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BioSeek awarded new 5-year contract from EPA ToxCast program

Friday, October 5, 2012 08:00 AM

BioSeek, a drug discovery services company based in San Francisco, has been awarded a significant new contract extending and expanding the company's collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the EPA ToxCast screening program. 

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CollabRx partners with Life Technologies in molecular diagnostics

Friday, October 5, 2012 08:00 AM

CollabRx, a provider of cloud-based expert systems to inform health care decision-making, has formed a multi-year partnership agreement with Life Technologies, global biotechnology tools company for development and commercialization of CollabRx technology and content resources to be used in conjunction with Life Technologies' global cancer diagnostics development and its laboratory developed test services business.

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Y-Prime, Veeva partner on cloud-based enterprise content management transformation

Thursday, October 4, 2012 12:35 PM

Y-Prime, an enterprise consulting and eClinical products company based in Malvern, Penn., has established a systems integration partnership with Veeva Systems, a global cloud-based business solutions company based in Pleasanton, Calif.

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Epizyme earns $4M in milestones from GSK for novel HMT therapeutics

Thursday, October 4, 2012 11:52 AM

Epizyme, a pharmaceutical company focused personalized therapeutics for cancer, received a $4 million milestone payments from collaborator GlaxoSmithKline based on the achievement of pre-clinical milestones.

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BMS, Sanofi restructure alliance agreement

Thursday, October 4, 2012 10:36 AM

Global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb and global healthcare company Sanofi have restructured their successful long-term alliance following the loss of exclusivity of Plavix and Avapro/Avalide in many major markets.

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Sanofi to acquire Genfar

Thursday, October 4, 2012 10:04 AM

Global healthcare company Sanofi has signed an agreement to acquire Genfar, a pharmaceuticals manufacturer headquartered in Bogota, Colombia. With this acquisition, Sanofi will expand its portfolio of affordable pharmaceuticals in Latin America.

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Innova, Goodmark Medical to set up international operations in Scotland

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 02:58 PM

Innova Partnerships, a life science investment and partnering company based in Boston and Scotland, is working Goodmark Medical of Longwood, Fla., to help them expand into international markets.

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LabRoots launches new social networking site for scientists

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 11:34 AM

LabRoots, a social networking site designed to connect all science verticals, has launched a new website.

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LEO Pharma unveils new scientific collaboration strategy

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 11:08 AM

LEO Pharma, a global pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology and critical care, plans to establish five long-term, strategic research collaborations in Australia, France, Germany and the U.S. by the end of next year.

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Oramed Pharma, Medpace collaborate on phase II FDA trial of oral insulin

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 10:19 AM

Oramed Ltd., a subsidiary of Oramed Pharmaceuticals, a developer of oral drug delivery systems, has signed an agreement to retain Medpace as a full-service CRO for Oramed's upcoming phase II clinical trial on its oral insulin capsule, ORMD-0801.

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