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AHAF awards 22 grants for innovative Alzheimer’s research

Thursday, July 12, 2012 02:34 PM

The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), a nonprofit organization that funds ground-breaking, early-stage research on Alzheimer’s disease, has awarded 22 new research grants, totaling more than $3.6 million, to scientists on the cutting edge of discoveries about the disease that affects over five million Americans.

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OncoSec establishes UCSF clinical site for phase II Merkel cell carcinoma trial

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 10:22 AM

OncoSec Medical, a biopharmaceutical company developing the advanced-stage OncoSec Medical System (OMS) ElectroOncology therapies to treat solid tumors, has established the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) as the second enrolling site for its phase II Merkel cell carcinoma study (OMS-I110).

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Spectrum extends tender offer for shares of Allos Therapeutics

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:31 AM

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotech with a primary focus in oncology and hematology, has extended the offer period for its tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Allos Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of innovative anti-cancer therapeutics, for $1.82 per share in cash.

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Albemarle expands South Haven API production site

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:19 AM

Albemarle, a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals, has begun upgraded and expanded its FDA-registered multi-product cGMP active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in South Haven, Mich.

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CRI Lifetree opens new early stage research facility

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:23 AM

CRI Lifetree, a specialized, multi-therapeutic early stage research company focused on pain, human abuse liability, psychiatry, neurology and diabetes, has opened a new state-of-the-art research facility in Marlton, N.J. The new site raises the company’s total bed count to 250 and adds capacity to conduct complex clinical trials.

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MIT nutrient mixture improves memory in early Alzheimer’s

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:04 AM

An MIT clinical trial of an Alzheimer’s disease treatment has found that the nutrient cocktail can improve memory in patients with early Alzheimer’s. The results confirm and expand the findings of an earlier trial of the nutritional supplement, which is designed to promote new connections between brain cells.

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Pappas Ventures names Pat Gage to scientific advisory board

Monday, July 9, 2012 04:56 PM

Pappas Ventures, a life sciences investor based in Durham, N.C., has appointed L. Patrick Gage, PhD, to the company's scientific advisory board.

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FDA introduces new safety measures for opioid medications

Monday, July 9, 2012 04:36 PM

The FDA has approved a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for extended-release (ER) and long-acting (LA) opioids, highly potent drugs approved for moderate to severe, persistent pain that requires treatment for an extended period.

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Luminex to acquire GenturaDx

Monday, July 9, 2012 03:34 PM

Luminex, a developer of proprietary instruments and assays, has signed an agreement to acquire GenturaDx, a Hayward, Calif.-based molecular diagnostics company focused on making nucleic acid testing both affordable and practical for any laboratory.

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Savient appoints new CEO, cuts work force by 35%

Monday, July 9, 2012 02:37 PM

Savient Pharmaceuticals, a specialty biopharmaceutical company based in East Brunswick, N.J., has appointed Louis Ferrari, current executive vice president and president North American commercial operations, to the role of president and CEO.

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