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February 29, 2016 11:30
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Signs Licensing Agreement with A. Menarini Asia-Pacific for Spedra (Avanafil) in 10 Countries in Asia-Pacific
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (TSE: 4508), and Singapore-based A. Menarini Asia-Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd (“Menarini AP”) have entered into a licensing agreement to commercialize and promote SPE
February 26, 2016 17:40
Manipal Hospitals is the First in India to Adopt Masimo Patient SafetyNet™
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that Manipal Hospitals is the first hospital in India to install Masimo Patient SafetyNet™, a remote monitoring and clinician notification system. “With Patien
February 26, 2016 14:30
New analysis confirms OFEV® (nintedanib) slows disease progression in IPF and reduces risk of acute exacerbations
Pooled analysis from the TOMORROW and INPULSIS® trials, recently published in Respiratory Medicine, provides further evidence that OFEV® (nintedanib) significantly reduces the risk of acute exacerbati
February 24, 2016 16:20
Primex Pharmaceuticals: New Acquisition Brings an Innovative Oral Solution for Pediatric Anesthesiology to the Market
Swiss pharmaceutical company Primex Pharmaceuticals AG and French pharmaceutical laboratory Advicenne SA announced today a deal where Primex will acquire global rights for an advanced oral pharmaceuti
February 23, 2016 21:55
Quintiles Named to Fortune Magazine's 2016 List of “World’s Most Admired Companies”
Quintiles, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical services company, has been named to Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for 2016, the second year in a row for this distinction.
February 23, 2016 01:00
InFo Instant Focus© - A Revolution in Natural Lens Surgery for Cataract
The company Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL SA - www.sav-iol.com) announced the launch of a product without competition in the medical field. The intraocular lens (IOL) InFo Instant Focus© indicated fo
February 19, 2016 14:10
Oral Ozanimod 72-Week Phase 2 Results From RADIANCE Trial in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Presented At ACTRIMS
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced 72-week results from the RADIANCE phase 2 trial of ozanimod, an investigational selective S1P 1 and 5 receptor modulator, in patients with relapsing m
February 18, 2016 13:55
SAB Biotherapeutics Produces New Human Antibody Treatment for MERS-CoV
SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. (SAB), a leading biopharmaceutical development company, announced today it has produced a new human antibody therapeutic to treat the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome
February 18, 2016 12:00
Australian Expert in Sports Science and Nutrition Joins Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board
Global nutrition company, Herbalife announced today that Dr. Darren Burgess, an expert in sports science and nutrition, has become the first Australian appointed to its Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB).
February 17, 2016 11:50
GORE® EXCLUDER® Device Reaches Significant Milestone
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) (www.goremedical.com) today announced that more than 250,000 patients have been treated* with the GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA Endoprosthesis. The GORE EXCLUDER Device has
February 16, 2016 22:00
Replicor to Present Pre-Clinical and Updated Clinical Data on REP 2139-Ca Based Combination Therapy in Chronic HBV and HBV / HDV Co-Infection at APASL 2016
Replicor Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company targeting a cure for patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and chronic HBV and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) co-infection, will present
February 15, 2016 11:15
CiteAb Names Cell Signaling Technology, “Antibody Company of the Year” and “Researchers’ Choice”
Cell Signaling Technology (CST), a leading provider of antibodies, kits and services, was honored with the 2016 CiteAb Award for “Researchers’ Choice” and for a second year in a row with the award for
February 12, 2016 13:05
Morinaga Milk's B. longum BB536 Probiotic May Prevent Intestinal Disorders Induced by Animal-Based Diet
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (www.morinagamilk.co.jp/english) (TOKYO:2264), a leading dairy product company in Japan, today unveiled new research showing that daily consumption of yogurt fortified
February 11, 2016 14:25
The European Society of Cardiology announces winners of innovative cardiovascular research grant programme
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has announced five winners of the competitive research programme ‘Grants for Medical Research Innovation’, exclusively supported by an independent grant from B
February 10, 2016 15:25
Ferring announces the start of the PRONOUNCE Trial for patients with advanced prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease receiving degarelix or leuprolide
Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today the commencement of the Phase 3b PRONOUNCE Trial. The trial will compare the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with prostate
February 10, 2016 14:00
ASTRAZENECA’S COMBINATION OF DURVALUMAB WITH TREMELIMUMAB SHOWS CLINICAL ACTIVITY IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER IRRESPECTIVE OF PD-L1 STATUS
AstraZeneca and MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, today announced publication in The Lancet Oncology of a Phase Ib study (study 006), showing antitumour activity of combina
February 10, 2016 12:00
Quintiles Wins 2016 Leadership Excellence Award
Quintiles, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical services company, has been awarded the HR.com 2016 Leadership Excellence Award for Innovation in Deployment of Leadership Programs. This Smart News
February 05, 2016 14:00
In New Clinical Study Masimo’s Oxygen Reserve Index Helps Clinicians Detect Impending Desaturation in Pediatric Patients
Masimo (www.masimo.com) (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that in a new clinical study, Masimo’s Oxygen Reserve Index (ORI™), the first noninvasive and continuous parameter to provide insight into patien
February 04, 2016 18:35
SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® Now Available in the U.S. for Maintenance Treatment of Asthma in Adults and Adolescents
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that SPIRIVA® RESPIMAT® is now available for the treatment of asthma by prescription in U.S. pharmacies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a onc
February 04, 2016 17:10
NAMSA Announces Divestiture of its Sterility Assurance Products Division
North American Science Associates, Inc. (NAMSA), the world’s leading medical research organization (MRO®) today announced a definitive agreement to divest its Sterility Assurance Products Division of
February 04, 2016 13:45
Mersana Therapeutics and Takeda Expand Partnership to Advance Development of Fleximer® Antibody-Drug Conjugates and XMT-1522
Mersana Therapeutics (www.mersana.com) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (http://betterhealth.takeda.com) (TSE:4502) today announced that they have entered a new strategic partnership granting
February 04, 2016 13:15
Takeda Reports Results for Three Quarters (April-December) of FY2015, Reaffirms Management Guidance for the Full Year
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502): Results of April to December period reaffirms full-year management guidance · Underlying revenue +3.8% year-to-year (reported revenue growing
February 04, 2016 06:00
The Health Industry Summit Stirs Investor Frenzy Over China’s Healthcare Sector With Double-Digit Growth
In the summer of 2015, an event drew record-breaking single-day crowds of over 170,000 professionals to Shanghai solely for the healthcare sector. It was a mega trade event combining the top medical a
January 27, 2016 17:25
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Giotrif® / Gilotrif® (afatinib) demonstrated superiority to Iressa® (gefitinib) in reducing the risk of disease progression and treatment failure in first-line treatment of...
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Giotrif® / Gilotrif® (afatinib) demonstrated superiority to Iressa® (gefitinib) in reducing the risk of disease progression and treatment failure in first-line treatment of pati
January 25, 2016 11:15
Kyoto University and Panasonic Developed New Remote Sensing Technology for Vital Signs by Millimeter-wave Radar
Kyoto University and Panasonic Corporation today announced that they developed a new remote sensing technology for vital signs such as heart rate, heartbeat interval and others. This technology consis
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