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KaloBios files registration statement for proposed IPO

Friday, October 5, 2012 02:25 PM

South San Francisco-based KaloBios Pharmaceuticals has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined.

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BioSante, ANI Pharmaceuticals ink merger

Friday, October 5, 2012 08:00 AM

Lincolnshire, Ill.-based BioSante Pharmaceuticals and ANI Pharmaceuticals, a fully integrated specialty branded and generic pharmaceutical company of Baudette, Minn., have entered into a definitive merger agreement through an all-stock transaction, with BioSante as the surviving company.

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Risk gene for Alzheimer's disease associated with lower brain amyloid

Thursday, October 4, 2012 12:57 PM

Researchers investigating a known gene risk factor for Alzheimer's disease discovered it is associated with lower levels of beta amyloid—a brain protein involved in Alzheimer's—in cognitively healthy older people.

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PTC Therapeutics appoints Zeldis to board of directors

Thursday, October 4, 2012 12:14 PM

PTC Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company based in South Plainfield, N.J., has appointed Jerome B. Zeldis, M.D., Ph.D., to the company's board of directors.

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Theravance, Alfa Wassermann to develop and commercialize velusetrag for gastroparesis

Thursday, October 4, 2012 11:28 AM

Theravance, a biopharmaceutical company based in San Franciso, and Alfa Wassermann, a pharmaceutical company based on West Caldwell, N.J., have entered into an exclusive development and commercialization agreement in certain countries for velusetrag, Theravance's investigational 5-HT4 agonist in development for gastrointestinal motility disorders.

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VentiRx, Celgene collaborate on novel TLR8 agonist VTX-2337 for cancer

Thursday, October 4, 2012 11:03 AM

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on novel Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) agonists and antagonists, has formed an exclusive, world-wide collaboration with Celgene, an integrated global biopharmaceutical company, for the development of VTX-2337, a highly potent and selective TLR8 agonist for the treatment of cancer.

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Hagop Kantarjian joins Actinium Pharmaceuticals’ clinical advisory board

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 09:39 AM

Actinium Pharmaceuticals (API), a New York-based biopharmaceutical company focused on immunotherapeutics, has appointed Hagop Kantarjian, MD, to the company's clinical advisory board. 

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Third Rock Ventures names entrepreneur-in-residence

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 01:57 PM

Boston-based Third Rock Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on building life sciences companies, has named Felix W. Frueh, Ph.D., an entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR). As an EIR, Dr. Frueh will provide strategic input on new and existing portfolio companies with a particular focus on personalized medicine.

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PCAST releases report on innovation in drug discovery and development

Monday, October 1, 2012 03:21 PM

The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has advised that the U.S. set a goal of doubling the output of innovative new medicines that meet critical public health needs over the next 10 to 15 years, while continuing to increase drug safety. The council recommends a number of actions involving industry, academia and the federal government in a recent report.

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FDA approves first subcutaneous heart defibrillator

Monday, October 1, 2012 11:51 AM

The FDA has approved Cameron Health’s subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) system, a heart defibrillator that helps to restore regular heart rhythms with leads that can be implanted subcutaneously instead of connected directly into the heart.

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