Boehringer offers fast-track path to launch biopharma

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Oct, 2012

Singapore: Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals has installed a fast track process transfer to commercial scale. Comp...Read more

FDA approves Merck's drug for pollen-induced allergic rhinitis

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Apr, 2014

Singapore: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Merck's RAGWITEK Tablet indicated as immunotherapy for the...Read more

Former Pfizer executive joins Agenix

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Jun, 2012

Singapore: Australian drug development company Agenix has appointed international biomedical business development expert...Read more

NovAliX, Kyowa Hakko Kirin sign deal

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 15 Jan, 2013

Singapore: France-based biopharma company NovAliX entered into a fragment-based drug discovery alliance with Kyowa Hakko...Read more

Positive result for Genentech in breast cancer trial

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Jun, 2012

Singapore: Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, has achieved primary endpoint of a significant improvement in HER2-po...Read more

Zytiga, Xtandi to dominate prostrate cancer market

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Dec, 2012

Singapore: Prostate cancer is becoming increasingly common due to globally growing numbers of elderly men, and scientist...Read more

Genzyme multiple sclerosis drug gets TGA nod

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Nov, 2012

Singapore: Australian therapeutic goods administration (TGA) has approved Aubagio (teriflunomide) 14 mg as a new once-da...Read more

Ex-Novartis employee arrested for fudging data

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2014

Singapore: A former employee of the Japanese drug maker Novartis, was arrested with allegations of data manipulation. So...Read more

Eisai receives positive opinion on epilepsy treatments in Europe

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 May, 2012

Eisai's UK subsidiary, Eisai Europe, has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for ...Read more

NDA for Lundbeck's vortioxetine with US FDA

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Oct, 2012

Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical and H. Lundbeck A/S have submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug...Read more

Novartis gets positive regulatory feedback for hive drug

Drug Discovery |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 1 Comment | 28 Jan, 2014

Singapore: Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a po...Read more

FDA green signal for joint GSK-Pfizer HIV drug

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 13 Aug, 2013

Singapore: The US FDA has approved GSK and Pfizer-owned HIV dedicated firm, ViiV Healthcare's, Tivicay (dolutegravir) 50...Read more

FibroGen, Astellas start trial of anemia therapeutic agent

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Dec, 2012

Singapore: FibroGen and Japanese company Astellas Pharma have initiated the first clinical study in the phase III clinic...Read more

Antisense Therapeutics ties up with China CRO for trial

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Mar, 2013

Singapore: Antisense Therapeutics, an Australian publicly listed biopharmaceutical drug discovery and development compan...Read more

Merck resubmits NDA for ezetimibe, atorvastatin

Drug Discovery |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 1 Comment | 03 Jan, 2013

Singapore: US FDA has acknowledged the resubmission of a New Drug Application (NDA) for ezetimibe and atorvastatin table...Read more

Eli Lilly pipeline will counter patent cliff in 2014

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Oct, 2013

Singapore: Eli Lilly and Company has outlined its strategies to face patent cliff expected in 2014. In a statement to in...Read more

BioPharma Asia: Is Asia ready to boost global drug pipeline?

Drug Discovery |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 1 Comment | 17 Mar, 2014

Singapore: Asia share of global GDP, measured in purchasing power, has increased from 26.8 percent in 2001 to 33.8 perce...Read more

Novo Nordisk obesity drug trial confirms weight loss

Drug Discovery |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 May, 2013

Singapore: Novo Nordisk's 56-week double-blind phase IIIa clinical trial with liraglutide has shown that it has the pote...Read more