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Mahoney becomes CEO and president of Boston Scientific

Friday, November 2, 2012 11:52 AM

Boston Scientific, a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, has named Michael F. Mahoney its new CEO and president. Mahoney succeeds interim CEO William H. (Hank) Kucheman. Mahoney has also been appointed to the Boston Scientific board of directors. 

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Ensemble, Boehringer Ingelheim collaborate on macrocycle drug candidates

Friday, November 2, 2012 10:56 AM

Ensemble Therapeutics of Cambridge, Mass., has initiated a research collaboration with Germany-based Boehringer Ingelheim to discover drug candidates of a novel class of small molecule drugs, called macrocycles, against several high-value pharmaceutical targets specified by Boehringer Ingelheim.

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Amgen, KPCB partner to create new spin-out biotech

Friday, October 26, 2012 02:43 PM

Amgen, a biotech based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), a venture capital firm, have created Atara Biotherapeutics, a new drug development company with a focus on innovative therapies for patients with chronic diseases in therapeutic areas including nephrology and oncology.

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Premack joins Celtaxsys as chief technology officer

Friday, October 26, 2012 12:31 PM

Celtaxsys, a San Francisco-based, private biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of drugs to treat inflammatory disorders through innate immunity, has appointed life sciences technology expert, Brett A. Premack, Ph.D., as chief technology officer.

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arGEN-X appoints David Lacey to supervisory board

Friday, October 26, 2012 11:12 AM

arGEN-X, a biopharmaceutical company based in The Netherlands and focused on human monoclonal antibodies from its proprietary SIMPLE Antibody platform, has strengthened its supervisory board with the appointment of Dr. David L. Lacey.

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Seattle Genetics, Abbott expand antibody-drug conjugate collaboration

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:02 AM

Seattle Genetics, a Bothell, Wash.-based biotech focused on monoclonal antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer, has expanded its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaboration with Abbott Laboratories, a global healthcare company.

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PFF calls for letters of intent for 2013 Young Investigator and Established Investigator awards

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:11 AM

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) is accepting letters of intent for its 2013 PFF Research Fund grants.  Letters of intent will be accepted until Monday, November 26.  

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Alnylam, Genzyme to develop and commercialize RNAi therapeutics in Asia

Monday, October 22, 2012 12:01 PM

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Mass., and Genzyme, a Sanofi company, have formed an exclusive alliance to develop and commercialize RNAi therapeutics targeting transthyretin (TTR) for the treatment of transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR) in Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries.

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FDA approves Jetrea for symptomatic VMA in eyes

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 02:47 PM

The FDA has approved ThromboGenics’ Jetrea (ocriplasmin), the first drug approved to treat an eye condition called symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA).

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Cytos Biotechnology appoints Itin as CEO

Friday, October 12, 2012 02:29 PM

Cytos Biotechnology, a Swiss biotech company focused on the development of CYT003 in allergic asthma, has appointed Dr. Christian Itin as chief executive officer. The board of directors will propose to the company's shareholders that Itin be elected as member of the board, and it is intended that he will become chairman.

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