Germany-based biotechnology company Sphingotec has introduced a simple blood test to quantify individual risk of developing breast cancer in women. The test, sphingotest pro-NT, enables gynecologists, family doctors and clinical ...
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Premiere Fibers, a global industry leader in the development and production of specialized performance fine denier yarns for branded apparel and technical fabric applications, announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with ...
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Verdezyne,Inc.,a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals from non-petroleum sources,has been granted a United States Patent for a bio-based adipic acid production process.U.S.Patent ...
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Clinical stage biotechnology company Aphios has obtained notification of allowance(NOA)from the US Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO)for its patent application for oral delivery of insulin. The patent entitled'Polymer ...
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Verdezyne, Inc., a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals, announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with Universal Fiber Systems, LLC and its operating companies, Universal ...
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Proacta, a San Diego based biotechnology company, has announced FDA approval of investigational new drug (IND) application for PR610, a hypoxia-activated irreversible multi-kinase inhibitor, for the treatment of cancer. With the IND ...
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Wockhardt, a high-technology intensive pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has gained tentative FDA approval for marketing Ziprasidone, a generic anti-psychotic drug Geodon. The FDA approved generic version of 20mg, 40mg, 60mg and ...
BioPet Vet Lab,an animal biotechnology company specializing in DNA applications,has launched IntegriMEAT,a DNA-based program designed to track and identify livestock. The company has entered into a partnership with Southern Natural ...
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Abaxis has entered into a definitive agreement with a medical supplies sourcing and support company to deliver its 300 Piccolo Xpress chemistry analyzers. The biotechnology company will use CLIA waived Piccolo Xpress instruments in the ...
Dutch biotechnology company Qiagen has announced that its mericon Salmonella spp. kit in combination with the QIAsymphony RGQ automation platform has received validation from the AOAC Research Institute. AOAC Research Institute is an ...
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Amgen has completed the acquisition of more than 99% of the shares of Mustafa Nevzat Pharmaceuticals (MN Pharmaceuticals), a privately held Turkish company. The all-cash transaction is expected to expand Amgen's presence in Turkey and the ...
Stiefel, a GSK company, has acquired the development and commercialization rights to Welichem Biotech (WBI) anti-inflammatory agent, WBI-1001. The acquisition follows the previously announced asset purchase agreement. WBI-1001 ...
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Biotechnology company Avaxia Biologics has received AVX-470 investigational new drug (IND) application clearance for the treatment of ulcerative colitis from the FDA. The bovine anti-tumor necrosis factor polyclonal antibody is based on ...
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Progenra, a biotechnology company, has selected Dotmatics' suite of scientific informatics solutions to enhance its drug research and development process. The Dotmatics platform is a fully optimized suite of programs designed to make ...
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Galapagos, a mid-size biotechnology company, has delivered the first pre-clinical candidate compound in its osteoarthritis alliance with Servier. Servier and Galapagos entered into an alliance in July 2010 to develop new oral medicines ...
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