MedImmune, UCSF enter 3-year R&D deal
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 18 Feb, 2014
Singapore: MedImmune, the global biologics R&D arm of AstraZeneca, has entered into a three-year collaboration with ...Read more
Biogen to commercialize MS therapies in Asia
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 11 Feb, 2014
Singapore: Belgium based pharmaceutical company UCB and global pharmaceutical company, Biogen, have entered into an agre...Read more
BD launches Cell Analyzer to enhance drug discovery
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 11 Jul, 2013
Singapore: BD Biosciences, a global medical technology company, has launched BD LSRFortessa X-20 Cell Analyzer, to deliv...Read more
Viralytics melanoma study shows +ve results
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 25 Mar, 2013
Singapore: Assistant Professor (Dr) Robert H I Andtbacka presented a summary of his ongoing study with Viralytics' Cavat...Read more
India, EU firms fight 'epidemic of drug-resistance'
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2013
Singapore: India-based Orchid Pharma entered into a strategic partnership with Europe-based Allecra Therapeutics to deve...Read more
CoDa Therapeutics raises $19.8 mn from Russian firm
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Aug, 2012
Singapore: CoDa Therapeutics has raised an additional $19.8 million (NZ$24.5 million) from Russian investment firm Rusna...Read more
Chugai seeks nod for breast cancer drug in Japan
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2013
Singapore: Japanese multinational Chugai Pharmaceutical has filed a new drug application to the Ministry of Health, Labo...Read more
Viralytics presents +ve results of phase II Cavatak trial
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2013
Singapore: Viralytics reported strong interim results from its phase II clinical trial of Cavatak treatment in late stag...Read more
Competition intensifies for type 2 diabetes drugs
Drug Discovery | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 1 Comment | 28 Aug, 2013
Singapore: The global pre-diabetes population is three times the size of the current diabetes patient population and the...Read more
FDA approval gives new hope to Multiple Sclerosis patients
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 13 Sep, 2012
Singapore: Genzyme, a Sanofi company, received approval from the US FDA for AUBAGIO (teriflunomide) as a new once-daily,...Read more
TaiGen files NDA for Nemonoxacin in Taiwan, China
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 16 May, 2013
Singapore: Taiwan's TaiGen Biotechnology has submitted New Drug Application (NDA) for the oral formulation of nemonoxaci...Read more
Verinata Health joins hands with Teva in Israel
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 02 Jul, 2013
Singapore: Illumina announced that Teva Pharmaceutical has signed an exclusive agreement with Verinata Health, an Illumi...Read more
Merck Serono starts Phase III non-small cell lung cancer drug trial
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2014
Singapore: Global biopharmaceutical firm Merck Serono has initiated international Phase III trial of its investigational...Read more
Pradaxa gets EU approval for DVT
Drug Discovery | Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 10 Jun, 2014
Singapore: Boehringer Ingelheim has recieved Euroean approval for Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) for the treatment and p...Read more
AstraZeneca, LegoChem drug to curb superbugs
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 21 Dec, 2012
Singapore: AstraZeneca has formed collaboration with Korea's LegoChem Biosciences to develop a novel antibiotic to treat...Read more
Big pharma yet to warm up to drug resistance
Drug Discovery | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 1 Comment | 01 Jun, 2012
Singapore: Drug resistance and patent expiries are demanding that the antibacterial drug market moves forward soon, but ...Read more
Cancer Therapeutics reveals new targeted drug
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 05 Jul, 2012
Singapore: Cancer Therapeutics, an Australian company focused on translating cancer biology research into novel treatmen...Read more
Eisai gets WHO prequalification, will donate 2.2 bn doses
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 03 Sep, 2013
Singapore: The WHO has prequalified Eisai's drug NTD002, a 100 mg tablet of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) for treatment of el...Read more