Simcere and Bristol-Myers Squibb Enter Innovative Partnership to Develop Early-Stage Oncology Compound
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR), a leading pharmaceutical company in China, today announced an innovative strategic partnership to co-develop BMS-817378, a preclinical small molecule MET/VEGFR-2 inhibitor.
Lundbeck expects to deliver solid profits during a period of new product launches and patent expiries
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H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) today announces the financial floor guidance for the company. The guidance addresses a period of transition for Lundbeck, but also a period where we will maintain our strong financial position.
Phase III ROCKET AF Study of Rivaroxaban meets its primary efficacy endpoint with Comparable Safety vs. Warfarin
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Bayer announced the preliminary results of the pivotal Phase III ROCKET AF study of rivaroxaban, the full details of which will be presented at the Late Breaker Session on November 15, 2010, at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association (AHA) in Chicago, USA.
Nycomed to accelerate expansion in China
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Nycomed announced that it is significantly expanding its presence in China through the acquisition of a majority stake in Guangdong Techpool Bio-Pharma Co., Ltd. (Techpool), a fast-growing Chinese bio-pharmaceutical company based in Guangdong.
Novartis drug Afinitor® approved by FDA
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Novartis announced, that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Afinitor® (everolimus) tablets for patients with subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA), a benign brain tumor associated with tuberous sclerosis (TS), who require therapeutic intervention but are not candidates for curative surgical resection[2].
GlaxoSmithKline receives approval in Japan for two medicines: Revolade and Xyzal
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that it has received approval in Japan from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for Revolade (eltrombopag) for the treatment of the blood disorder, chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), and for Xyzal (levocetirizine dihydrochloride), the first new anti-histamine to be made available in Japan for eight years.
Sanofi-aventis to Acquire BMP Sunstone creating a Strong Consumer Healthcare Platform in China
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Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and BMP Sunstone Corporation (NASDAQ: BJGP) have entered into a definitive agreement under which sanofi-aventis is to acquire all outstanding shares of BMP Sunstone for cash consideration of USD 10 per share, or a total of approximately USD 520.6 million on a fully diluted basis.
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