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Prize4Life launches PRO-ACT, largest ALS trials database ever created

Friday, December 7, 2012 10:42 AM

Prize4Life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating discovery of treatments and a cure for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), launched the PRO-ACT (Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials) database, the largest ALS clinical trial database ever created.

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TissueGene completes enrollment in phase II TG-C study of in knee osteoarthritis

Thursday, November 15, 2012 08:00 AM

TissueGene, is a Rockville, Md.-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel regenerative therapies, has completed patient enrollment for a U.S. phase II clinical trial of TG-C in patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee. 

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StemCells awarded $20M from CIRM for Alzheimer's program

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:52 AM

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), which awards grants and loans for stem cell research, has approved an award to StemCells, a cell-based therapeutics company based in Newark, Calif., for up to $20 million under CIRM's Disease Team Therapy Development Award program (RFA 10-05).

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Regentis raises $10 million in Series C financing

Monday, May 14, 2012 02:25 PM

Regentis Biomaterials, a privately held company of Princeton, N.J., focused on developing proprietary hydrogels for tissue regeneration, has raised $10 million in its latest round of funding.

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ALS TDI, Regenesance partner on Lou Gehrig’s disease

Monday, May 7, 2012 12:35 PM

Cambridge, Mass.-based ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), one of the largest ALS drug development centers, has entered into a partnership with Netherlands-based biotech Regenesance to investigate a potential treatment for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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Sanofi, Regeneron share results for lipid-lowering PCSK9 antibody

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 06:34 AM

Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have reported promising data from two phase II trials with SAR236553/REGN727—an investigational, high-affinity, subcutaneously administered, fully-human antibody targeting PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9).

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Acceleron raises $30 million in private financing

Friday, December 23, 2011 10:32 AM

Acceleron Pharma has raised a $30M private financing. Celgene, one of Acceleron’s strategic partners, and all other existing investors participated in this financing. The proceeds will be used to expand and advance Acceleron’s clinical stage pipeline and to continue to support its highly productive research engine.

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Regeneron, Bayer initiate phase III SIGHT trial in China

Monday, November 28, 2011 10:30 AM

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare have initiated a phase III clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of EYLEA (aflibercept) injection in the neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) in China.

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FDA approves EYLEA injection

Monday, November 21, 2011 09:27 AM

The FDA has approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' EYLEA (aflibercept) injection for the treatment of patients with neovascular (wet) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) at a recommended dose of 2 milligrams (mg) every four weeks (monthly) for the first 12 weeks, followed by 2 mg every eight weeks (2 months).

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EGEN, Nanotechnology Characterization Lab collaborate in brain cancer research

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:09 AM

EGEN is collaborating with the National Cancer Institute'sNanotechnology Characterization Laboratory in Frederick, Md., to accelerate human clinical testing of a nanotechnology-based gene therapy for brain cancer.

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