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Pfizer’s Karen Bien elected to board of SAFE-BioPharma

Friday, June 29, 2012 09:57 AM

Karen Bien, director of business technology on Pfizer’s acquisition, collaboration and divestiture team, has been elected to the board of directors of SAFE-BioPharma Association, the strategic non-profit collaboration that developed and manages the global SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and digital signature standard for the life science and healthcare sectors.

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Seven global biopharmas form neuroscience consortium

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 02:56 PM

Seven global biopharmaceutical companies have formed the Massachusetts Neuroscience Consortium, which will fund pre-clinical neuroscience at Massachusetts academic and research institutions. Participants include Abbott, Biogen Idec, EMD Serono, Janssen Research & Development, Merck, Pfizer and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.

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Paratek appoints Molnar and Loh to senior positions

Thursday, May 24, 2012 09:00 AM

Paratek Pharmaceuticals of Boston, Mass., has named Dennis Molnar as director, president and CEO, and Evan Loh, MD, as chief medical officer and chairman of the board of directors.  

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Medivir appoints Juserius commercial executive vice president

Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:44 AM

Medivir, a Stockholm-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on infectious diseases, has appointed Henric Juserius to head the company's commercial activities.

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NIH launches collaborative program to spur therapeutic development

Friday, May 4, 2012 08:02 AM

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled a collaborative program, Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules, that will match researchers with a selection of pharmaceutical industry compounds to help scientists explore new treatments for patients.

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Report: Pharmaceutical market grew by 5.3% in 2011

Friday, April 20, 2012 12:29 PM

Decision Resources, a research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, found that in 2011, the global pharmaceutical market, in dollar terms, benefitted significantly from positive currency effects.

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INC Research appoints Gaenzle as general counsel

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 03:38 PM

INC Research, a therapeutically focused CRO of Raleigh, N.C., has appointed Christopher L. Gaenzle as its general counsel.  

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Rosenberg joins Esperion Therapeutics as CMO

Monday, April 9, 2012 02:56 PM

Esperion Therapeutics, a Plythmouth, Michigan-based company that discovers and develops novel therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, has appointed Noah Rosenberg, MD, as its chief medical officer.

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Bend Research launches biotherapeutics development initiative

Monday, March 26, 2012 10:52 AM

Bend Research, an independent drug-formulation development and manufacturing company based in Bend, Ore., has launched an initiative to expand its scientific and engineering expertise into biotherapeutics.

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Academic-industry collaboration seeks new drugs, treatments for autism

Monday, March 19, 2012 02:41 PM

An international consortium of scientists led by Roche, King's College London and Autism Speaks is collaborating on one of the largest ever academic-industry research projects, to find new methods for the development of drugs for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which affects 1% of children worldwide.

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