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Boehringer signs antibody myeloma R&D deal

May 10, 2010 Research and Development Boehringer, Cancer, Micromet, myeloma

Boehringer Ingelheim and US biotech company Micromet are to research and develop a new BiTE antibody to treat multiple myeloma. …
News

Mixed fortunes for major CROs in Q1

May 7, 2010 Research and Development CRO, Covance, ICON, PPD, Parexel, contact research, contract research, contract research organisation

Leading contract research organisations (CROs) reported a mixed bag of financial results for the first three months of 2010, although …
News

AZ signs tuberculosis drug discovery deal

May 6, 2010 Research and Development AstraZeneca, India, TB, tuberculosis

AstraZeneca and the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development are to collaborate on the discovery and development of drugs to treat tuberculosis.The two …
News

Sanofi signs Indian pain drug development deal

May 5, 2010 Research and Development Glenmark, Sanofi-Aventis, chronic pain, pain therapeutics

Sanofi-Aventis has signed an agreement with Indian firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to develop novel agents for the treatment of chronic pain. …
News

Collaborative cancer drug project targets research efficiency

May 5, 2010 Research and Development Animal testing, Animal tests, Cancer, biomarkers, clinical drug development

A new pharma-academia project being managed by the University of Dundee is setting its sights on improving the effectiveness of …
News

BMS on tenterhooks over belatacept future

May 4, 2010 Research and Development BMS, belatacept

Bristol-Myers Squibb has been kept on tenterhooks by US regulator the FDA over the future of its investigational kidney transplant …
News

Chiltern Wins Award at the Inaugural US Pharma Awards Ceremony

May 4, 2010 Research and Development

Glenn Kerkhof, Chiltern CEO, congratulated Kim Todd, Chiltern’s Silver Medal Award Winner in the category of experienced Clinical Research Associate/Site …
News
Press release

Contract research news in brief

May 4, 2010 Research and Development Corealis, Norwich Pharma, PPD, PRA, biofocus

Our round-up of developments in the contract research sector includes a new $41m contract for BioFocus, new locations for PPD, …
News

Evotec wins grant to advance H3 receptor antagonist

May 4, 2010 Research and Development CNS, Evotec, MS

Evotec is to receive funding of up to 1.5 million euros from a German government fund to advance its H3 …
News
Frazier

Merck separates president role, appoints Kenneth Frazier

April 30, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck & Co, appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development, sales and marketing

Merck & Co has partially split the joint roles of chairman, chief executive and president currently held by Richard Clark, …
Appointment

Victoza claims head-to-head victory over Januvia

April 29, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novo, Novo Nordisk, Victoza

Novo Nordisk says its diabetes treatment showed “significant” benefits over Merck’s rival Januvia in a head-to-head trial. Results published in …
News

US pharma execs join Algeta board

April 29, 2010 Research and Development Algeta, appointment, research and development

Oslo-based oncology company Algeta has added Judith Hemberger and Kapil Dhingra to its board of directors. Judith Hemberger has more …
Appointment

RNA Interference using nanoparticles hits target in human patients

April 29, 2010 Research and Development SiRNA, nanoparticles, rnai

US researchers have shown that a targeted nanoparticle can penetrate cancer cells in order to deliver small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), …
News

Charles River to buy WuXi for $1.6bn

April 27, 2010 Research and Development Charles River, Charles River Laboratories, WuXi, contract research

Contract research and laboratory supplies giant Charles River has said it intends to purchase Chinese counterpart WuXi PharmaTech in a …
News

Recovery signs, but outsourcing gets more competitive

April 26, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Interphex, contract manufacturing, contract research, contract research organisation

The first green shoots of  recovery in the global economy – assuming of course they are not going to be …
News
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