Pfizer Submits Applications to Expand the Use of Prevnar 13® to Adults 50 and Older
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Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) has submitted supplemental applications to both the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to expand the use of Prevnar 13®* to adults 50 years of age and older for the prevention of pneumococcal disease caused by the 13 serotypes contained in the vaccine.
Novo Nordisk A/S and Emisphere Technologies, Inc. Announce Licence Agreement
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Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: EMIS) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) have entered into an exclusive Development and Licence Agreement to develop and commercialise oral formulations of Novo Nordisk's insulins, which have the potential of treating diabetes, using Emisphere's Eligen® Technology.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Oncolys BioPharma Enter Global Licensing Agreement
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Oncolys BioPharma Inc., a privately held biotechnology company based in Japan, have signed a definitive agreement under which Bristol-Myers Squibb will acquire exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture, develop and commercialize festinavir, a once-a-day, orally available nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) in Phase II development for HIV.
Genzyme Details Market Potential of Alemtuzumab for MS
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Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) provided an extensive briefing on the market potential of alemtuzumab for multiple sclerosis at an event for investors and analysts in New York. During the two-hour presentation, the company shared internal market research and independent, third-party analysis defining the unmet needs today in MS,
EpiTherapeutics and Abbott Enter Into Oncology Collaboration on Epigenetic Targets
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EpiTherapeutics and Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced a collaboration agreement to develop new anti-cancer drugs by making small-molecule inhibitors against selected epigenetic oncology targets. Under the terms of the agreement EpiTherapeutics receives an up-front payment and will receive funding of research activities at EpiTherapeutics.
Merck KGaA and sanofi-aventis to Investigate Novel Combinations Against Cancer
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Merck KGaA has signed a worldwide research and development agreement with sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc., under which its division Merck Serono and sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc. will collaboratively investigate novel experimental combinations of agents that could block specific pathways in cancer cells.
Roche provides update on Avastin following reviews in Europe and the United States
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- In the European Union, Avastin confirmed as a valuable treatment option in combination with paclitaxel
- In the United States, the company will request a hearing to maintain Avastin as a treatment option for metastatic breast cancer
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