and manufacturing of proprietary drug delivery and liver health technologies, recently announced the successful…
3/1/2011
Elan & PPD Announce Global Business Relationship in Drug Development Elan, plc and PPD, Inc. recently announced they have formed a global business collaboration focused…
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…
ICIG to Acquire Pharmaceutical Intermediates Business From Genzyme
International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) recently announced it has entered into a purchase agreement under which an affiliate of ICIG will acquire the pharmaceutical intermediates…
Infinity Initiates Phase II Portion of Pancreatic Cancer Trial
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced the initiation of the randomized Phase II portion of the trial of IPI-926 in combination with gemcitabine (also known as…
Quintiles Supports Samsung's Entry Into Biopharmaceutical Market
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world's largest electronics company, and its affiliated companies (Samsung) recently announced they have entered into a strategic partnership with Quintiles,…
Studies Show Triolex for Parkinson's Disease Crosses the BBB in Mice
Harbor BioSciences, Inc., which is investigating the use the company's proprietary compound Triolex as a treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) with funding from The Michael…
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,…
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…
