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MedImmune, NIST announce 5-year partnership for biological drug research
2015-02-21 07:48:20| Biotech - Topix.net
Gaithersburg-based biotech MedImmune and the U.S Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, announced Friday a five-year joint agreement to research tools to develop new drugs or therapies, or make existing therapies more effective. The project is focused on biopharmaceuticals, drugs and treatments derived from biological, rather than chemical, sources.
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Oncolytics Biotech's REOLYSIN receives Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of pancreatic cancer
2015-02-17 15:06:44| Biotech - Topix.net
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. , a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of oncolytic viruses as potential cancer therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Orphan Drug Designation for its lead product candidate, REOLYSIN, for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. "This is the second indication for which we have received Orphan Drug Designation in the United States," said Dr. Brad Thompson, President and CEO of Oncolytics.
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AstraZeneca's patent on asthma drug invalidated by US court
2015-02-16 06:34:56| Biotech - Topix.net
A U.S. federal judge ruled late on Friday that AstraZeneca PLC's patent on its Pulmicort Repsules treatment for asthma was invalid, opening up the market to a second, cheaper generic version. NEW YORK: A U.S. federal judge ruled late on Friday that AstraZeneca PLC's patent on its Pulmicort Repsules treatment for asthma was invalid, opening up the market to a second, cheaper generic version.
Three Convicted in Five-Year Drug Conspiracy
2015-02-14 01:49:44| Footwear - Topix.net
Mario Enrique Patlan, 45, Cristina Patlan, 23, and Reymundo Abel Brown Jr., 27, have all entered guilty pleas today in a long-running effort to smuggle drugs via UPS, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. All three are Brownsville residents.
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REFILE-UPDATE 1-FDA approves Eisai's thyroid cancer drug
2015-02-14 00:30:24| Biotech - Topix.net
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Japan's Eisai Co Ltd's drug to treat the most common form of thyroid cancer more than two months ahead of the review date. The drug, Lenvima, was cleared for use in patients with progressive, differentiated thyroid cancer who have not adequately responded to radioactive iodine therapy, the agency said on Friday.
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