Second Genome has signed a microbiome drug discovery deal with Janssen Biotech to advance novel drug targets mediated by the bacterial ecosystem living within the human gut to treat ulcerative colitis. Under the collaboration, Janssen ...
Tags: Microbiome Drug, Medicine
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to GenSpera for the activation of peptide prodrugs by HK2, which is an enzyme secreted by prostate cancer cells. Composition of a series of prodrugs activated by HK2 enzyme ...
Tags: Peptide Prodrugs, Medicine
Rexam Healthcare, a subsidiary of the UK group Rexam, has expanded its production facility at Seine Maritime, France. The French unit has been expanded to a total area of 5,200m2, which includes a production building of 3,750m2 along with ...
Searainbow Holding Corporation (SZSE: 000503) revealed that strategic cooperative agreement has been inked with IMS Market Research Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The partner is affiliated to MS Health Inc. and takes charge of related ...
The FDA has cleared Celgene's supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Revlimid (lenalidomide) for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The approval follows positive data from MCL-001 phase ...
Germany-based global chemical company BASF is planning to invest €10bn with a strategy to focus on sustainability in the Asia Pacific region by 2020. BASF is said to collaborate with the customers in the selected markets to discuss ...
US-based Schuylkill Medical Associates (SMA) has entered into an agreement with NP Advanced Wound Care, a mobile wound care company, as part of its strategy to improve the quality of life in homebound patients. NP Advanced Wound Care is a ...
Tags: Homebound Patients, Medicine
Japan-based Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP) has completed the construction of its new Chemistry Research Building, located at the Osaka Research Center, with a total floor area of 16,322m2. Started in January 2012, construction cost of ...
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Innovation has opened the new California Innovation Center to build early stage collaborations with emerging companies in science and technology and advance healthcare. The new centre has the flexibility to adapt ...
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Aqua Pharmaceuticals has added low-potency foam corticosteroid to its dermatology portfolio with the acquisition of US rights and re-launch of Verdeso (desonide) Foam, 0.05% from Stiefel, a GSK company. Indicated for the topical treatment ...
ResMed, a developer of products for the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory conditions, has introduced Quattro Air full face mask in the US. Built for comfort and convenience, the Quattro Air mask is a light weight ...
PerkinElmer has rolled out two new chemical structure drawing & visualization applications, namely ChemDraw and Chem3D, for iPad. Featuring PerkinElmer's Flick-to-Share technology, both ChemDraw and Chem3D apps will enable scientists to ...
Perfecseal, a division of Bemis company, has launched a new high barrier PVC-FREE blister forming web, PerfecForm SkyBlue, which uses polyolefin chemistry instead of chlorine chemistry. Manufactured by a co-extrusion process as a ...
Tags: PVC-Free Blister, Medicine
Medtronic has received both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and the CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark clearance for its Pacific Plus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), the new peripheral balloon ...
Tags: Angioplasty Balloon, Medicine
The USFDA has granted priority review designation for investigational agent Metreleptin, jointly developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca, for the treatment of metabolic disorders associated with rare forms of ...