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Delcath selects Quintiles to support EU launch of Chemosat

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 04:47 PM

Delcath Systems, an ongology-focused pharmaceutical company, has selected Quintiles to provide a specialized team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) to support the launch of the Hepatic Chemosat Delivery System for the treatment of cancers in the liver in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and the U.K. 

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GSK launches U.K. apprenticeship program

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:37 AM

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched a new multidisciplinary apprenticeship program aimed at 16- to 24-year-olds, offering positions at the company’s U.K. manufacturing, R&D and corporate sites.

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Valeant Pharma acquires 19.9% minority equity investment in Brazilian biotech

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 06:00 AM

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has acquired a 19.9% minority equity investment in Pele Nova Biotecnologia, a Brazilian research company focused on tissue regeneration. 

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Bionovo struggles to gain funding

Monday, March 12, 2012 03:40 PM

Bionovo, a pharmaceutical company focused on women's health and cancer, said it needs to obtain substantial additional funding to achieve its objectives of internally developing drugs.

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Asahi Kasei to acquire Zoll Medical

Monday, March 12, 2012 03:37 PM

Asahi Kasei of Tokyo will acquire Chelmsford, Mass.-based Zoll Medical for approximately $2.21 billion. The transaction has been approved by both companies’ boards of directors.

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GE Healthcare to acquire Xcellerex

Friday, March 9, 2012 02:10 PM

U.K.-based GE Healthcare, a unit of GE, will acquire Xcellerex, a supplier of manufacturing technologies for the biopharmaceutical industry.

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ASLAN selects PharmaNet/i3 as strategic partner for oncology development

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 01:30 PM

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals has selected PharmaNet/i3, inVentiv Health’s clinical segment, as a strategic partner supporting the development of its oncology portfolio in Asia and conducting phase I and phase II clinical trials for two of ASLAN’s compounds.

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ICON, Roche in technology partnership

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 01:27 PM

Global CRO ICON has been selected by Roche as its technology partner for storing and managing medical images collected during the company’s clinical research programs.

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Abbott and Galapagos collaborate on autoimmune diseases

Friday, March 2, 2012 07:39 AM

Abbott and Galapagos, a biotechnology company based in Belgium, have entered into a global collaboration to develop and commercialize an oral, next-generation JAK1 inhibitor (GLPG0634) in phase II development with the potential to treat multiple autoimmune diseases.

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Islet Sciences to acquire DiaKine Therapeutics

Friday, March 2, 2012 06:00 AM

Islet Sciences, a biotechnology company specializing in transplantation therapy for patients with diabetes, will acquire Charlottesville, Va.-based biopharmaceutical company DiaKine Therapeutics, which commercializes novel immune modulators for the treatment of diabetes and related complications.

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