Pfizer appoints chief scientific officer for neuroscience research
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Pfizer Inc. has announced that Dr. Ole Isacson, a world-renowned scientist and thought leader in neurology, will become Chief Scientific Officer of the Neuroscience Research Unit and Senior Vice President, effective September 16. Dr. Isacson is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, and will continue to serve in an educational role. He is also a founding director of the Neuroregeneration Institute at McLean Hospital. Dr. Isacson will report directly to Mikael Dolsten, President of Worldwide Research and Development.
Bristol-Myers Squibb employees cycle Coast to Coast to raise money and awareness for cancer research
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Today, the first of six teams of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) oncology employees set out from Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast on the first leg of the 2016 Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer Ride , a 21-day cycling ride that will bring together 80 riders to cover approximately 2,800 miles on a mission for cancer patients and their loved ones by raising money for Stand Up To Cancer's innovative cancer research programs.
GSK announce positive results from the COPD Salford Lung Study
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GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) and Innoviva, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVA) today announced that the results from the pioneering Salford Lung Study (SLS) have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). This unique study, which reported headline results in May 2016, was designed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Relvar® Ellipta® in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), compared with their 'usual care' administered in an everyday clinical practice setting.
Benralizumab phase III trials show positive results in severe asthma
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Results from pivotal Phase III trials presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress demonstrated that adding benralizumab to standard-of-care medicine significantly reduced exacerbations and improved lung function and asthma symptoms in severe asthma patients with an eosinophilic phenotype, as indicated by the presence of eosinophils in their blood.
Amgen obtains global development and commercial rights from Boehringer Ingelheim for investigational BiTE® immuno-oncology drug for multiple myeloma
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Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that Amgen has acquired global development and commercial rights from Boehringer Ingelheim for BI 836908 (AMG 420), a bispecific T cell engager (BiTE®) that targets B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), a potential target for multiple myeloma.
Saniona and Boehringer Ingelheim sign collaboration agreement in schizophrenia
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Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies, and Saniona, a leading biotech company in the field of ion channel drug discovery, have entered into a research collaboration with the objective to discover and develop novel compounds for the treatment of schizophrenia.
Novartis convenes experts to discuss new technologies in healthcare at Novartis International BioCamp
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Novartis today opened the 13th International Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp). Over the course of three days more than 60 selected students from international universities will discuss and explore with biotechnology and business experts how patients around the world can benefit from innovative technologies.
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