Antidepressant can treat sickle cell disease
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2013
Singapore: A study by researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School, US, found that antidepressant drug trany...Read more
Pharmaxis to launch cystic fibrosis drug in Europe
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 11 Jun, 2012
Singapore: Australian pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis is all set to launch Bronchitol for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients...Read more
UK firm withdraws insulin marketing applications
Drug Discovery | Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 1 Comment | 28 Nov, 2012
Singapore: UK's Marvel LifeScience, insulin marketing company, has withdrawn its application for centralized marketing a...Read more
Alchemia enrolls patients for cancer trial
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 01 Mar, 2013
Singapore: Alchemia has completed enrollment of patients in a pivotal phase III clinical trial evaluating its lead prod...Read more
Bayer, 5 cancer institutes set up oncology network
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 10 Jan, 2013
Sinapore: Bayer HealthCare in Singapore in collaboration with five research institutions have kaunched new Integrated Tr...Read more
Daiichi develops antibody to prevent fracture
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 16 Oct, 2012
Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo's 24-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center phase III clinical trial ...Read more
Gilead to halt phase III study of leukemia drug
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 10 Oct, 2013
Singapore: Gilead Sciences plans to halt phase III study evaluating idelalisib in previously-treated chronic lymphocytic...Read more
Sihuan, NeuroVive to develop heart and brain products
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 21 Nov, 2012
Singapore: Sihuan Pharmaceutical entered into a collaboration agreement with NeuroVive Pharmaceutical to develop two in...Read more
Bioxyne to report COPD trial results in June
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 29 May, 2012
Singapore: Australian company Bioxyne closed its 320-patient study, which was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safe...Read more
MicuRx next gen antibiotic gets US patent
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 May, 2012
Singapore: MicuRx Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation antibiotics, ha...Read more
MedImmune, UCSF enter 3-year R&D deal
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 18 Feb, 2014
Singapore: MedImmune, the global biologics R&D arm of AstraZeneca, has entered into a three-year collaboration with ...Read more
Biogen to commercialize MS therapies in Asia
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 11 Feb, 2014
Singapore: Belgium based pharmaceutical company UCB and global pharmaceutical company, Biogen, have entered into an agre...Read more
BD launches Cell Analyzer to enhance drug discovery
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 11 Jul, 2013
Singapore: BD Biosciences, a global medical technology company, has launched BD LSRFortessa X-20 Cell Analyzer, to deliv...Read more
Viralytics melanoma study shows +ve results
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 25 Mar, 2013
Singapore: Assistant Professor (Dr) Robert H I Andtbacka presented a summary of his ongoing study with Viralytics' Cavat...Read more
India, EU firms fight 'epidemic of drug-resistance'
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2013
Singapore: India-based Orchid Pharma entered into a strategic partnership with Europe-based Allecra Therapeutics to deve...Read more
CoDa Therapeutics raises $19.8 mn from Russian firm
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Aug, 2012
Singapore: CoDa Therapeutics has raised an additional $19.8 million (NZ$24.5 million) from Russian investment firm Rusna...Read more
Chugai seeks nod for breast cancer drug in Japan
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2013
Singapore: Japanese multinational Chugai Pharmaceutical has filed a new drug application to the Ministry of Health, Labo...Read more
Viralytics presents +ve results of phase II Cavatak trial
Drug Discovery | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2013
Singapore: Viralytics reported strong interim results from its phase II clinical trial of Cavatak treatment in late stag...Read more