Big Pharma Seeks to Insulate Itself from Impact of Patent Cliff

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

New Information Technology Fails To Accelerate FDA Drug Approvals, Reports

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Xigen S.A., Swiss Developer of Therapeutic Peptides, Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Panel Rejects Protein Sciences Corporation's Cell Culture Flu Vaccine, Wants More Safety Data

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

ImmunoGen, Inc. Licenses Anti-Cancer Technology to Amgen ; to Get Up to $34 Million in Milestone Payments

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Causative Gene Of Rare Disorder Discovered By Sequencing Only Protein-Coding Regions Of Genome, University of Washington Study

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Movetis Seeking up to 112.4 Million Euros in IPO

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Approves Intravenous Formulation Of Pfizer Inc.'s Revatio(R) (Sildenafil) For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

New 'Skin' From Stem Cells, INSERM Study

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genes Do Not Modify Lung Function With Asthma Drug Salmeterol, Study in

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Schizophrenia Gene's Role May Be Broader, More Potent, Than Thought, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Study

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Covidien Says FDA Extends Review of Opiod Pain Drug

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Sweet! Sugared Polymer a New Weapon Against Allergies and Asthma, Johns Hopkins University Study

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Experimental Drug Studied As Possible Treatment For Spinal Injuries, Purdue University Study

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Roche's Actemra Successful in Arthritis Study; Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase III Study

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Carvedilol Shown To Have Unique Characteristics Among Beta Blockers, University of Illinois Study

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support the Claim That Pfizer Inc.'s SPIRIVA(R) HandiHaler(R) Reduces COPD Exacerbations

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

EU Panel Blocks Merck KGaA's Erbitux in Lung Cancer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Ranbaxy Laboratories Recalls Skin Infection Drug, Sotret in the U.S.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Business-Standard.com -- Indias leading drug maker Ranbaxy has initiated a voluntary recall of 4,348 cartons of its skin infection drug Sotret (isotretinoin) in the United States. The entire lot pertains to a single batch of tablets which were found to be out of specification.

Antigenics Inc. (New York) Cancer Vaccine Gets Negative EU Panel Vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Merck & Co., Inc. Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for New Fertility Treatment, ELONVA(R)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Dendreon Corporation Receives FDA Acknowledgement of Complete Response, PDUFA Date Assigned as May 1, 2010

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

SEATTLE, Nov 20, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided written acknowledgement that the Company's amended Biologics License Application (BLA) for PROVENGE(R) (sipuleucel-T) is a complete response. The FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of May 1, 2010, by which...

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Wins Federal Appeal to Pursue $22.8 Million Claim Against

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Procter & Gamble Repurchasing Shares, Quiet on Potential Deals

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Pfizer Inc. Executive: In Talks To Expand Licensing Pact With Aurobindo Pharma

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Inc. Developing Drugs for Kala Azar, Disease Transmitted by Sandflies

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. Drives Stronger Performance with Business Analytics

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM announced today that Impax Laboratories, Inc. , a technology-based specialty pharmaceutical company, is using IBM business analytics technology to gain stronger insights into their business and better predict risks and market opportunities.

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Where'd the Jobs Go?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) took great exception to a recent story published in the New York Times. It suggested that drug manufacturers have raised prices this year to cushion themselves against future cuts that would come with health care reform.
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ImmuPharma plc CEO Slams Stock Plunge After Drug Trial

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

The Danger Of Marketing Prescription Drugs Online

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for Inquiry

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

PPD, Inc. to Acquire BioDuro, LLC

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genzyme Corporation's Pompe Drug Rejected--New Production Woes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Gene Protects Brain-Eaters From Mad Cow-Type Disease, University College London Study

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support the Safety and Effectiveness of Pfizer Inc.'s Prevnar 13 Vaccine for the Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Infants and Young Children

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genzyme Corporation's Worst Biotech CEO of '09

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genzyme Corporation Ends Development of Kidney Treatment, Renvela's Successor

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drug Offers Hope For Down???s Syndrome, Stanford University School of Medicine Study

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Spanish Study Led By Shows Alcohol May Cut Heart Risk; But Experts Critical

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Pivotal Study For Sciele Pharma, Inc.'s PSD502 -- The First Potential Treatment For Premature Ejaculation

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

U.S. FDA Panel Rejects FDA and Genentech (South SF)'s Xolair Asthma Drug for Children

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA to Review Actelion Ltd.'s Zavesca for Additional Use

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Common Pain Relief Medication May Encourage Cancer Growth, University of Chicago Study

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

VIVUS, Inc. Says Erectile Dysfunction Trial Meets Goals

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Procter & Gamble Recalls Some Vicks Spray After Bacteria Found

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Pfizer Inc. Says May Enter Japan Generic Drug Market

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genentech (South SF) and Biogen Idec, Inc. (Massachusetts) Receive a Complete Response from the FDA for Rituxan for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

