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MedImmune, WuXi AppTec form joint venture to develop novel biologic for Chinese market

Monday, September 10, 2012 10:31 AM

MedImmune, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca, and WuXi AppTec, an R&D outsourcing company, have formed a joint venture to develop and commercialize MEDI5117, a novel biologic for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, in China.

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Galenea receives $3M to develop translational EEG biomarkers for schizophrenia

Friday, September 7, 2012 12:22 PM

Researchers at Galenea, based in Cambridge, Mass., and collaborator Dr. Kevin Spencer of the VA Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, have been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

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SFJ, Pfizer collaborate on phase III trial of dacomitinib in lung cancer

Friday, September 7, 2012 11:21 AM

The SFJ Pharmaceuticals Group (SFJ), a global drug development group of companies, has entered into a collaborative development agreement with Pfizer to conduct a phase III clinical trial of Pfizer's investigational pan-HER (pan-human epidermal growth factor receptor) inhibitor, dacomitinib (PF-00299804).

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Spectrum completes acquisition of Allos

Friday, September 7, 2012 10:59 AM

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI), an Irvine, Calif.-based biotech focused on hematology and oncology, has completed its acquisition of Allos Therapeutics, a Westminster, Colo.-based developer of small molecule drugs.

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals to sell women's health business to Meda

Friday, September 7, 2012 10:31 AM

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Dublin, has inked an agreement to sell its women's health business to Meda, an international specialty pharmaceutical company based in Sweden, for $95 million in cash.

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F2G completes $30M financing round for anti-fungal compounds

Thursday, September 6, 2012 07:48 AM

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Cellerant awarded $36.4M to develop CLT-008 for acute radiation syndrome

Thursday, September 6, 2012 07:48 AM

Cellerant Therapeutics, a biotech developing novel hematopoietic stem cell-based cellular and antibody therapies for blood disorders and cancer, has been awarded $36.4 million under an option exercised by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in the office of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response of the Department of Health and Human Services, for the advanced development of CLT-008, a first-in-class, allogeneic, cell-based therapy for the treatment of acute radiation syndrome (ARS).

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Survey: Product protection rises as a top supply chain concern among healthcare execs

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 02:22 PM

Healthcare executives around the world are investing in their supply chains as they prepare for continued global growth in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment, according to data from the fifth annual UPS "Pain in the (Supply) Chain" healthcare survey, conducted by TNS.

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Merck, employee representatives agree on efficiency plan for Germany

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 10:47 AM

Merck, a global healthcare company based in Darmstadt, Germany, has signed an agreement with employee representatives on an efficiency plan for the company's Germany operations.

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GE Healthcare launches modular biopharmaceutical factory, KUBio

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 10:26 AM

GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of GE, has launched KUBio, an innovative off-the-shelf, modular factory designed to save manufacturers of biopharmaceuticals both time and money.

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