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GSK, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to develop muscular dystrophy therapeutics

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:19 AM

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have formed a partnership to develop therapeutics to treat an inherited form of muscular dystrophy.

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Medtronic to acquire China Kanghui Holdings

Friday, September 28, 2012 02:32 PM

Medtronic, a global medical technology company based in Minneapolis, Minn., has agreed to acquire China Kanghui Holdings for approximately $816 million in cash ($30.75 per American depository share). The total value of the transaction, net of Kanghui's cash, is expected to be approximately $755 million.

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BMS Foundation marks World Hepatitis Day with new grants

Friday, July 27, 2012 11:22 AM

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded four new grants totaling $1.69 million to improve prevention, care and support of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) in China and India as part of its Delivering Hope program.

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Three studies show positive results in overactive bladder

Friday, March 2, 2012 06:06 AM

Astellas Pharma Europe, subsidiary of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma, has reported results from three separate clinical trials that further support the efficacy and tolerability of mirabegron for overactive bladder (OAB).

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OncoSec doses first patients in phase II Merkel cell carcinoma study

Monday, February 13, 2012 03:22 PM

OncoSec Medical has treated several patients in an open-label, phase II clinical trial evaluating OncoSec's OMS (OncoSec Medical System) ElectroImmunotherapy for the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC).

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CHIN to accelerate development of new vaccines and therapies

Thursday, December 15, 2011 09:05 AM

Seven universities, led by The University of Western Ontario, have been awarded a $600,000 catalyst grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to create a national network to promote and enhance research on the body’s immune system. 

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China Health Resources completes research project developing innovative medicines

Monday, December 5, 2011 09:59 AM

China Health Resource, through its wholly owned subsidiary Suining Yinfa, has completed a key scientific research project in collaboration with Chengdu Chinese Traditional Medicine & Science University and the Sichuan Chinese Medicine Research Institute.

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Hutchinson Center to lead $20 million HIV research grant

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:25 PM

Whether a stem cell transplant using an HIV-infected person’s own genetically modified immune cells can become a cure for the disease is the focus of a new $20 million, five-year research grant award announced by the National Institutes of Health to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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Fred Hutchinson Research Center leads immunotherapy trials

Thursday, April 7, 2011 11:11 AM

The National Cancer Institute has selected 27 sites to participate in a clinical trials network led by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to study new cancer drugs, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.

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Pharmaron Beefs Up Preclinical Offerings with Bridge Labs China Acquisition

Thursday, January 14, 2010 06:54 AM

Pharmaron Holdings acquired Bridge Laboratories China this week for an undisclosed sum, building on the contract research organization’s (CRO’s) existing presence in China.  

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