BD Biosciences, a segment of Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), has launched BD LSRFortessa X-20 Cell Analyzer, the latest research flow cytometer. The BD LSRFortessa X-20 Cell Analyzer delivers high-performance multicolor analysis and ...
Our recent recommendation that you might want to skip the new weight-loss drug Belviq has generated a lot of buzz. To follow up, we commissioned two Dartmouth professors to look at the evidence and prepare a Drug Facts box for Belviq, ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and agriculture are often on opposite sides of the fence. It’s a love-hate relationship of sorts. The federal agency in part works to protect the U.S. food supply. Yet the FDA has a mixed ...
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Investors around the globe are on edge amid more volatility in financial markets as Wall Street attempts to wean itself off stimulus and fears intensify about China's banking system, sending Australian shares sharply lower to the point of ...
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The European Commission (EC) has imposed a fine of €146m on nine pharma companies, including Ranbaxy Laboratories, for blocking the entry of cheaper generic drug of Lundbeck's anti-depressant, citalopram. Lundbeck agreed with each of ...
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US-based Ambrx and China-based Zhejiang Medicine have collaborated to develop and commercialize ARX788, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) targeting Her2-positive breast cancer. As per the deal, both the companies will advance the product ...
Beckman Coulter, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation, has received 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Access AccuTnI+3 troponin I assay for use in its Access 2 immunoassay system. In October 2010, ...
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Pharmaceutical packaging requires high attention to detail due to the critical nature of the materials required to protect the active product throughout its shelf life. Types of packaging material and design can also be influenced by the ...
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Now you don't have to depend on the store clerk at the health food store to help you compare and choose a dietary supplement. A free online database launched this week let's you check the label and browse the ingredients and claims of brand ...
Daiichi Sankyo Company is seeking approval for an oral antiplatelet agent prasugrel hydrochloride to treat ischemic heart diseased patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in Japan. The company has submitted a new drug ...
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Switzerland-based Celgene International Sárl has received approval from the European Commission (EC) to allow its Revlimid drug to treat patients with transfusion-dependent anaemia. While other remedial options could not yield ...
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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Amcor Rigid Plastics has developed an 18oz tea leaf sculpted polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for the US-based Crystal Geyser Water’s Tejava Premium Iced Tea. The container will allow Crystal Geyser to penetrate the on-the-go ...
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has signed an agreement to purchase pharmaceutical and drug delivery company, MicroDose Therapeutx, to strengthen its respiratory franchise. The deal involves acquisition of all of MicroDose's outstanding ...
Genmab and ADC Therapeutics have partnered to co-develop a new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) product conjugate to treat multiple cancer indications. The collaboration will integrate Genmab's high-affinity fully human antibody targeting ...
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