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Roche receives FDA approval for cytomegalovirus viral load test

Friday, July 6, 2012 03:20 PM

Switzerland-based Roche has received premarket approval from the FDA for a new test to assess a patient's viral load of cytomegalovirus (CMV).

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Roche to streamline R&D activities, close New Jersey site

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:46 AM

Roche has decided to consolidate activities within its research and early development division, resulting in the closure of the company’s Nutley, N.J., site. Research and development activities will be consolidated at the existing sites in Germany and Switzerland, focusing on oncology, virology, metabolism and neuroscience.

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AC Immune, Genentech form second antibody collaboration for Alzheimer's

Monday, June 18, 2012 03:03 PM

Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company AC Immune has entered into a second exclusive worldwide license agreement and research collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, for research, development and commercialization of AC Immune's anti-Tau antibodies for the potential treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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FDA approves Perjeta for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

Monday, June 11, 2012 03:03 PM

The FDA has approved Roche’s Perjeta (pertuzumab) in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and docetaxel chemotherapy for the treatment of people with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (mBC) who have not received prior anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy for metastatic disease.

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Roche forms alliance with med fusion

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 12:45 PM

Roche has formed a strategic alliance with med fusion of Lewisville, Texas, that designates the company as a Roche Molecular Center of Excellence (MCOE) for the next five years.

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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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Roche will not extend offer for Illumina

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:00 AM

Roche has decided not to extend its tender offer for Illumina, based on preliminary estimates indicating the re-election of the incumbent directors of Illumina. Roche’s cash tender offer is due to expire on April 20, 2012 at 6 p.m. EST.

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Seattle Genetics, Millennium, Ventana collaborate on companion diagnostic test for Adcetris

Friday, April 13, 2012 12:37 PM

Seattle Genetics and Millennium, a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical, have formed a collaboration with Ventana Medical Systems, a member of the Roche Group, through which Ventana will seek to develop, manufacture and commercialize a molecular companion diagnostic test with the goal of identifying patients who might respond to treatment with Adcetris based on CD30 expression levels in their tissue specimens.

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Roche disappointed with ISS recommendation

Monday, April 9, 2012 09:19 AM

The Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended that shareholders of Illumina vote against the election of Roche’s independent director nominees to Illumina’s board of directors.

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Burrill wraps up life sciences industry for Q1 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 03:00 PM

Burrill & Company, a diversified global financial services firm focused on the life sciences industry, has identified more than $2.6 billion in expected funding through nine translational research and early-stage initiatives announced since the end of February.

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