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Second new class of HIV drug given thumbs up

AstraZeneca to help Biovator replace in vivo allergy testing

BioVascular, Revitus join forces to target vascular disease

Imaging protease activity

MS drugs to drive Biogen long-term growth

 
   
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Crospon to make drug delivery smarter

Biotest scoops up ailing Nabi's biologics unit

FDA probe ghost stops haunting MDS Pharma

Averion ventures into Brazil

 
 

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Second new class of HIV drug given thumbs up
Merck & Co.'s integrase inhibitor, the first in a new class of HIV drug, looks likely to win approval in the near future, following a recommendation to regulators... Read


AstraZeneca to help Biovator replace in vivo allergy testing
AstraZeneca (AZ) is to assist Biovator in the development of its in vitro test for identifying potential allergens that could replace many experiments on animals... Read


BioVascular, Revitus join forces to target vascular disease
Two privately held biotech companies developing compounds to prevent blood clots have merged as their second drug candidate enters clinical trials... Read


Imaging protease activity
US researchers have developed a molecular probe that can light up tumour cells within living animals and enable direct imaging of cysteine protease activity... Read


MS drugs to drive Biogen long-term growth
In a presentation to investors, Biogen Idec has announced it expects its MS drugs to fuel a 15 per cent annual growth in revenue in the next three years... Read


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Crospon to make drug delivery smarter
Irish start-up Crospon has licensed a 'smart' drug delivery skin patch technology from HP Labs that uses inkjet printing technology to deliver drugs under the skin... Read


Biotest scoops up ailing Nabi's biologics unit
German firm Biotest has bought up Nabi Biopharmaceuticals biologics division in a multi-million Euro deal, less than three months after the unit was created following Nabi restructuring efforts... Read


FDA probe ghost stops haunting MDS Pharma
It seems that the ghost of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) probe has stopped haunting MDS Pharma as the firm posted encouraging financial results in the third quarter... Read


Averion ventures into Brazil
Averion has formed a new partnership in South America's clinical trial hotspot Brazil - as it continues to tip-toe beyond North America and Europe into emerging markets... Read

Weekly comment

Chinese scientists given freedom to fail

As part of a drive towards greater innovation, the Chinese government looks set to introduce new laws giving its domestic scientists freedom to tackle complex scientific problems without fear of failure, according to a state media report this week. Read



Previous Headlines



Erectile dysfunction drug deemed a flop
King Pharmaceuticals has ended its alliance with Palatin Technologies, shortly after regulators raised 'serious concerns' over the first-in-class erectile dysfunction drug which was the subject of the collaboration... Read


Cisbio to brighten screening technology
Cisbio has entered into a partnership agreement with Lumiphore to gain access to new fluorescence reporter molecules for use in its high throughput (HT) screening assays... Read


Antibody alternatives continue to pull in the cash
Ablynx, one of the two main players in the miniature antibody sector, has signed 'by far' the biggest deal in its history, to help Boehringer Ingelheim develop up to ten so called 'Nanobodies'... Read


Isis and Alnylam launch microRNA spin-out
Two specialists in the field of RNA-based drug discovery have decided to launch a joint spin-out company to focus solely on microRNA (miRNA) research... Read


Merck in search of Korean deal
Merck & Co. is planning to reach further into the Korean market and is looking for potential deals with biotech companies in the country, according to local media... Read

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