Articles Published in 2013

Amgen, Servier complete product collaboration

Thursday, August 15, 2013 09:30 AM

Biotechnology company Amgen and privately-run French research-based pharmaceutical company Servier have announced the early termination of the waiting period under the Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in connection with the cardiovascular product collaboration agreement announced  July 8, completing the transaction.

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University of Maryland Ventures partners with life sciences companies

Thursday, August 15, 2013 09:02 AM

University of Maryland (UM) Ventures has announced agreements between University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and five different life sciences companies across the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan region: Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Plasmonix, IGI Technologies, A&G Pharmaceuticals and BioAssay Works.

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Quintiles to acquire Novella Clinical

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 01:22 PM

CRO Quintileshas signed an agreement to acquire Novella Clinical, a full-service CRO focused primarily on emerging oncology customers as well as those in the medical device and diagnostics sectors. 

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China’s type 2 diabetes market forecast to grow to $3.5 billion by 2017

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 01:20 PM

Decision Resources, a research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, forecasts the type 2 diabetes therapeutic market in China, the third largest after the U.S. and Japan, will grow 10% annually, reaching $3.5 billion in 2017. Fueling this expansion are the growing number of drug-treated patients and the increasing use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-IV) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and insulin analogues.

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Pharmstandard seeks to acquire Bever Pharmaceutical

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 01:15 PM

Pharmstandard has announced key terms for a possible acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Bever Pharmaceutical. It is expected that Bever will be included in a proposed spin-off of the company's branded over-the-counter business.

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MRC Technology, Parkinson's U.K. launch joint call for targets

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 01:12 PM

MRC Technology, a technology transfer organization, and Parkinson's U.K., a support and research charity, have announced a joint call for targets. The call aims to identify and fund either one or two projects focused on potential small molecule or antibody targets to slow, stop or reverse the progression of Parkinson's. The call to academic researchers seeks to fund target validation and proof-of-concept studies prior to initiating a full-scale drug discovery project.

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Wolters Kluwer Health launches apps

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 01:08 PM

Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, has launched two specialized mobile applications of Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Handbook, a drug reference for nurses. Designed for use with iPad and iPhone, these apps are the industry’s first electronic references for nurses to focus on drugs used in oncology and psychiatry. Both are subsets of the Nursing Drug Handbook app, which provides access to current drug information for nurses.

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Study Scavenger, CenterWatch partner to widen reach

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 01:07 PM

Study Scavenger, the first bilingual smartphone app to allow patients to search for clinical research studies that meet their health, travel and financial needs, and CenterWatch are partnering to provide sponsors, CROs, research centers and patients a mobile solution to clinical trial needs. 

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Velesco expands operations with Massachusetts office

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 01:05 PM

Velesco Pharma has boosted its drug formulation, analytical development and cGMP clinical trial manufacturing services with the opening of a new business development office in the greater Boston area. Velesco is a CMC CRO formed by former pharmaceutical R&D colleagues that supports early-stage drug development. 

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BBK Worldwide wins silver and bronze Web Health Awards

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 12:21 PM

Patient recruitment company BBK Worldwide has been awarded two Web Health Awards for excellence in the Mobile Application Resource and e-Business categories. The company received a Silver Web Health Award in the mobile application resource category for its patient engagement mobile app, Health Info Gizmo. BBK also received a Bronze Web Health Award in the e-business category for its e-commerce site, shop.BBKWorldwide.com. The Web Health Awards recognize high-quality digital health resources for consumers and health professionals.

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