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Merck Serono, Auxogyn collaborate on Eeva Test

Friday, October 19, 2012 11:01 AM

Merck Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck, and Auxogyn, a company focused on translating scientific discoveries in early embryo development into clinical tools, have entered into a strategic agreement focused on Auxogyn's proprietary Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) Test.

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SpringFire Laboratory Network adds ReproSource to affiliate laboratories

Friday, October 19, 2012 10:32 AM

SpringFire Laboratory Network, a network of independent, esoteric, high complexity laboratories, has added ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics, a Boston-based clinical laboratory and research organization that provides solutions for fertility testing and education, to its network of affiliate laboratories, which provides specialized testing services to clinical trial sponsors and CROs.

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Fate Therapeutics names Christian Weyer president, CEO

Monday, October 15, 2012 11:44 AM

San Diego, Calif.-based Fate Therapeutics has appointed Christian Weyer, M.D., M.A.S., president and CEO, and elected him to the board of directors, effective immediately.

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Society for Clinical Research Sites launches as voice of site community in shaping research enterprise

Sunday, October 14, 2012 07:00 AM

Clinical research sites now have their first-ever trade group.

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Longitude Capital closes second life sciences fund with $385M

Friday, October 12, 2012 12:13 PM

Longitude Capital has closed the Longitude Venture Partners II, a $385 million venture capital fund dedicated to investments in drug development and medical technology. 

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Cromsource acquires PDR Partners, expands U.K. staffing solutions services

Friday, October 12, 2012 11:33 AM

Cromsource, a global full-service CRO, has acquired of PDR Partners, a staffing and recruitment organization supporting biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, with offices in Bracknell, U.K.

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Sanofi, Mass. General Hospital launch oncology research collaboration

Thursday, October 11, 2012 07:00 AM

Global healthcare company Sanofi has formed a two-year agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) aimed at furthering translational medicine research to develop new treatments for various types of hematological malignancies and solid tumors.

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Investigational drugs chosen for major Alzheimer's prevention trial

Thursday, October 11, 2012 07:00 AM

Scientists have selected the first investigational drugs for a worldwide Alzheimer's disease prevention trial. The pioneering study, expected to start by early 2013, initially will test three promising drugs—gantenerumab, solanezumab and an unnamed BACE inhibitor—each designed to target Alzheimer's in different ways.

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Roche, Versant, Inception pursue novel treatments for sensorineural hearing loss

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 02:03 PM

Roche has entered into an exclusive partnership with Versant Ventures,  healthcare venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, Calif., and Inception Sciences, a San Diego-based drug discovery company, to create a drug discovery incubator, Inception 3, for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss.

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Aeras, GSK to jointly advance TB vaccine

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 11:56 AM

Aeras, a fully-integrated tuberculosis (TB) vaccine development organization, has signed an agreement with global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline to jointly advance the clinical development of an investigational TB vaccine containing GSK's proprietary M72 antigen and AS01E adjuvant. 

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