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Synthetic Biologics appoints Carol Reed as senior vice president

Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:12 AM

Synthetic Biologics, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based developer of synthetic DNA-based therapeutics and disease-modifying medicines for serious illnesses, has appointed Carol Reed, M.D., as senior vice president of clinical & regulatory affairs.

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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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Amgen provides testimony to FDA stakeholder hearing on biosimilars

Monday, May 14, 2012 01:40 PM

Joseph P. Miletich, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president of R&D at Amgen, submitted testimony to the FDA stakeholder hearing on biosimilars, urging members of the FDA panel charged with implementing a pathway for biosimilars to establish approval standards that advance patient safety and promote confidence in biosimilars marketed in the U.S.

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SoftGenetics, 454 Life Sciences promote next-gen sequencing software

Monday, May 14, 2012 01:19 PM

SoftGenetics and 454 Life Sciences, a Roche subsidiary, have entered into a co-promotion agreement designed to provide users of 454 Sequencing Systems with the sequencing data analysis options provided by SoftGenetics’ NextGENe software.

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GSK offers $13 per share for HGS

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:46 PM

GlaxoSmithKline will not participate in Human Genome Sciences’ strategic alternatives review process and will instead commence a tender offer this week to acquire all outstanding shares of HGS for $13.00 per share in cash.

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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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Qiagen acquires AmniSure International

Friday, May 4, 2012 02:59 PM

Netherlands holding company Qiagen has acquired AmniSure International, a privately owned Boston company that markets the AmniSure assay for determining whether a pregnant woman is suffering rupture of fetal membranes (ROM), a condition in which fluid leaks from the amniotic sac prematurely. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Novartis to acquire Fougera Pharmaceuticals

Friday, May 4, 2012 08:02 AM

Switzerland-based Novartis has signed a definitive agreement to acquire specialty dermatology generics company Fougera Pharmaceuticals of Melville, N.Y., for $1.5 billion in cash.

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Abbott, Syngene to open first nutrition R&D center in India

Friday, May 4, 2012 08:01 AM

Abbott, one of India's largest health care companies, is collaborating with Syngene, an Indian CRO and subsidiary of Biocon, to establish its first nutrition R&D center in the country.

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Regulus Therapeutics appoints Bruce Carter to board of directors

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 04:38 PM

Regulus Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on medicines targeting microRNAs, has appointed Bruce Carter, Ph.D., to its board of directors.

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