Immunobiology (ImmBio), a UK-based biopharmaceutical company, has bagged £0.2m in funding from the UK government-backed Biomedical Catalyst (BBC) for the pre-clinical development of pneumococcal vaccine PnuBioVax. The pharma company ...
Biopharmaceutical company Pfizer has decided to discontinue the development of filibuvir, an experimental hepatitis C drug, following a strategic review and capital allocation. The drug, which is in mid-stage clinical testing, is facing ...
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US-based injectable drug delivery components and systems developer and manufacturer West Pharmaceutical Services has launched ID Adapter, a new drug delivery system for disposable syringes. According to the firm, the new adapter is ...
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"It has been a slow path to commercialize smart packaging. Despite strong needs such as the aging population, tougher legislation, huge waste, more demanding consumers and concerns about safety and crime; commercial success has been mixed. ...
Market sentiment was aided by news that China's Citic Resources was taking a big stake in Alumina. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.7 per cent at 5036.9. This year it is up 8.3 per cent after rising 15 per cent in 2012. Trading value ...
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The MSU Department of Virology headed by Professor Joseph Atabekov is studying the in vitro assembly of compositions, consisting of artificial plant virus particles and antigens, potentially attractive for vaccines development. Artificial ...
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World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Performance, Quality and Safety (PQS) pre-qualified certification to PharmaJet's Stratis Needle-free Injector. The FDA-approved and CE-marked injector uses pressure to create a fine stream of ...
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Mystic Pharmaceuticals has obtained US patent for intranasal cartridge devices based on VersiDoser and VRx2 unit dose packaging and delivery platforms. The new device technology facilitates delivery of drugs and biologics into the body ...
Vaccines aren't just for kids. There are nearly a dozen recommended vaccines besides flu shots for grownups age 19 and older to protect against preventable diseases, such as pneumococcal disease, whooping cough, and shingles. But most ...
The Government announced last month that The Centre for Process innovation (CPI) will establish and manage a new £38 million centre to encourage innovative solutions in the UK healthcare market. The National Biologics Industrial ...
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While the overall death rate from cancer has dropped in recent years, more people than ever are being diagnosed with anal cancer and certain cancers of the throat and mouth. Both are linked to infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), ...
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Boston already has 700 confirmed cases of the flu,10 times as many as this time last year,and the state has 18 reported deaths from the virus.Nationwide,nearly 6 percent of Americans have already contacted a health care provider about the ...
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Inovia Pharmaceuticals will move its hepatitis C DNA vaccine into a phase 1/11a clinical trial by the end of 2013. The advancement of this work is based on exceptional results of a preclinical study, which showed for the first time that a ...
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Pfizer has obtained the European Commission approval for the use of Prevenar 13 vaccine in older children and adolescents aged six to 17 years for the prevention of pneumococcal disease. Single dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ...
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The NME Awards event takes place on Wednesday 27 February 2013 at East London venue, Troxy, honouring some of the biggest and best artists today and celebrating the best in new music. A new venue for 2013's NME Awards, Troxy has a rich ...
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