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NICE final guidance recommends Lucentis® as cost-effective treatment for wet AMD, a leading cause of blindness

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

BASEL, Switzerland - The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended Lucentis® (ranibizumab) as a cost-effective therapy for all eligible patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 50....
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Lonza introduces Clonetics® Adult Melanocytes for dermal research

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

BASEL, Switzerland / WALKERSVILLE – Lonza announces the availability of primary Clonetics® Adult Normal Human Epidermal Melanocytes. These are highlycharacterized cells for use in diverse applications in dermal research including malignant melanoma, dermal disorders, toxicology, pigmentation and cosmetic studies....
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Glivec receives FDA priority review as first therapy to reduce

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

BASEL, Switzerland - Novartis announced today that Glivec® (imatinib)* has been granted priority review status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the first therapy to be reviewed for use after surgery in kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). ...
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Agilent and its foundation extend environmental education program in India

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Agilent is committed to being an economic, intellectual and social asset to each nation and community in which it operates. As such, Agilent and its foundation support the efforts of the Clean Air Challenge (CAC) program to promote environmental sustainability through science education. Most recently, Agilent has helped extend this program in India....
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Siegfried reports growth following consolidation process

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The Siegfried Group (SWX: SFZN) announces sales in its continuing Divisions of CHF 318.3 million for the 2007 fiscal year, an increase of 6.2% over the previous year. Both Divisions of the Group improved their position and continued on their growth course. The EBITDA of the continued Divisions amounted to CHF 69 mil-lion, an increase over 2006 (CHF 66.4 million). Reported net income of CHF 49.7 million is clearly above the previous year’s level. ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces cell culture incubator portfolio

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

MILFORD, Mass., USA - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the Thermo Scientific HERAcell i Series of cell culture CO2 incubators....
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DSM announces closure of its citric acid manufacturing plant in Wuxi (China)

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

HEERLEN, The Netherlands - DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the closure of its citric acid manufacturing plant in Wuxi (China) by Q1 2009....
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DSM invests in food ingredients developer Provexis plc

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

HEERLEN, The Netherlands - DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., today announces that it has acquired an equity stake of 29.3% in Provexis plc, an AIM listed company that develops and licenses ingredients for the functional food, medical food and dietary supplement market. ...
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Galapagos acquires structure-based drug discovery from Sareum

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

MECHELEN, Belgium and CAMBRIDGE, UK – Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) and Sareum Holdings plc (AIM: SAR) announce today that Galapagos has acquired Sareum’s assets in drug discovery services, for a total cash consideration of €695,000 (£553,000). ...
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Genzyme Corporation and Medicines for Malaria Venture announce new collaboration with Advinus Therapeutics to accelerate discovery of novel therapies for malaria

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Genzyme Corp. (Nasdaq: GENZ), a global leader in biotechnology, and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), a not-for-profit virtual research and development (R&D) organization dedicated to reducing the burden of malaria, announced today a new collaboration with India’s Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. ...
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Invitrogen sets date for special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed merger with Applied Biosystems

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

CARLSBAD, CA, USA - Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN) today announced it has set the date for a special meeting of its shareholders, to consider the proposed acquisition of Applied Biosystems Inc. ...
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UPDATE 1-Actelion CEO says new use may double Tracleer sales

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

BASEL, Switzerland, - Approval of Actelion Ltd's Tracleer for use in a fatal lung disease could double sales of its biggest drug, the biotech company's chief executive told Reuters....
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Sucampo Pharmaceuticals appoints Kathryn de Santis as Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

BETHESDA, MD, USA - Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that it has named Kathryn de Santis as its Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications....
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'Swiss Army Drugs' present challenges

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Now a new class of so-called "Swiss Army Knife drugs" has emerged that treat an array of oft-unrelated ills. They include Centocor's Remicade, Abbott Labs' Humira, Pfizer's Lyrica, Amgen's Enbrel and Eli Lilly's Cymbalta. The same pill can treat conditions as varied as depression or diabetic nerve pain....
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Roche's Tamiflu to safeguard businesses against a potential flu pandemic

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

CHICAGO, IL, USA - According to the CDC, an influenza pandemic could infect 30 percent of the overall American population -- that's 1,057,731 to 1,586,697 residents in Cook County alone. ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific to present at Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

WALTHAM, Mass., USA - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that it will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference, being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. The company will present on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 9:10 am (EDT)....
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Patients taking Cymbalta experienced reduced chronic low back pain in new study

Monday, August 25, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, USA - Data from a new study suggest that Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) 60-120 mg once daily significantly reduced chronic low back pain, as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) 24-hour average pain score, compared with placebo....
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Newron to be included in SXI Life Sciences and SXI Bio+Medtech Indices of SWX Swiss Exchange effective September 22, 2008

Monday, August 25, 2008

MILAN, Italy – Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. (“Newron”), a research and development company focused on novel CNS and pain therapies, today reports that it has received confirmation from SWX Swiss Exchange Ltd., that the Company will be included in the SXI Life Sciences and the SXI Bio+Medtech indices effective September 22, 2008. ...
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A new weapon to fight cancer - tobacco plants

Monday, August 25, 2008

Tobacco is better known as a cause of cancer rather than a potential cure. But scientists in Arizona and elsewhere believe tobacco plants may hold the key to developing a personalized cancer vaccine as well as treatments for other diseases....
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LinkMed: Qiagen launches Olerup SSP AB's new test for detecting adverse reactions to HIV-medicine in the EU

Monday, August 25, 2008

LinkMed’s wholly owned subsidiary Olerup SSP AB has developed a new test that detects genetic variations in the Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) system that indicate risk for severe adverse reactions to Abacavir in HIV patients. The test is marketed and sold by Qiagen. Experts expect more tests for similar markers in the future....
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