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Janssen R&D establishes global cross-pharma clinical trial Investigator Databank

Monday, November 19, 2012 10:18 AM

Janssen Research & Development, based in Raritan, N.J., has established a global cross-pharmaceutical Investigator Databank designed to improve efficiencies of industry-sponsored clinical trials. Merck and Eli Lilly are the first two companies to join Janssen in this effort.

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Saladax Biomedical appoints Myslinski as CCO

Friday, November 16, 2012 12:18 PM

Saladax Biomedical, a Bethlehem, Penn.-based privately held company that develops diagnostic assays for the practical delivery of personalized medicine, has appointed Mark D. Myslinski as senior vice president and chief commercial officer.

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Orwin joins Array BioPharma’s board of directors

Friday, November 9, 2012 02:29 PM

Array BioPharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on targeted small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer, has appointed John A. Orwin, CEO of Affymax, to Array's board of directors as part of its continued evolution toward late-stage development and commercialization.

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Bausch + Lomb to acquire Technolas Perfect Vision

Friday, November 9, 2012 11:46 AM

Bausch + Lomb, a global eye health company, has exercised its option to purchase all outstanding and unowned shares of Technolas Perfect Vision (TPV), a ophthalmology laser company based in Germany.

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Mahoney becomes CEO and president of Boston Scientific

Friday, November 2, 2012 11:52 AM

Boston Scientific, a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, has named Michael F. Mahoney its new CEO and president. Mahoney succeeds interim CEO William H. (Hank) Kucheman. Mahoney has also been appointed to the Boston Scientific board of directors. 

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Keryx initiates phase II study of Zerenex in chronic kidney disease

Thursday, November 1, 2012 10:25 AM

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company based in New York, N.Y., has initiated a phase II study of Zerenex (ferric citrate), the company's ferric iron-based phosphate binder drug candidate, in managing serum phosphorus and iron deficiency in anemic patients with Stage 3 to 5 non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD).

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Resverlogix initiates phase II trial of RVX-208 in pre-diabetes

Friday, October 19, 2012 03:20 PM

Resverlogix, a Canadian clinical stage cardiovascular company, has initiated an exploratory phase II clinical trial in patients with pre-diabetes mellitus to examine the effects of RVX-208 and ApoA-I production on glucose metabolism.

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SIRO Clinpharm named Indian CRO of the Year 2012

Monday, October 1, 2012 09:20 AM

SIRO Clinpharm, a drug development solutions provider, has been awarded the 'Indian CRO of the Year 2012' by Frost & Sullivan, a global growth partnership and consulting firm.

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Atreca receives $6M for Immune Repertoire Capture tech for infectious diseases

Friday, September 28, 2012 11:47 AM

Atreca, a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in San Carlos, Calif., has formed a collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the discovery and development of novel vaccines and therapeutics for human infectious diseases.

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Vince & Assoc. awarded $5M FDA contract to conduct clinical studies

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:21 AM

Vince & Associates Clinical Research, a clinical research services company based in Overland Park, Kan., has been awarded a contract with the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) to conduct bioequivalence studies of innovator and generic drugs such as anti-epileptic drugs.

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