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23andMe’s apps to aid genetic research for Apple’s ResearchKit

March 22, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development 23andME, Apple, genetics, research

Privately-held 23andMe has announced a new module for Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) open source ResearchKit software framework that allows scientists to …
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Sosei appoints Peter Bains as COO and CEO-elect

March 22, 2016 Research and Development

Japan’s Sosei Group has announced the appointment of Syngene chief executive Peter Bains as representative executive officer and chief operating …
Appointment
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Albumedix technology extends dosing interval in Behring haemophilia B drug

March 22, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Albumedix, GSK, Idelvion, Novozymes, VELTIS, haemophilia B

Novozymes subsidiary Albumedix has scored another big pharma tie-up for its albumin-based half-life extension technology VELTIS, which this time is …
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FDA approves new anthrax treatment

March 22, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Antibacterial, FDA, US, anthim, anthrax, defense, inhalational

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Anthim (obiltoxaximab) to treat inhalational anthrax in combination with appropriate antibacterial …
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Takeda presents long-term Entyvio data in CD and UC

March 21, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Crohn's, Crohn's and Colitis, Entyvio, Takeda, ulcerative colitis

Japan’s Takeda has presented interim findings from the GEMINI Long-Term Safety (LTS) study of ulcerative colitis drug Entyvio (vedolizumab) at …
News

ThromboGenics signs €1m licensing deal with Galapagos for diabetic eye disease treatment

March 21, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR) on Monday said it has signed a €1 million license deal with Galapagos NV (Nasdaq: …
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European Medicines Agency elects Christa Wirthumer-Hoche as new chair of management board

March 21, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Christa Wirthumer-Hoche, EMA, European Medicines Agency, chair, chairperson, wirthumer-hoche

Christa Wirthumer-Hoche has been elected chair of the management board of the European Medicine’s Agency. She has served as vice …
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Leo Pharma gets EU scientific approval for its psoriasis drug Enstilar

March 21, 2016 Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, Enstilar, LEO Pharma, psoriasis vulgaris

Leo Pharma on Monday said its drug to treat inflammatory skin condition has received scientific approval in the European Union. …
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Novartis’s heart failure drug given final recommendation by NICE

March 21, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Entresto, NICE, Novartis, approval, draft, guidance, heart failure, heart failure drug

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued its final guidance on Entresto (sacubritil/valsartan), a heart failure …
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TREND: Smallcap biotechs win in stock markets on positive drug trials

March 21, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Troubled Canadian drug firm Valeant Pharma (NYSE: VRX) saw its share price halved in a single day after the company …
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Further positive trial results boost Amgen and UCB’s romosozumab

March 21, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Romosozumab, UCB, clinical trial, osteoporosis, phase 3, phase III, regulatory approval

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and UCB (EBR:UCB) have announced positive top line results for romosozumab in men with osteoporosis in the Phase …
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Celgene’s ozanimod meets endpoints in Phase II ulcerative colitis trials

March 21, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene

Celgene International Sàrl, a Celgene subsidiary, has announced additional data of exploratory endpoints from a Phase II trial of ozanimod …
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US FDA rejects application for Eagle Pharma’s blood thinner; shares plunge

March 21, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Kangio, US FDA, blood thinner

Shares in Eagle Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: EGRX) closed down almost 19% Friday after the US Food and Drug Administration rejected the …
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Pfizer’s JAK inhibitor meets endpoints in Phase III ulcerative colitis trials

March 21, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing JAK inhibitor, Pfizer, ecco, endpoint, octave, tofacitinib, ulcerative colitis

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) has announced that investigational JAK inhibitor – oral tofacitinib – met the primary and secondary endpoints in two …
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J&J says psoriasis drug Stelara shows positive results in trials for Crohn’s disease

March 18, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Crohn’s disease, J&J, JJ, Stelara, crohn's disease

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) on Friday said a second late-stage trial of its psoriasis drug Stelara (ustekinumab) has shown effectiveness …
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