Articles Published in 2012

C-Path and CDISC launch CFAST

Friday, September 14, 2012 12:35 PM

The Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), a global non-profit charitable organization, and Critical Path Institute (C-Path), a Tucson, Ariz.-based non-profit organization committed to improving human health and well-being, have launched their joint Coalition For Accelerating Standards and Therapies (CFAST), a follow-up to the partnership agreement signed earlier this year.

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Sartorius opens German production facility for bioreactors

Friday, September 14, 2012 12:19 PM

Sartorius, the Germany-based international laboratory and process technology provider, has officially opened its new plant in Guxhagen, Germany, for the manufacture of bioreactors.

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U.S. gov awards CSL Biotherapies contract for influenza pandemic preparedness

Friday, September 14, 2012 12:07 PM

CSL Biotherapies, a King of Prussia, Penn.-based subsidiary of CSL Limited, a manufacturers of influenza vaccines, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to supply pre-pandemic and pandemic vaccine antigens and related services to the U.S. national stockpile.

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Oncodesign, Sanofi ink research collaboration and license agreement

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:57 AM

Oncodesign, a French drug discovery company and oncology pharmacology service provider, has entered into a strategic research collaboration with global healthcare company Sanofi to apply Oncodesign's Nanocyclix technology to Sanofi kinase target programs.

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KCI expands operations in Brazil

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:44 AM

KCI, a global medical technology company, is expanding existing operations in Brazil.

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Report: Healthcare, regulatory and reimbursement landscape - Mexico

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:28 AM

Industry analysis specialist GlobalData has released its new report, Healthcare, Regulatory and Reimbursement Landscape – Mexico, which identifies the key trends in the Mexican healthcare market, as well as providing insights on the demographic, regulatory and reimbursement landscape, and the healthcare infrastructure of Mexico.

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Pfizer, Hisun launch joint venture Hisun-Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:13 AM

Pfizer, the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals, a Chinese pharmaceutical company, have launched their joint venture Hisun-Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, to develop, manufacture and commercialize off-patent pharmaceutical products in China and global markets.

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Vascular Pharma completes $16M equity financing, signs agreement with Janssen

Thursday, September 13, 2012 08:00 AM

Vascular Pharmaceuticals, a drug discovery company developing a product to treat patients with complications arising from diabetes, has successfully completed a $16 million Series A equity financing.

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Spectrum appoints Amgen vet Ken Keller as COO

Thursday, September 13, 2012 08:00 AM

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company focused on hematology and oncology, has appointed Ken Keller as executive vice president and COO. Keller will have global responsibility for leading commercial operations, medical and clinical development and pharmaceutical operations.

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Mytrus’ informed consent iPad app to be used in multi-year global clinical trial

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:11 PM

Mytrus, a San Francisco-based innovative clinical technology and services company, announced that its iPad application explaining informed consent prior to clinical trial patient enrollment has been selected for use in a global, multi-year study supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

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