Articles Published in 2012

Orexo submits NDA for Zubsolv for opiod dependence

Friday, September 7, 2012 01:41 PM

Orexo, an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, has submited a New Drug Application (NDA) for a novel combination product of buprenorphine and naloxone for treatment of opioid dependence, a condition affecting over two million Americans.

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Charles River opens new biomedical diagnostic facility

Friday, September 7, 2012 12:30 PM

Charles River Laboratories, a global preclinical CRO, has opened its new biomedical diagnostic testing facility in Wilmington, Mass.

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Galenea receives $3M to develop translational EEG biomarkers for schizophrenia

Friday, September 7, 2012 12:22 PM

Researchers at Galenea, based in Cambridge, Mass., and collaborator Dr. Kevin Spencer of the VA Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, have been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

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ERT launches enhanced platform to streamline data collection, analysis and processing

Friday, September 7, 2012 11:57 AM

ERT, a global technology-driven provider of health outcomes services, has launched an enhanced clinical research workflow technology designed to streamline data collection, analysis and processing in clinical trials.

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SFJ, Pfizer collaborate on phase III trial of dacomitinib in lung cancer

Friday, September 7, 2012 11:21 AM

The SFJ Pharmaceuticals Group (SFJ), a global drug development group of companies, has entered into a collaborative development agreement with Pfizer to conduct a phase III clinical trial of Pfizer's investigational pan-HER (pan-human epidermal growth factor receptor) inhibitor, dacomitinib (PF-00299804).

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Spectrum completes acquisition of Allos

Friday, September 7, 2012 10:59 AM

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI), an Irvine, Calif.-based biotech focused on hematology and oncology, has completed its acquisition of Allos Therapeutics, a Westminster, Colo.-based developer of small molecule drugs.

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Faster approval: oncology drugs in the U.S., non-oncology drugs in the E.U.

Friday, September 7, 2012 10:45 AM

Approval times for new oncology drugs in the U.S. during the last decade were shorter than approval times for non-oncology products, while the reverse was the case in the E.U., according to a study recently completed by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development.

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals to sell women's health business to Meda

Friday, September 7, 2012 10:31 AM

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Dublin, has inked an agreement to sell its women's health business to Meda, an international specialty pharmaceutical company based in Sweden, for $95 million in cash.

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Pulmatrix appoints Robert Clarke as CEO

Thursday, September 6, 2012 08:28 AM

Pulmatrix, a Lexington, Mass.-based clinical stage biotechnology company, has promoted Robert Clarke, Ph.D., to the position of CEO and to the board of directors.

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FDA approves Pfizer’s new orphan drug for chronic myelogenous leukemia

Thursday, September 6, 2012 08:25 AM

The FDA has approved Pfizer’s Bosulif (bosutinib) to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a blood and bone marrow disease that usually affects older adults.

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