The European Commission (EC) has granted orphan drug designation to Sunesis Pharmaceuticals' Vosaroxin drug. Vosaroxin is a first-in-class anti-cancer quinolone derivative, (AQD), used for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). ...
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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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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to Alvine Pharmaceuticals' ALV003 for the potential treatment of celiac disease. Alvine is at present conducting Phase 2 trials with ALV003, an orally ...
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US based automotive firm American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) will invest GBP3.6m in its new manufacturing and engineering centre of excellence at Glasgow plant. The investment will be used for new equipment, machinery, as well as in ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted notice of allowance (NOA) to SkyePharma for a patent application 2012/0177734 of RAYOS (Prednisone) delayed-release tablets. The NOA covers the FDA-approved RAYOS, which uses the ...
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Biotech has rceived a notice of allowance from the USPTO for a patent application covering the company's long-acting CTP-enhanced human growth hormone (hGH-CTP). Once the patent is issued, PROLOR would gain additional intellectual ...
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The renewable energy industry is at a tipping point as the developed markets start to close the door on generous subsidy programs and emerging markets develop cost strategies to compete with fossil fuels, according toErnst & Young's latest ...
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The registrar Indian Registrar of Quality Systems (IRQS) has granted ISO 9001:2008 Management System accreditation for Inventys Research Butibori (Nagpur) plant. The certification applies to the management system for the manufacturing ...
UK-based Industry association PAFA backs call for reprocessing investment. The Packaging & Films Association (PAFA) has welcomed the recent call from Beth Winkley, the head of WRAP Cymru, the Welsh branch of the UK's Waste and Resources ...
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Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA), an Indiana-based producer of Subaru Outback, Legacy, and Tribeca line of vehicles, is planning to invest $75m in expanding its Lafayette plant in central Indiana. The company's move follows to increase ...
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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and Analysis Group (AG), an economic consulting firm, have selected Medidata Solutions' (MDSO) cost databases for clinical trial analysis. PhRMA and AG are analyzing the costs ...
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Gov. Bev Perdue announced that Global Textile Alliance Inc, a leading fabrics manufacturer, will expand its operations in Rockingham County. The company plans to create 55 jobs and invest $7.4 million over the next three years in ...
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The FESPA General Assembly has unanimously agreed to allow international Associate Members outside Europe full voting rights. This significant constitutional change falls on the 50th anniversary of the organisation. This latest structural ...
CSC has licensed components of its Integral insurance administration software suite to Aviva Life Insurance Company India, under a deal signed by both parties in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. As part of Aviva India's business systems ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted two new patents including Patent No. 8,793,727 and 8,293,728 to Amarin's ultra pure omega-3 fatty acid product. The patents include application No.12/702,889 and 13/349,153 for ...