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Actavis 'pregnancy preventer' gets FDA nod

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Singapore: US FDA has accepted Actavis' New Drug Application (NDA) for a progestin-only transdermal contraceptive patch (Norethindrone Transdermal Delivery System) for use by women to prevent pregnancy. The acceptance of the NDA for... Read more

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Gilead leukemia study gets complete response


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Singapore: Gilead Sciences' phase II study (Study 101-08) evaluating idelalisib (formerly GS-1101), an investigational, targeted,... Read more

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BioDuro opens discovery lab in Shanghai


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Singapore: BioDuro, a PPD Company, has opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Shanghai, China, strengthening its ability... Read more

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Chugai seeks nod for breast cancer drug in Japan

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Singapore: Japanese multinational Chugai Pharmaceutical has filed a new drug application to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW)... Read more

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ScinoPharm, Foresee form joint venture

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Singapore: Taiwanese company ScinoPharm and US-based Foresee Pharmaceuticals have signed an investment agreement to form a joint venture.... Read more

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Phylogica extends collaboration with Janssen Biotech

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Singapore: Phylogica, a leading Australian peptide drug discovery company, has extended its collaboration with Janssen Biotech and its affiliates... Read more

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Bone Medical reveals results of arthritis study

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Singapore: Australia-based Bone Medical, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of new medicines for musculoskeletal diseases,... Read more

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AstraZeneca, Orexo to do respiratory drug trials

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Singapore: Orexo entered into an agreement with AstraZeneca regarding preclinical program OX-CLI for a potential novel treatment of respiratory... Read more

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Exjade gets FDA nod for iron overload treatment

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Singapore: The US FDA has approved Exjade (deferasirox) for the treatment of chronic iron overload in patients 10 years of age and older... Read more

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IBM, A*Star co-develop anti-microbial hydrogel

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Singapore: Researchers from A*Star's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) and IBM have unveiled first-ever antimicrobial... Read more

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Aspirin use increases risk of age-related eye disease

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Singapore: Researchers at the Centre for Vision Research from the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research (WMI), a close affiliate... Read more

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EU approves Novartis' Bexsero for meningitis

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Singapore: European Commission has approved Novartis' Bexsero (Meningococcal Group B Vaccine [rDNA, component, adsorbed]) for use in individuals... Read more

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