Drug discovery companySCYNEXIS, Inc. today announced that it has received a payment from Merck & Co., Inc. for achieving a preclinical milestone resulting from a collaboration to discover and develop novel oncology agents. “We are pleased to celebrate success in reaching another milestone with our valued partner, Merck,” said Yves Ribeill, Ph.D., President and Chief [...]
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New Formulation for LUMIGAN® Eyedrops Receives Positive Opinion in Europe
Important step towards approval of enhanced glaucoma medication LUMIGAN® (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.01% in 27 countries within the European Union Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23 October, 2009 – Allergan Ltd. announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended granting a Marketing Authorisation for a new version of LUMIGAN® (bimatoprost ophthalmic [...]
FDA Approves New Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer
The FDA today approved Cervarix, a new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer and precancerous lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18. The vaccine is approved for use in girls and women ages 10 years through 25 years. Genital HPV infections are the most common sexually-transmitted diseases in the United States, and HPV [...]
Ticagrelor Achieves Greater Efficacy In Trial
AstraZeneca PLc (AZN) Tuesday announced results from the phase III head to head trial, PLATO – a study of platelet inhibition and patient outcomes – which demonstrate that ticagrelor (BrilintaTM) has achieved greater efficacy in the primary endpoint, reduction of cardiovascular events over clopidogrel (9.8% vs 11.7% at 12 months; 16% RRR; 95% CI, 0.77 [...]
Medical technology company Aipermon presents its concept of sophisticated health systems for all ages at the Medica Fair 2009
“Welcome Your Health” – at any age: With this motto medical technology company Aipermon presents its concept of sophisticated health systems for all ages at the Medica Fair 2009. The product lines for activity monitoring and telemonitoring systems are aimed at special needs and requirements for all ages and used by healthcare professionals for the [...]
Parkinson’s gene therapy ‘encouraging’
A GENE therapy for Parkinson’s disease that has been tested on lab monkeys is showing good early results in a small-scale trial on humans, French researchers say.The therapy entails taking three genes that produce dopamine, a vital neurochemical that is depleted in Parkinson’s. The genes are then inserted into a disabled equine virus that is [...]