AstraZeneca PLC Judge to Urge Return of Seroquel Cases to Courts

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Cancers' Sweet Tooth May Be Weakness, Emory University Researchers Say

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Massachusetts)'s Tysabri, the MS Drug Haunted by Deadly Side Effect, Doesn't Look So Deadly Anymore

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

AstraZeneca PLC Asks for U.S. Approval of Brilinta

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Warns Heartburn Drugs Interfere with Sanofi-Aventis (France), Bristol-Myers Squibb Company's Plavix

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drug Maker Perrigo Company to Hire 60 Workers at Headquarters, Production Facility in Allegan, Michigan

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Ex-Biotech CEO, Entrepreneur Form VC Firm UnionBridge Management LLC To Create Drug Companies

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Heart Disease A Killer In Psychotic Individuals, Study

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Effective at Preventing Child Deaths, Study Suggests

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Asterand plc Announces Agreement to Acquire BioSeek, Inc. For Up to $14 Million

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

US FDA Wants Panel to Probe Pfizer Inc. Vaccine Efficacy

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

UCB Group Plans Job Cuts

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

NicOx SA in Fund Raising to Speed Naproxcinod Launch; Plans to Raise $149 Million

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Starpharma Holdings Ltd Announces $15.6 Million Capital Raising

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

QIAGEN N.V. Is Poised for More Purchases After $2 Billion Spree

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Biotech Cosmo Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. Aims to Buy Rival BioXell S.p.A. for $41 Million

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Study

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Jennerex Inks Deal with Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings in China

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Not Just Swine Flu - New Cold Virus May Lurk, Too, Doctors Discover

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Detonating Tumor-Killer Drug in Cancers on Command, Baystate Medical Center Study Confirms Efficacy of University of Massachusetts - Amherst Researcher's System

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Folic Acid, B12 Supplements May Increase Cancer Risk, Study

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

US FDA Staff Question Pfizer Inc. Lung Drug Data

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Vaccines On Horizon For AIDS, Alzheimer's, Herpes

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Many In U.S. Still Lack Cholesterol Tests, Drugs, But Levels Of "Bad" Cholesterol On The Decline Overall, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Study

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

deCODE genetics, Inc. Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petition to Facilitate Sale of Assets

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Steel, Rubber Found in Some Genzyme Corporation Drugs

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drug Therapy More Cost-Effective Than Angioplasty for Diabetic Patients with Heart Disease, Stanford University School of Medicine Study

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genetic Variation Linked to Individual Empathy, Stress Levels, Oregon State University Study

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

New Combination Therapy Could Deliver Powerful Punch to Breast Cancer, Medical College of Georgia Study

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

University of Pennsylvania Study Finds that Antioxidant Found in Vegetables Has Implications for Treating Cystic Fibrosis

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT
Nutrition Horizon -- 17 Nov 2009 --- Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the body's inflammatory response to infection and injury. The finding has implications for such inflammation-based disorders as cystic fibrosis ...

In Amazon, A Frustrated Search For Cancer Cures By Paulista University Researchers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT
SAO SEBASTIAO DE CUIEIRAS, Brazil (Reuters) - The task of harvesting the secrets of Brazil's vast Amazon rain forest that could help in the battle against cancer largely falls to Osmar Barbosa Ferreira and a big pair of clippers.

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Cholesterol Drug Meets All Goals of Key Trial

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Emergent BioSolutions to Create Up to 125 Jobs in New Baltimore Facility

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Ondine Biopharma Corporation to Buy Privately Held Photodynamic Therapy Company

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

QRxPharma Pty Ltd. Announces A $21.6 Million Fully Underwritten Capital Raising

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

PolyMedix Inc. Completes $20.7 Million Equity Financing

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genentech (South SF) Puts Words In The Mouths Of Politicians

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Aspirin Without Bristol-Myers Squibb Company And Sanofi-Aventis K.K.'s Plavix As Good After Heart Bypass, Study

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Trubion Pharmaceuticals Inc. CEO Retires

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

SEATTLE, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Peter Thompson, M.D., FACP, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors and co-founder of Trubion, has retired from the company to pursue other interests. Steven Gillis, Ph.D., former Lead Director of Trubion's Board of Directors, has been appointed Executive Chairman...

Roche Holding AG , Genentech (South SF) Apply for Avastin Advanced Breast Cancer Use

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Mutant Genes 'Key To Long Life', Albert Einstein College of Medicine Study

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.'s Anthrax Drug Denied Approval

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

NeurogesX, Inc. Receives FDA Approval of Qutenza(TM) (capsaicin) 8% Patch for Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Cancer Drug Misses Study Goal; Shares Plunge

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Largest Gene Study of Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Disease Identifies Five New Genes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Study

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health,

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A gene linked to breast cancer in 1 in 10 Jewish women may raise the risk of heart ailments, says a study in mice using gene therapy to improve cardiac function.

