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Dormant Prostate Cancer Cells Found in Bone Tissue Can Be Reawakened
Feb 25, 2014Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute discovered in pre-clinical models that dormant prostate cancer cells found in bone tissue can be reawakened, causing metastasis to other parts of the body. ...
Tags: Prostate Cancer Cells, reawakened, preventing the spread of disease
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AstraZeneca,DKFZ and EORTC Have Joined The Consortium.WIN Is a Unique Global Network
Feb 11, 2014The Worldwide Innovative Network(WIN)Consortium in personalized cancer medicine is proud to announce that AstraZeneca,DKFZ and EORTC have joined the Consortium.WIN is a unique global network of leading academics,industries,payors and ...
Tags: WIN, cancer medicine, DKFZ, EORTC
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Immunocore Entered Into an Oncology Collaboration and Licensing Agreement with MedImmune
Jan 9, 2014Immunocore Limited, the Oxford-based biotechnology company developing novel biological drugs to treat cancer and viral disease, today announced that it has entered into an oncology research collaboration and licensing agreement with ...
Tags: Immunocore, oncology research, collaboration and licensing agreement
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Boston Strategics Has Entered Into a New Drug Development Partnership with FPHU
Nov 29, 2013US-based research and development biotechnology firm Boston Strategics has entered into a new drug development partnership with Fujifilm Pharmaceuticals USA (FPHU), a global pharmaceutical development center of Japan's Fujifilm Corporation. ...
Tags: Oncology Drugs, Fujifilm Pharma
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Boehringer Ingelheim Has Submitted a Marketing Authorisation Application to EMA
Oct 16, 2013Boehringer Ingelheim has submitted a marketing authorisation application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the approval of its oral triple angiokinase inhibitor nintedanib. Nintedanib to be used in combination with docetaxel is ...
Tags: Boehringer Ingelheim, Lung Cancer
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DiscoveRx's BioSeek Division Launched BioMAP Panel
Sep 17, 2013US-based DiscoveRx’s BioSeek division launched BioMAP panel, a primary human cell-based assay platform, for oncology research. The BioMAP panel comprising primary human cell-based tumor-host model systems allows the researchers to ...
Tags: Oncology Research, Biomap Panel
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Has Agreed to Acquire Astex Pharmaceuticals for $866m
Sep 9, 2013Japanese drugmaker Otsuka Pharmaceutical has agreed to acquire Astex Pharmaceuticals for $866m in an all-cash tender offer. Under the deal, Astex's fragment-based drug design technology called 'PYRAMID' will be integrated into Otsuka, ...
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IBM's Jeopardy!-Winning Supercomputer May Have Started out The Size of a Master Bedroom
Mar 7, 2013IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer, Watson, may have started out the size of a master bedroom, but it will eventually shrink to the size of a smart phone, its inventors say. The supercomputer is currently performing "residencies" at ...
Tags: IBM, supercomputer, smart phone