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Regeneron names LaRosa senior VP

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 12:44 PM

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has named Joseph J. LaRosa senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. LaRosa will be responsible for overseeing all legal affairs, including general corporate legal matters, intellectual property and corporate compliance, and will report to Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer.

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Siffert joins Avanir as senior VP, research and development

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:05 AM

Avanir Pharmaceuticals has named Dr. Joao Siffert senior vice president research and development. In this newly created role, Siffert will be responsible for leading all research and development activities.

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Sanofi, Regeneron announce trial results

Friday, July 15, 2011 10:19 AM

Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced results from phase IIb trials in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with sarilumab (REGN88/SAR153191), a novel, high-affinity, subcutaneously administered, fully-human antibody targeting the interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R).

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Cellectis names Dr. Scharenberg chief scientific officer

Monday, July 11, 2011 12:35 PM

Cellectis Therapeutics, a Cellectis subsidiary specializing in the development of therapeutic applications in genome engineering, has named Dr. Andrew M. Scharenberg chief scientific officer.

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ZALTRAP trial recommended for advancement

Friday, July 8, 2011 12:58 PM

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced that its phase III VENICE clinical trial evaluating the investigational agent ZALTRAP (aflibercept) in the first-line treatment of patients with androgen-independent (hormone-refractory) metastatic prostate cancer will continue to completion as planned, with no modifications due to efficacy or to safety concerns.  This decision is based on the recommendation of an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) following a planned interim analysis.

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Regeneron/Bayer reveal positive results for CRVO study

Friday, April 29, 2011 11:22 AM

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare reveal positive results for VEGF Trap-Eye (aflibercept ophthalmic solution) in the phase III GALILEO study in patients with macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). 

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Sanofi, Regeneron show positive results for Zaltrap

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 02:13 PM

Partners Sanofi-Aventis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals report positive results for a late stage study evaluating Zaltrap (aflibercept), a colorectal cancer candidate.  

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RegeneRx phase II trial on clinical hold

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 12:14 PM

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals has received a notice from the FDA indicating that, due to non-compliance with FDA's current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations by its contract manufacturer, the company's phase II clinical trial of RGN-352, its injectable formulation of Thymosin beta 4 for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), has been placed on clinical hold.

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Sanofi/Regeneron's aflibercept fails trial

Thursday, March 17, 2011 01:06 PM

Sanofi-aventis and partner Regeneron have suffered a setback with their investigational agent aflibercept failing a late-stage trial for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to PharmaTimes.

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Regeneron releases data on Arcalyst

Monday, March 7, 2011 07:52 AM

Regeneron has released late-stage safety and efficacy data on Arcalyst, making a strong regulatory filing in its quest to market the drug against gout. 

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