On Feb. 13-14, 2013, the healthcare industry's major players will convene at the 12th edition of Pharmapack Europe at Grande Halle de la Villette (Paris). More than 3,000 visitors from four continents and more than 290 international ...
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Researchers at the University of Southampton are undertaking a new stage of a study aimed at improving the health and mobility of those suffering from the common complaint of ‘walking on marbles’ associated with Rheumatoid ...
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Scientists funded by Cancer Research UK are using virtual experiments in a bid to find the best methods for drug discovery. The findings have been published in the Nature Reviews Drug Discovery journal, with the work combining a unique ...
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One day, pharmaceutical companies might not have to test new drugs on animals or even humans. Instead, drugs could be tested with organ-on-a-chip technologies. These are not silicon chips that simulate organs or organisms, mind you; they ...
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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has won Fast Track status from the US FDA to develop LX1033, an orally-delivered small molecule drug candidate to treat diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-d). Fast Track facilitates the development ...
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Cloud computing will move supercomputers out of the research labs and into c, it was claimed this week. Dial-up supercomputing services are making it possible for smaller companies to analyse vast quantities of data, run engineering ...
Luitpold Pharmaceuticals has selected BioClinica's express electronic data capture (EDC) system for multiple upcoming clinical trials. BioClinica's Express EDC solution leverages time-tested, stable technology to provide a central hub to ...
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Quintiles and Allscripts have partnered to jointly develop software solutions for clinical and post-approval research. The collaboration focuses on late-phase research, recruiting for and monitoring of clinical trials, and post-market ...
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Regeneca has issued a voluntary recall of all lots of single capsule packet RegenErect, labeled as a dietary supplement. RegenErect is a blue capsule sold individually in foil packets with a UPC code of 816860010055. The company ...
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PharmaInformatic has developed a comprehensive database on bioavailability to develop targeted new drugs. The new knowledge base, called PACT-F (Preclinical And Clinical Trials Knowledge Base on Bioavailability) combines the results ...
The 5th International Conference on Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) will examine the phase 3 treatment trials of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and also analyze the results to develop current and new drugs to tackle AD. The ...
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India-based Exemed Pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of active ingredients, is planning to buy UCB's production facility in Vapi, Gujarat, India. The deal, which is in line with UCB's strategy on bringing new drugs to patients and less on ...
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma has announced the transfer of its fine chemical operations to two different companies and withdrawal from the fine chemical business. The Pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing and sales operations will be ...
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Ohr Pharmaceutical has gained US and European patients entitled, preparation of a therapeutic composition. The patents cover claims related to the chemical structures, sequences of the peptide constituents and method of manufacture of ...
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