HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc. has announced results from an independent study investigating the time required to successfully treat fungal infected human nails which is a leading cause of Onychomycosis. The studies were conducted as part of HemCon's continued program of development for a formulation based on its newest proprietary platform technology.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee voted 9 to 0 that prasugrel, an investigational antiplatelet agent, should be approved for the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) managed with an artery-opening procedure known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, (TSE: 4568), and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced.

Pfizer Inc announced its plans to make publicly available its compensation of U.S. healthcare professionals for consulting, speaking engagements and clinical trials. The disclosure will include payments made to practicing U.S. physicians and other healthcare providers, as well as principal investigators, major academic institutions and research sites for clinical research.

GlaxoSmithKline and Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the execution of a license agreement granting GSK exclusive worldwide rights to IDX899. IDX899 is a novel non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) in Phase II clinical development being developed by Idenix for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. New NNRTIs are needed to address the increasing prevalence of viral resistance and side effects associated with this drug class.

H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) and Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Ovation) today announced that they have entered into a definitive transaction agreement under which Lundbeck, through the wholly owned subsidiary Lundbeck, Inc., will acquire Ovation in an all cash transaction valuing Ovation at up to USD 900 million or approximately DKK 5.2 billion.

Pfizer Inc and The Pfizer Foundation announced, on "World Cancer Day", that they have awarded $7 million in 2009 to help 13 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focus on improving both treatment and prevention for cancer patients, through its Global Health Partnerships grants program (GHP). Since 2007, 29 Global Health Partnerships grants have been awarded to NGOs working in more than 46 countries around the world.

Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Nplate(R) (romiplostim) for the treatment of splenectomised adult chronic immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients who are refractory to other treatments (e.g. corticosteroids, immunoglobulins).