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PPRS reaction

July 16, 2008 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech

Aisling Burnand, chief executive of the biotech representative body the BIA welcomed the deal, saying she was pleased the "months …
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Lilly acquires SGX Pharma and drug discovery platform

July 9, 2008 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech

Lilly is to buy SGX Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company that specialises in cutting-edge technology which helps drug discovery and design. …
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Scottish marine biotech founder wins entrepreneur award

July 8, 2008 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Scotland, biotech

The chief executive of an innovative marine biotechnology company has been named Scottish entrepreneur of the year in healthcare. Dr …
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Almirall expands its horizons

July 3, 2008 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Almirall, COPD, Spain

Almirall has been Spain's number one pharmaceutical company for some years, but is still little known outside its home market. …
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Merck’s odanacatib shows promise in cancer

May 30, 2008 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Merck's odanacatib (MK-0822) has shown promising results in phase II trials in treating breast cancer which has spread to bones. …
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Pfizer signs diabetes and cancer partnership with biotech

May 21, 2008 Research and Development

Pfizer has announced an alliance with US biotech Five Prime Therapeutics, in a move to boost its pipeline and become …
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Pfizer invests in oncology for future gains

May 16, 2008 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Pfizer

Pfizer has named Garry Nicholson as head of its new global oncology unit, a venture the company believes will bring …
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Latest news from Datamonitor

May 16, 2008 Research and Development

Can biologic drugs tackle antibiotic resistance? Antibody-based products present a novel approach to the treatment and prevention of infections, as …
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Regional research still hampered by cross-border differences

May 8, 2008 Research and Development Europe, clinical trials, research

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Brussels to boost Europe’s R&D with public funds

May 8, 2008 Research and Development

The European Commission is due to spend Euro 2 billion of public money to see the continent return to its …
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GSK invests in science of anti-ageing

April 30, 2008 Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline is to buy up biopharmaceutical company Sirtris, which specialises in research into the ageing process and related diseases. The …
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Latest news from Datamonitor

April 30, 2008 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Acambis awarded smallpox vaccine contract by US governmentAcambis has received a $425 million, ten-year contract from the US Government agency, …
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Vaccines ‘Golden Era’ under threat

April 22, 2008 Research and Development

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Lipitor loses out on Alzheimer’s lifeline

April 22, 2008 Research and Development

Pfizer's blockbuster statin Lipitor has shown no impact on the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, scotching the company's hopes for a …
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Olympian projects require world-class planning

April 14, 2008 Research and Development clinical trials, project planning

The latest edition of the CMR International R&D Factbook shows that the mean time from protocol approval to final report …
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