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Bayer signs deal with Celera on cancer targets

June 30, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Celera

Bayer Schering Pharma has signed a deal with Celera to give it access to five cancer-related targets for therapeutic development …
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PPD backs away from new facility lease

June 30, 2009 Research and Development CRO, PPD

PPD has cancelled plans to occupy a facility at the North Carolina Research Campus in the US, blaming construction delays …
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Contract research sector: news in brief

June 29, 2009 Research and Development CRO, chiltern

Pharmafocus presents a round-up of developments in the contract research sector, including a successful IPO by Medidata, Pierrel's imminent acquisition …
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Novartis gains approval for first Japanese biosimilar

June 25, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, generics

Japan has approved its first biosimilar medicine – the recombinant human growth hormone somatropin from Novartis' generic arm Sandoz. The …
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Merck takes aim at neglected tropical diseases

June 25, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Merck, Orphan

Merck & Co is participating in two projects designed to help improve healthcare in Africa. The pharma giant will join …
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GSK signs arthritis drug development collaboration

June 25, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Deals, GSK

GlaxoSmithKline and Oxford-based Chroma Therapeutics are linking up to identify small molecule therapeutics in a bid to combat conditions like …
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NICE rejects Erbitux in head and neck cancer

June 24, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Erbitux, Merck Serono, NICE

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Astellas signs European deal in pain management

June 23, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas

Astellas has struck a deal with Californian company NeurogesX to market in Europe a treatment for pain linked to peripheral …
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Merck Serono breast cancer vaccine enters phase III

June 22, 2009 Research and Development Cancer, Merck Serono, Stimuvax, vaccines

Merck Serono is to begin a global phase III study for its therapeutic cancer vaccine Stimuvax in patients with advanced, …
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Swiss CRO moves into Indian clinical trials market

June 22, 2009 Research and Development CRO, Switzerland

Switzerland-based contract research organisation PFC Pharma Focus has set up an Indian subsidiary with the help of Excel Life Sciences, …
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Sanofi to donate millions of flu vaccines for developing world

June 18, 2009 Research and Development Sanofi-Aventis, h1n1, vaccines

Sanofi-Aventis is to set aside 100 million flu vaccine doses for the developing world in order to fight the emerging …
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Boehringer collaboration targets Alzheimer’s

June 18, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, CNS

Boehringer Ingelheim and Pennsylvania-based Vitae Pharmaceuticals have signed a global agreement to develop novel treatments for Alzheimer's. The disease currently …
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Don’t pick on medicines in health service downturn, says ABPI’s Barker

June 18, 2009 Research and Development ASCO, Cancer

The UK's health service is heading for a severe financial shortfall and will have to consider limiting spending, including on …
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Indian pharma meets Big pharma

June 17, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing India, business models, clinical trials, pharma

 
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Lilly invites researchers to submit novel compounds online

June 16, 2009 Medical Communications, Research and Development digi, lilly

Lilly is launching a new web portal which it hopes will attract drug discovery researchers with promising new compounds. The …
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