Aptiv Solutions, a US-based medical device and biopharmaceutical company, has introduced AptivInSite, a new adaptive monitoring methodology. Developed for medical device companies, AptivInSite helps in maximising trial efficiency while ...
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The countdown to the next REACH deadline of 31st May is definitely underway. This is the deadline for companies that manufacture or import in the EU phase-in (those already pre-registered) substances in quantities above 100 tonnes a year to ...
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Certara, a US-based healthcare company, and ChemAxon, a provider of cheminformatics software platforms and desktop applications for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, have signed a partnership agreement. The partnership will ...
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Spanish biopharmaceutical company PharmaMar has selected Medidata Solutions' Medidata Clinical Cloud platform to accelerate clinical trials for marine-based oncology drugs. A member of the Zeltia Group and a developer of antitumor drugs ...
Manufacturer of brake parts cleaner in the US, CRC Industries has launched new packaging look for its DIY lubricants and penetrants, incorporating quick response (QR) code technology. CRC marketing manager Dori Ahart said the barcodes ...
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CRC Industries, manufacturer of CRC Brakleen brake parts cleaner and a number of automotive maintenance repair products, has launched an enhanced look for its professional and DIY lubricants and penetrants. The updated packaging is ...
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Phytopharm has announced results of its Phase II, randomised trial of Cogane in unmedicated patients with Parkinson's disease. More than four hundred subjects with early-stage Parkinson's disease were randomly chosen to receive either ...
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Genzyme and Isis have announced the FDA approval of Kynamro (mipomersen sodium) injection indicated for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The regulatory agency approved Kynamro 200mg subcutaneous injection per week as an ...
The European Union’s controversial REACH legislation on the safety of chemicals has been challenging chemical producers and their raw material suppliers since it came into effect five years ago. Initially the major concern was that ...
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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 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a full public consultation on the safety of aspartame after publishing its draft opinion, which states it poses “no toxicity” worries for consumers at current levels. ...
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Japan Tobacco (JT), Keryx Biopharmaceuticals' Japanese partner, has filed a new drug application (NDA) for the marketing approval of Ferric Citrate (Zerenex) in Japan for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...
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The European coatings sector is being confronted with one of its most difficult challenges in the communication of safety information to its customers and other paint users. This communications problem stems from the ...
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New York City is using a new data aggregation and real-time analytics tool to combat crime and terror threats in the city. The new Domain Awareness System (DAS), developed jointly by the New York Police Department and Microsoft, gives ...
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Neuralstem has granted license to use its spinal cord delivery platform and floating cannula to Q Therapeutics. The delivery platform and floating cannula are designed for delivering therapeutic agents to the spinal cord of patients with ...
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