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Spectrum Pharma sells injectable generic drugs to Sagent Pharma
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals has sold its abbreviated new drug applications for its injectable generic drugs, ondansetron, carboplatin, fludarabine, and mitoxantrone, to Sagent Pharmaceuticals
Merck, Schering-Plough present results of cholesterol drug
Merck and Schering-Plough have jointly released the results of ENHANCE, an imaging trial in 720 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH)
TODAY'S NEWS
  Aurobindo Pharma to market 9 products in South Africa
  Ranbaxy, Merck sign drug discovery, development agreement
  Over 1200 firms attend API & INTERPHEX China
  Helicon group secures China rights For Collatamp G
  Premier Biosoft releases SimGlycan 2.51 with Glycopeptide Analysis
  Starpharma reports positive VivaGel clinical study results

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Starpharma reports positive VivaGel clinical study results
Australian pharma company Starpharma Holdings Limited has announced positive results of a clinical trial that achieved all its objectives
IBN scientists develop Extreme Lab-on-a-chip
Scientists at IBN have developed an all-in-one rapid gene diagnosis device that integrates biological sample preparation with PCR on a chip
FEATURES
IT drives lifesciences
IT has made inroads into the hitherto closed lifesciences sector and now is making its presence felt.
Ready for translational medicine age
The National Taiwan University College of Medicine tackles the challenge of expeditiously moving basic research findings from bench to bedside
PEOPLE
Covance elects Mr Joseph Scodari to Board of Directors
Covance, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey and a comprehensive drug development services company has elected Mr Joseph C. Scodari to its Board of Directors. He has a distinguished 34-year career as a key leader in the pharmaceutical
Ms Cynthia Schwalm joins Eisai Inc. as president
Eisai Corporation of North America has appointed Ms Cynthia Schwalm as President of Eisai Inc. In her new role, Ms Schwalm will have full operating responsibility for leading Eisai Inc.
EVENTS
Over 1200 firms attend API & INTERPHEX China
The event attracted over 1200 domestic and oversees enterprises and over 30,000 professional visitors to Dalian, ranked as the 7th top Chinese cities in terms of competitive strength and supportive government authority
China Medicine to represent Guangzhou at BIO 2008
China Medicine, a distributor and developer of ethical and OTC drugs in China was selected by the Guangzhou Technology Bureau to represent Guangzhou city's biotechnology industry at BIO International Convention
R & D
Field trials show no environmental impact of gene transfer in NZ
New Zealand's most comprehensive, independent scientific field trial of genetically modified trees has been completed, with results showing no environmental impact from the trial and no evidence of gene transfer to other organisms
Scientists now link microRNA sequences to cancer
Invitrogen and BioServe announced that their technologies identified noncoding RNAs that were differentially expressed in healthy and diseased tissue. These micro ribonucleic acid sequences were either up or down
POLICIES
Singapore launches 'Contact Singapore' to attract global talent
Mr Wong Kan Seng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Singapore, launched the new Contact Singapore, a job portal
China, US discuss issues on supervision of drugs, medical devices
Mr Shao Mingli, Commissioner of the State Food and Drug Administration in China, met the US visiting delegation to China headed by Mr Christopher A. Padilla, US Under Secretary of Commerce
PRODUCTS
Enterix launches lab-based InSure FIT test
Enterix, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics and US-based biotechnology company announced the availability of the InSure Quik F I T fecal immunochemical test, a point-of-care version of the company's lab-based InSure FIT
Glenmark launches topical antifungal cream in India
Mumbai based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has launched its topical antifungal cream Onabet (sertaconazole nitrate 2% cream) in the Indian market
TRENDS & ANALYSIS
Life Sciences continues to dominate VC interest in Q1
Venture capitalists invested US$7.1 billion in 922 deals in the first quarter of 2008, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the US National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Convergence of genomcis, IT & nanotech to alter aspect of healthcare system
Convergence of genomics, information technology, and nanotechnologies will radically alter every aspect of the healthcare system from the way companies develop and market drugs to the way individuals pay for and receive medical services
 
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