FDA nod for Novartis Cushing's disease drug Signifor

Singapore: The US FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) has voted unanimously in support o...

November 8, 2012 | Thursday | News
Chugai gets positive outcome from Actemra Subcutaneous Injection trials

Japanese pharmaceutical giant Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd has announced that its Actemra Subcutaneous Injection (Actemr...

May 17, 2016 | Tuesday | News
Prosetta Biosciences, Takeda to co-discover drugs for neurodegenerative diseases

Prosetta Biosciences Inc. has entered into a Feasibility and First Right of Negotiation Agreement with Japan's Takeda Ph...

May 3, 2016 | Tuesday | News
FDA approves Lupin's new generic

Pharma Major Lupin announced that its US subsidiary, Gavis Pharmaceuticals LLC., (collectively Lupin) has received final...

June 23, 2016 | Thursday | News
Gout therapeutics market clocks $988.7 mn in 2011

Singapore: GlobalData's analysis shows that the global gout therapeutics market grew at a compound annual growth rate (...

May 23, 2012 | Wednesday | Analysis
Pfizer, Repligen to push spinal muscular atrophy program

Singapore: US-based Repligen has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Pfizer to advance Repligen...

January 7, 2013 | Monday | News
UK commits $1.6 bn to fight AIDS, TB, Malaria

Singapore: United Kingdom (UK) has committed to contrbute $1.6 billion to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Ms Just...

September 24, 2013 | Tuesday | News
China firm Beigene raises $75 mn

Singapore: China based biotech firm developing targeted and immune-oncology therapeutics, BeiGene, has raised $75 millio...

November 18, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Johns Hopkins releases NCD policy briefs

Singapore: Johns Hopkins University's Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health and the Study of Business Enterpris...

February 5, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Suven gets patents for NCE in Canada, China and India

Bangalore: Suven Life Sciences received three product patents one each from Canada (2600271), China (CN 101544592B) and ...

February 4, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Gilead's cancer drug under FDA scrutiny

Singapore: US Food and Drug Administration has raised alarm for Gilead Science's cancer medicine Zydelig (idelalisib) du...

March 15, 2016 | Tuesday | Regulatory
CytRx gets FDA nod Aldoxorubicin cancer trial

Singapore: US-based CytRx, a biopharmaceutical R&D company specializing in oncology, reached an agreement with the U...

May 10, 2013 | Friday | Regulatory
China's Zai Lab raises $100mn

Singapore: China based Zai Lab, an innovative biopharmaceutical company, has secured over $100 million in Series B finan...

January 11, 2016 | Monday | News
CSL files marketing plea for Privigen in Europe

Singapore: Australian company CSL Behring has submitted a variation application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) f...

June 1, 2012 | Friday | Regulatory
Orient, NanoCarrier sign deal for Nanoplatin trial

Singapore: Taiwan company Orient Europharma and Japan-based pharmaceutical company NanoCarrier have signed a new agreeme...

November 29, 2012 | Thursday | News
Novogen's ovarian cancer drug set for trials in H1 2016

US-Australian drug discovery company, Novogen Limited has provided an update on progress regarding the development of Ca...

May 3, 2016 | Tuesday | News
Japanese scientist inch closer to Toxoplasma vaccine discovery

Tokyo: Toxoplasma gondii is a common parasite which causes the development of fatal encephalosis or pneumonia in immunod...

November 4, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Australia's Gordagen forays into Japan with Matsumoto's support

Tokyo: Gordagen Pharmaceuticals, an Australian company developing evidence-based nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, has...

January 6, 2016 | Wednesday | News