Research and Development

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Avastin packs

Avastin promising in ovarian cancer

June 7, 2010 Research and Development ASCO, avastin

Roche’s Avastin took a step closer to winning an additional indication after phase III trial data showed the blockbuster cancer …

UCB’s Kola joins Astex board

June 5, 2010 Research and Development Astex, UCB, appointment, research and development

Dr Ismail Kola has joined the board of directors at UK biotech company Astex Therapeutics. Astex’s non-executive chairman Peter Fellner …

Sanofi signs deal on pre-clinical cancer drugs

June 4, 2010 Research and Development Cancer, Sanofi

Sanofi-Aventis has signed a deal with US biotech company Ascenta to co-develop new oncology treatments aimed at restoring ‘apoptosis’ or …
ASCObag

ASCO cancer conference opens

June 4, 2010 Research and Development ASCO, Cancer, lenalidomide, rituximab

One of the most important dates in the pharmaceutical industry’s calendar, the ASCO cancer conference begins today. The American Society …

Vaccine for brain cancer shows promise

June 3, 2010 Research and Development Cancer, GBM, ImmunoCellular

Early stage trials of a new treatment for the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme have shown promise. ICT-107 is being developed …

Chiltern Announces Early Phase Partnership with Tayside Academic Health Sciences Centre

June 3, 2010 Research and Development

Chiltern will draw upon many parts of TAHSC, including the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) which is located on the same …

Contract research news in brief

June 1, 2010 Research and Development CRO, NIB

Irish contract research organisation ICON plc has acquired Timaq Medical Imaging, a Swiss provider of imaging services to pharmaceutical and …

Inspra performs strongly in heart failure patients

May 28, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Inspra, Pfizer, chronic heart failure, heart failure

Pfizer is to end a clinical trial of Inspra early because of signs that it significantly cuts the risk of …

Pfizer R&D head exits for AstraZeneca

May 27, 2010 Research and Development AstraZeneca, Pfizer, appointment, research and development

One of Pfizer’s two heads of research and development Martin Mackay is to leave the company for rivals AstraZeneca. Only …

Sanofi signs biomedical collaboration with MIT

May 27, 2010 Research and Development MIT, Sanofi-Aventis, academia, biomedical

Sanofi-Aventis has formed a strategic alliance with the Centre for Biodmedical Innovation  at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The alliance, …

Roche forms translational medicine research hub

May 26, 2010 Research and Development Roche, Switzerland, academic research, translational

Roche is linking up with Basel’s university and university hospital in a ‘strategic alliance’ that will establish and manage what …
Abbott sign

Abbott starts head-to-head MS trial

May 25, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, Avonex, Biogen, Gilena, daclizumab

Abbott has started enrolment for a phase III trial of daclizumab, a once-monthly injection for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis that it …

Kaiser Permanente unit joins Quintiles ‘Prime Site’ network

May 25, 2010 Research and Development CRO, Kaiser Permanente, Quintiles

A unit of US health maintenance organisation Kaiser Permanente has become the fourth in Quintiles’ network of ‘Prime Sites’ – …

Lucentis boosted by diabetic vision study

May 24, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMD, DME, Lucentis, Novartis

A phase III trial of Novartis’ ranibizumab has shown it to be superior at promoting vision gain in patients with …

Boehringer selects lead candidate for Alzheimer’s

May 24, 2010 Research and Development Ablynx, Boehringer

Boehringer Ingelheim has selected a lead candidate for further development to treat Alzheimer’s disease from its collaboration with Ablynx. Belgium-based …
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