Articles Published in 2012

European Medicines Agency to start publishing info on drug applications

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 03:30 PM

Starting March 1, 2012, the European Medicines Agency will regularly publish information on applications for centralized marketing authorization for human medicines that it has received for evaluation.

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FDA to bolster supply of critically needed cancer drugs

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 02:03 PM

The FDA has announced a series of steps to increase the supply of critically needed cancer drugs and build on President Obama’s Executive Order to help prevent future drug shortages. 

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Pfizer and Hisun to increase access to high-quality generics

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 02:00 PM

Pfizer and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical are establishing a joint venture to develop, manufacture and commercialize off-patent pharmaceutical products in China and global markets.

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Venn Life Sciences and Encorium to merge

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 01:57 PM

Finland-based CRO Encorium Group and Venn Life Sciences, a provider of development consulting and resourcing services based in Dublin, Ireland, have agreed to merge.

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Global outGRID will centralize Alzheimer’s research online

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 01:56 PM

Europe’s neuGRID, a cloud-computing infrastructure that stores and analyses a vast database of 3D brain scans, is joining with Canada’s CBRAIN and the U.S.’s LONI to create outGRID, a global online system to centralize and boost Alzheimer’s research initiatives.

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Enanta, Novartis collaborate to advance Hep C inhibitor

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 01:53 PM

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, a developer of best-in-class small molecule drugs in the infectious disease field, has formed an exclusive collaboration and license agreement with Novartis for the worldwide development, manufacture and commercialization of its lead development candidate, EDP-239, a hepatitis C virus inhibitor.

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Sen. Kay Hagan introduces TREAT Act to accelerate patient access to certain medicines

Friday, February 17, 2012 02:36 PM

Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-N.C.) has introduced the Transforming the Regulatory Environment to Accelerate Access to Treatments (TREAT) Act, to get targeted treatments to patients with serious or life-threatening diseases in a quick and safe manner.

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Faculty of 1000 to launch open access publishing venture

Friday, February 17, 2012 01:50 PM

Faculty of 1000 (F1000) is set to launch F1000 Research, a new fully open access publishing program across biology and medicine, later this year.

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Complete Genomics to provide whole genome sequencing to Mayo Clinic

Friday, February 17, 2012 01:44 PM

Complete Genomics has been selected by Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine to provide outsourced whole human genome sequencing.

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ICON reports quarterly revenue up 5%

Friday, February 17, 2012 01:43 PM

ICON,a global CRO, has reported financial results for the full year and for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 2011.

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February 21

Survey: Sponsors, CROs making changes to their business models to demonstrate value to payers

Cegedim ranks top pharma companies on their use of, and success with, social media

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February

Anticipating the rise of virtual drug development
With the rising cost of drug development and a continued shortage of new products entering the marketplace, the virtual pharma model is expected to become more prevalent going forward, particularly as pharma companies have...

Closing investigative site operations a complex process
In light of the shrinking investigative site landscape, CenterWatch has conducted in-depth case studies of sites closing their operations. Site personnel offer insights into...

Eye On Shire
Shire is a rapidly growing, global specialty biopharmaceutical company, directly marketing its products in over 50 countries...

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