Paccor, Britton Group, Kobusch and Paragon Print & Packaging will merge with Luxembourg-based Exopack Holdings Sarl, Paccor announced in a statement Monday. After the merger, the combined business will have 63 plants, 8,650 employees and ...
The authorities in Italy have granted commercialization approval for GW Pharmaceuticals' Sativex prescription medication. Sativex is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) in patients who ...
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Litecontrol, Plextronics, InnoSys, and Universal Display win funding for various OLED research projects as the DOE seeks to push the SSL technology toward broader commercialization. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced four new ...
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Actavis Specialty Brands has acquired worldwide rights for Valeant's Metronidazole 1.3% vaginal gel antibiotic development product for approximately $55m. Metronidazole 1.3% vaginal gel antibiotic development product is a topical ...
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German manufacturer of aerosol packaging components the Lindal Group has launched its new Global Innovation Center in Briey, France. This facility will tap the company's aerosol expertise and support more customers in development of new ...
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has launched its Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) Injection in the US. The injection is used in lymphatic mapping procedures that help in the diagnostic evaluation of potential cancer spread for ...
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Abide Therapeutics and Merck, referred to as MSD outside the US and Canada, have collaborated to develop new therapies for type 2 diabetes and metabolic diseases. The collaboration will focus on the discovery, development and ...
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Mozilla sent a cease-and-desist letter on Tuesday to a European company that created a piece of spyware masquerading itself as the Firefox browser. The move comes after computer security researchers said Tuesday they discovered that a ...
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Paladin Labs has launched Silenor (doxepin hydrochloride), specified for the treatment and symptomatic relief of insomnia with characteristics of frequent nocturnal awakening and/or early morning awakenings, in Canada. Silenor, which is ...
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has announced positive opinion for conditional approval of Curis' Erivedge in European Union. Erivedge (vismodegib) is used to treat adults with ...
Medical device manufacturer Life Care Medical Devices (LCMD) has obtained CE mark approval for its Keyhole Cup Laparoscopic Access Device. The device, unlike the previous procedures that involved inherent risk of injury to organs lying ...
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Teva has established Global Specialty Medicines group as part of its strategic plan to optimize commercialization. The company has named Dr. Rob Koremans as the president and CEO of Global Specialty Medicines. Koremans will report to ...
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Bruker has collaborated with the University of Victoria-Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre (UVic GBC Proteomics Centre) for the development and validation of high-throughput assays. The assays are used to determine hemoglobin ...
Merck Canada will provide $4m to the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer - Commercialization of Research (IRICoR) for future corridor projects, which are developed in association with two other Canadian Centres of Excellence for ...
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Belgium-based ingredients manufacturer Puratos have entered into a loan contract for €45m that will be used for Puratos European research and development program until 2015. Puratos is involved ...
Tags: Ingredient Research Program, Food