Toxins In Plastic 'Feminise Boys', University of Rochester Study

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Fate Therapeutics Closes $30 Million Series B Financing

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Approves Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Lysteda to Treat Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to Spin Off Mead Johnson Nutrition Company Stock

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Niacin Bests Ezetimibe as Add-On Therapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Researchers Say

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Rivaroxaban Drops Pro-Coagulation Factor in HF Patients, Johnson & Johnson Researchers Say

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT
MedPage Today -- ORLANDO -- Biomarkers of hypercoagulability -- ominous signs in patients with heart failure -- appear to be reduced by treatment with the oral, direct Factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban, a researcher said here.

Vaccine Against Chlamydia Not Far Away, University of Gothenburg Study

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Patients Suffering STEMI Fare Better with Ticagrelor Therapy, University of Paris Study

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT
MedPage Today -- ORLANDO -- The investigational platelet aggregation inhibitor ticagrelor appeared to produce better outcomes in patients with high-risk, acute coronary syndromes than clopidogrel (Plavix), investigators reported here in a finding that mirrored results of an earlier, larger study.

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals , GlaxoSmithKline Sign Nicotine Addiction Vaccine Deal; Will Get $40 Million Upfront and is Eligible for More Than $500 Million

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Popular Anti-Platelet Therapy Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Men and Women, Journal of the American College of Cardiology Study

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

US FDA Warns Shire Pharmaceuticals , Eisai Company, Ltd. on Promotions

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Cannasat Therapeutics Inc. Announces New Chief Executive Officer: M.B.A., C.Dir.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Spherix Says Diabetes Drug Shows Promise; Shares Jump

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation Drug Shown to Kindle Female Sex Drive

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genta Incorporated Reduced Workforce by Approximately 30%; Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Roche , Novartis Corporation Asthma Drug Effect Modest - FDA Staff

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Cerus Corporation Stock Trading Halted; FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee to Review and Discuss Proposed Phase III Clinical Trial Design for the INTERCEPT Blood System

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Antivirals Key To Preventing Severe H1N1 Disease, World Health Organization Says

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT
GENEVA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Antiviral medicines can prevent H1N1 flu deaths and should be given quickly to pregnant women, very young children and people with underlying medical problems who fall ill, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.

Talecris Biotherapeutics to Add 250 Jobs in $270M Clayton Expansion

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

BioInvent Signs Licensing Agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd. for the Discovery and Development of Therapeutic Antibodies

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Cephalon, Inc., Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Settle Patent Infringement Suit

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Begins to Shape Rules for Online Drug, Device Ads

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on RNAi Pipeline, Platform, and Technology at Its R&D Day

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Eli Lilly and Company Snags AstraZeneca PLC Executive as New R&D Head

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Too Much Mineral Supplement Selenium Can Raise Cholesterol, University of Warwick Study

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Low Birth Weight And Diabetes Have A Common Genetic Background, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen Study

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

University of Illinois Researchers Have Immune Cells Running In Circles

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Paradoxical Protein Might Prevent Cancer, Karolinska Institute Study

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Coffee Break: Compound Brewing New Research In Colon, Breast Cancer, Study

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT
Texas Agrilife -- COLLEGE STATION A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.

NicOx SA Announces NCX 6560 Meets Primary and Secondary Objectives in First-in- Man Study

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation's Desire Drug May Prove Sex Really Is All in Her Head

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Head To Speed Drug Reviews; Clean Up Problems With Medical Device Reviews, Visit China

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

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FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support the Safety and Effectiveness of Pfizer Inc.'s Prevnar 13 Vaccine for the Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Infants and Young Children

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Drug Offers Hope For Down???s Syndrome, Stanford University School of Medicine Study

Spanish Study Led By Shows Alcohol May Cut Heart Risk; But Experts Critical

Pivotal Study For Sciele Pharma, Inc.'s PSD502 -- The First Potential Treatment For Premature Ejaculation

U.S. FDA Panel Rejects FDA and Genentech (South SF)'s Xolair Asthma Drug for Children

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Common Pain Relief Medication May Encourage Cancer Growth, University of Chicago Study

VIVUS, Inc. Says Erectile Dysfunction Trial Meets Goals

Procter & Gamble Recalls Some Vicks Spray After Bacteria Found

Pfizer Inc. Says May Enter Japan Generic Drug Market

Genentech (South SF) and Biogen Idec, Inc. (Massachusetts) Receive a Complete Response from the FDA for Rituxan for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

AstraZeneca PLC Judge to Urge Return of Seroquel Cases to Courts

Cancers' Sweet Tooth May Be Weakness, Emory University Researchers Say

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Massachusetts)'s Tysabri, the MS Drug Haunted by Deadly Side Effect, Doesn't Look So Deadly Anymore

AstraZeneca PLC Asks for U.S. Approval of Brilinta

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Starpharma Holdings Ltd Announces $15.6 Million Capital Raising

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Biotech Cosmo Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. Aims to Buy Rival BioXell S.p.A. for $41 Million

Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Study

Jennerex Inks Deal with Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings in China

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