Bayer and Sanofi battle to cure colorectal cancer
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 08 Oct, 2012
Singapore: Bayer's Stivarga (regorafenib) became the second drug to have been approved in the past two months by the US ...Read more
New antibody-based drug to cure diabetes
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 27 Sep, 2012
Singapore: CSL has developed a new drug candidate that is able to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes and revers...Read more
Novartis oncology president steps down
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 13 Jan, 2014
Singapore: Novartis oncology president, Mr Hervé Hoppenot, has stepped down from the position to pursue a career oppo...Read more
Hodgkin lymphoma therapy may lead to other cancers
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 27 Aug, 2013
Singapore: Hodgkin lymphoma survivors, who received certain radiation and chemotherapy regimens, were at increased risk ...Read more
Phase III data: STELARA reduces active psoriatic arthritis
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2012
Singapore: A study by Janssen Research and Development revealed that patients with active psoriatic arthritis, who were ...Read more
Lonza, BioWa sign research agreements with Pfizer
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 31 Jul, 2013
Singapore: Swiss chemicals and drug company Lonza and USA-based BioWa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan's Kyowa Hakko ...Read more
FDA recommends Takeda's drug for Chrohn's disease
Drug Discovery | Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 1 Comment | 24 Apr, 2014
Singapore: A joint panel of members from the Gastrointestinal Drugs and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committ...Read more
Patrys gets regulatory approval for Multiple Myeloma trial
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 20 Sep, 2012
Singapore: Australia Patrys, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, has received approval to commence its planned P...Read more
Novartis follows Time Warner, Twitter to join malaria campaign
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 25 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Novartis and Malaria No More, a leading global charity to end malaria deaths, are joining forces on the Power...Read more
NIH: Alcohol addiction depends on gene combination
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 05 Aug, 2013
Singapore: An experimental treatment for alcohol dependence works better in individuals who possess specific combination...Read more
Merck partners with Kenya research centre
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 30 Oct, 2014
Singapore: Merck has partnered with Kenya Medical Research Institution (KEMRI) for scientific research and development p...Read more
Shionogi partners with six Irish universities
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 19 Jun, 2013
Singapore: Shionogi, one of Japan's biggest pharmaceutical companies, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for...Read more
Merck alzheimer's trial is a success
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 16 Jul, 2013
Singapore: Merck, which is known as MSD outside the US and Canada, revealed positive results from its phase Ib study sho...Read more
Viralytics multi-cancer drug shows +ve results
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 09 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Viralytics has finalized the clinical study report on the phase I evaluation of Cavatak, which is administere...Read more
Forest to acquire rights to Merck's Saphris
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 05 Dec, 2013
Singapore: US based Forest Laboratories plans to acquire exclusive rights in the United States for Saphris (asenapine) s...Read more
FDA approves GSK meningococcal vaccine
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 15 Jun, 2012
Singapore: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's vaccine MenHibrix (meningococcal gr...Read more
Patrys gets 2nd Aus patent for cancer drug
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 19 Nov, 2013
Singapore: Australia-based Patrys, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has been granted a second Australian patent f...Read more
BMS to develop novel therapies for Parkinsons' disease
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 25 Sep, 2012
Singapore: Vanderbilt University, US, and Bristol-Myers Squibb signed a collaboration agreement for the R&D and comm...Read more