Topera, a US-based medical device company, has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) approval and commercial availability of its FIRMap catheter and RhythmView 3D mapping workstation. For clinicians, the RhythmView 3D ...
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Evotec has announced a collaboration with the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center in California to identify new targets for Alzheimer's disease drug discovery and development. Under the terms of the agreement, Janssen Pharmaceuticals ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has commenced the production of Volvo S60L vehicles at Chengdu manufacturing plant in China. This move is part of the company's plan to grow its business in China and sell 800,000 cars ...
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On Monday, Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., (TMHU), maker of the number one lift truck in North America, unveiled the company's new North American headquarters in Columbus, Ind. The ceremony, which included a ribbon cutting and line-off of ...
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US-based pharmaceutical firm Zogenix has entered into a development and option agreement (D&O Agreement) with Altus Formulation (Altus) to develop abuse deterrent formulations of Zohydro ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) extended-release ...
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Swiss drugmaker Roche has entered into a license agreement with Polyphor for the development and commercialization of its investigational macrocycle antibiotic, POL7080, to treat patients suffering from bacterial infections caused by ...
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TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Hundreds of product managers, distributors and suppliers from around the world are flooding into Taichung on Monday in preparation for Taichung Bike Week, or TBW for short. TBW, which kicks off Tuesday and ...
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The Fortifiber Building Systems Group recently announced new milestones in its commitment to environmentally sustainable practices through both its ForeSight Green Building Program and refinements to its manufacturing operations. From ...
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AstraZeneca has selected an undisclosed oncology target from Regulus Therapeutics as part of their strategic alliance in order to discover, develop and commercialize microRNA therapeutics. Both the companies have entered into a strategic ...
Argentum Medical, a manufacturer of metallic silver based antimicrobial wound dressings, has secured a contract from Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). As per the contract, the company will perform studies for ...
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POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Canada – which, through subsidiary OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA, has developed the proprietary planar-optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic ...
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Wright Medical Group, an orthopedic medical device company, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire France-based Biotech International. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, 100% of the outstanding equity shares of Biotech ...
AstraZeneca's global biologics research and development division MedImmune will acquire Spirogen, a biotech firm focused on antibody-drug conjugate technology for use in oncology. Spirogen's complete shares will be purchased by MedImmune ...
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Amyris, Inc., a leading renewable chemicals and fuels company, announced that its farnesene plant in Brazil has achieved the production run rate of 1 million liters over a 45-day period. Amyris's Chief Executive Officer John Melo will speak ...
St. Jude Medical, a global medical device company, has completed the acquisition of Nanostim, a developer of miniaturized, leadless pacemakers. St. Jude Medical and Nanostim have entered into a series of agreements in May 2011, pursuant ...
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