The USFDA has granted priority review designation to ViiV Healthcare's dolutegravir as a candidate with the potential to treat HIV infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents, in adolescents and adults. The dolutegravir new ...
Tags: infection therapy, Healthcare, FDA
The European Commission and the European Medicines Agency have issued orphan drug designation to PROLOR Biotech's hGH-CTP. The longer-acting version of human growth hormone, hGH-CTP, is being developed to treat growth hormone deficiency. ...
Tags: PROLOR Biotech, hGH-CTP, European Orphan Drug Designation
Bristol-Myers Squibb has reached an agreement with Reckitt Bencksier for several of its over-the-counter medicines. As part of the agreement, Reckitt Benckiser will pay Bristol-Myers Squibb $438 million (£282 million) upfront for ...
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has submitted marketing authorisation application, to the European Medicines Agency, for trametinib (MEK) as monotherapy and dabrafenib (BRAF)/MEK combination therapy in metastatic melanoma. The application was ...
Tags: GSK, metastatic melanoma therapy, Medicines
Scientists in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York are to play a key role in a major new research project which aims to develop sustainable manufacturing routes to pharmaceuticals. Funded by the Innovative Medicines ...
In January, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 2.2 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
Tags: Consumer Prices, China, January
UK-based mid-market private equity firm CBPE Capital has revealed that it has sold Rosemont Pharmaceuticals to US-based pharmaceuticals company Perrigo for pound 180m. CBPE acquired Rosemont in August 2006 for pound 93m. The sale to ...
Tags: CBPE, Rosemont Pharmaceuticals, Perrigo
UK-based sugar products manufacturer Ragus has opened a new plant at Slough Trading Estate, Berkshire, which will produce specialist sugars. The company noted that the facility is equipped with advanced equipment for efficient drying, ...
The trade gateway and ‘barometer’ to the Chinese market opens again in April. The China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair, will be held from April 15 to May 5 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex ...
Tags: Chinese market, trade gateway, barometer
With cold and flu season peaking, the recall Thursday of 24 varieties of Triaminic and Theraflu Warming Relief syrups due to faulty child-resistant safety caps serves as a reminder to parents that cough and cold medications can be dangerous ...
The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for Novartis Ilaris for use in acute gouty arthritis patients who are not suitable for current treatments. The only ...
Tags: Medicinal Products, therapies, treatments
Six translational health research centers across the globe have formed an alliance to advance the global international academic and/or not-for-profit drug development. The alliance will also focus on commercializing network, thereby ...
Pfizer's bosutinib has received positive opinion for the conditional marketing authorization from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). The bosutinib positive CHMP opinion is concerned with ...
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 ...
Tags: CPI, healthcare market, UK, NBIIC
Biogen Idec and Elan are seeking approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) for first-line use of Tysabri (natalizumab) in anti-JCV antibody negative patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). ...