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Constellation, LLS to develop novel BET inhibitor for hematologic malignancies

Friday, September 21, 2012 01:12 PM

Constellation Pharmaceuticals, a Cambridge, Mass.-based biopharmaceutical company in the field of epigenetics, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to advance the development of a novel BET inhibitor for the treatment of patients with hematologic malignancies.

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Emory to receive $6 million for AIDS vaccine research

Friday, September 21, 2012 11:04 AM

A team of researchers at Emory University has received a three-year grant of $6 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of the Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD), an international network of scientists and experts dedicated to developing an effective vaccine for HIV/AIDS.

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10 pharmas form nonprofit TransCelerate to accelerate R&D of new medicines

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 02:46 PM

Ten biopharmaceutical companies have formed a non-profit organization, TransCelerate BioPharma, to accelerate the development of new medicines. Participants include Abbott, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Genentech and Sanofi.

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J&J s to establish innovation centers

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 10:14 AM

Johnson & Johnson is planning to establish four regional innovation centers in major life sciences communities in the world as part of a novel approach to accelerate early innovation and enhance opportunities for collaboration and investment across its global healthcare businesses.

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Eckert & Ziegler acquires Vitalea Science

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 11:25 AM

Germany-based Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik, through its Californian subsidiary Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products (EZIP), has agreed to purchase all stock and assets of Vitalea Science. Vitalea Science is a bioanalytical CRO that provides services to researchers and clinicians in drug development supported by validated Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) technologies.

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awards $12M in grants for blood cancer

Thursday, August 30, 2012 11:54 AM

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) of White Plains, N.Y., has awarded 20 grants representing a total investment of $12 million to tackle four areas of high unmet medical need in the blood cancers.

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Hospira to acquire API manufacturing and R&D facilities in India

Thursday, August 30, 2012 11:22 AM

Hospira, a global provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, has agreed to acquire an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility, together with an associated R&D facility, from Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals of India for approximately $200 million.

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FDA approves Gilead's Stribild, four-in-one HIV drug

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:19 AM

The FDA has approved Stribild, a complete once-daily single tablet regimen, for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-naïve adults, according to Gilead Sciences, the Foster City, Calif.-based biopharmaceutical company that developed the drug.

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Adventrx names Vetticaden as chief medical officer

Monday, August 20, 2012 04:01 PM

Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company based in San Diego, has appointed Santosh J. Vetticaden, M.D., Ph.D., as chief medical officer and senior vice president.

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Radiant Sage receives Customer Value Enhancement Award from Frost & Sullivan

Monday, August 20, 2012 03:27 PM

Radiant Sage, a provider of on-demand clinical trial image management solutions based in Belmont, Mass., has received the Frost & Sullivan 2012 Customer Value Enhancement Award for its clinical trial image management solutions.

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