Naurex has announced the issuance of new US patent for selective NMDA receptor partial agonist, GLYX-13, covering methods of treating major depressive disorder through 2030. In a Phase II trial, GLYX-13 demonstrated considerable safety, ...
Oral drug delivery systems developer Oramed Pharmaceuticals has submitted a pre-Investigational New Drug (pre-IND) seeking approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a trial on its orally ingestible exenatide ...
NeuroSigma has received investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase III pivotal trial of its Monarch eTNS System. Designed to treat the drug resistant epilepsy, the ...
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The European Commission has granted orphan drug designation to BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics’ stem cell therapy NurOwn to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. NurOwn consists of autologous ...
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Clinical-stage pharmaceutical company Adynxx has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast track designation for its AYX1 injection, which is used for prevention of chronic pain. In a five-cohort, dose-escalating study ...
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun Phase I of a truck cargo pre-inspection pilot. The project, which got underway at the Pacific Highway crossing adjacent to Surrey, B.C. June 17, is a collaborative effort by CBP, Canada ...
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Cha Bio&Diostech, a South Korean partner of Pluristem Therapeutics, has filed its first investigational new drug (IND) application for Pluristem’s PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cells with the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). ...
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Chinese have been using the green and leafy andrographis paniculata to treat inflammation, fever and pain for decades, with its cultivation dating back to at least the 1950s in the southern province of Guangdong. The plant, better known ...
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Thailand's PTT LNG, a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PTT, is going ahead with plans to double capacity of its existing 5 million mt/year LNG import terminal despite severe under-utilization of the facility. "The government ...
On April 24, the construction of the first production line in China for lithium aluminosilicate float special glass, Qinghai Yaohua production line for lithium aluminosilicate float special glass has started in Ledu Industry Park. ...
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The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has cleared Roche's Avastin (bevacizumab) as a combination therapy and monotherapy to treat the aggressive form of brain cancer glioblastoma. The first new medicine that is ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), a national trade association representing manufacturers of cold applied protective roof coatings and cements and suppliers of products, is hosting a webinar on volatile organic compound ...
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Drug discovery and early drug development company Trino Therapeutics has received more than €9m ($12m) funding from investors, including Fountain Healthcare Partners and founding investor, the Wellcome Trust, to advance the development ...
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