Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc announces the launch of Tostrex in Sweden by its licensee, ProStrakan Group plc. Tostrex (called Fortigel in the US), is a transdermal testosterone gel that utilizes a...
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Genomic Health, Inc. announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 5,016,722 shares of its Common Stock at $12.00 per share. Genomic Health, Inc. is a life science company focused on the...
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Active Biotech's recently concluded clinical phase II safety study proclaims that laquinimod, a novel oral medication for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), was well tolerated also at a...
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In preparation for the pending commercial launch of Oralin in ecuador, Generex Biotechnology Corporation hosted a press conference yesterday afternoon at its Toronto offices to provide the European...
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Nanogen, Inc. announced today that it will sell 6.8 million shares of its common stock to institutional investors at a price of $2.94 per share, plus 1.0 million warrants exercisable at $4.00 per...
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In the wake of the Vioxx scandal, international pharmaceutical firms and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations have put together a new website giving details...
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Following the resignation of FDA Commissioner Lester M. Crawford effective September 23, President Bush appoints Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, head of the National Cancer Institute as replacement....
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QIAGEN N.V. has entered into an agreement to purchase all outstanding shares of Shenzhen PG Biotech Co Ltd based in Shenzhen, China. PG Biotech is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of...
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This entry is contributed by the Anti-Aging Medicine & Science Blog, which reports advances in longevity-related science and technology along with interesting current events in the anti-aging...
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Nature Reviews runs the following review articles which may be of interest to those in the Drug Discovery field: Opportunities and Challenges in Antiparasitic Drug Discovery. The abstract reads: New...
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Nature's Sept. 27 issue of Drug Discoveryruns an article discussing the prospects of establishing the biotech industry in Africa. "It's going to be a slow process building biotech in...
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According to Battelle-R&D Magazine report on international research and development trends, worldwide research and development funding is expected to reach an all-time high of US$1 trillion in...
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Don't you wish there were more banks and institutes like the Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft m.b.H. (aws) who facilitate the marketing of promising innovations and technologies? In this...
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Named one of the "10 most promising biotechnologies for improving global health," microbicides are a class of products currently under development that women could apply topically to...
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by ruth on September 26, 2005
In the October Issue of Nature Biotechnology, Harvard Universtity researchers report on the use of nanowires in detecting biomarkers for cancer in blood samples. In addition to its accuracy and...
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This entry is contributed by the Anti-Aging Medicine & Science Blog, which reports advances in longevity-related science and technology along with interesting current events in the anti-aging...
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In the latest issue of Human Reproduction, Israeli scientists report that they have successfully transplanted whole frozen and thawed ovaries in sheep, retrieved oocytes from these ovaries and...
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A group of Spanish researchers explored the use of Aloe vera gel as a post-harvest preservative for fruits and vegetables. The results will be published in the Oct. 5 print issue of the Journal of...
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV), which is endemic worldwide and is often transmitted to humans through contaminated food, is difficult to detect due to the presence of inhibitory substances and low...
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In the September 2005 issue of the Journal of Virology, researchers identified three peptides from amphibian skin-- caerin 1.1, caerin 1.9, and maculatin 1.1-- capable of inhibiting infection within...
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