MicuRx Pharmaceuticals has received a US patent from the USPTO covering the composition of its clinical candidate, MRX-I. The antibacterial oxazolidinone targets infections due to multi-drug resistant Gram-positive pathogens. MicuRx ...
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Concert Pharmaceuticals has received US patent for CTP-499, its drug candidate being developed for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. CTP-499 is a potential treatment developed on the basis of DCE Platform for diabetic nephropathy, a ...
Critical Outcome Technologies has received a patent for its advanced oncology drug candidate, from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent covers the synergistic effects of combination therapies containing COTI-2 and members of ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for Idenix Pharmaceuticals' IDX719 to treat chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV). IDX719 is an NS5A inhibitor that demonstrated pan-genotypic activity in a recent ...
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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Bionomics' licensee, has submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the FDA to begin IW-2143 clinical trial. The trial will further evaluate pharmacokinetic profile of the anti-anxiety drug ...
Kaneka has unveiled KANEKA KanCapA, a new protein A chromatography resin to purify therapeutic antibodies. Protein A chromatography resin is widely used to produce antibodies due to its high affinity and excellent selectivity for ...
Tour de France champion Greg LeMond told the French paper Le Monde over the weekend that he would be a candidate for the presidency of the cycling union UCI. "I'm ready. I was asked and I accepted. If we want to restore public confidence ...
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SUN VALLEY, IDAHO (BRAIN)—Terry Duran has stepped down as the national sales manager for Scott Sports' U.S. bicycle division. It's a role Duran had held since it was created in January 2011. He had worked for Scott in various sales ...
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Humana has named Mark El-Tawil as the division leader for Humana medicare division in the west region, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada. The company has assigned him to manage its medicare HMO and PPO health ...
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Fuji Xerox Australia has appointed Simon Lane to the new role of chief marketing officer. Lane will be responsible for the company's overall marketing strategy across Australia, including branding, solution development, marketing ...
CytoDyn has entered into an agreement to purchase Progenics Pharmaceuticals' proprietary humanized monoclonal antibody HIV viral-entry inhibitor drug candidate, PRO 140, for $3.5m. Upon successful continued clinical development of PRO ...
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Takeda's wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda America Holdings and LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals have entered into a definitive agreement for Takeda to acquire LigoCyte for an upfront payment of $60m, with future contingent consideration based on the ...
Synergy Pharmaceuticals has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire FV-100 shingles drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. FV-100 is an orally available nucleoside analogue, at present being developed for the treatment of shingles, ...
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Theravectys has received regulatory clearances from France's National Security Agency and Belgium's Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products to commence a phase I/II clinical trial of its anti-HIV therapeutic vaccine. Using the ...
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Hastings Mutual Insurance, a regional property/casualty insurance carrier in the Midwest has welcomed new president, CEO, and chairman, Joseph Babiak Jr. According to the underwriter, Babiak joined Hastings Mutual in 2001 as the chief ...
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