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Sep 08, 2016

Sun Pharma forms distribution partnership with Mitsubishi Tanabe in Japan In a recent strategic move, Sun Pharma formed a distribution alliance with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation in Japan for the total of 14 prescription brands which were acquired from Novartis for $293m. The brands are Parlodel, Lamisil, Nit...

Sep 07, 2016

Targeted treatment can become a reality for esophageal cancer, as a study opens door A group of researchers Scientists, funded by Cancer Research UK and Medical Research Council, have discovered that oesophageal cancer can be classified into three different subtypes, paving the way for testing targeted treatments ta...

Sep 06, 2016

AstraZeneca has got good results in the clinical trial for its next-generation asthma medication and could be available to patients by the end of next year. The drug, Benralizumab, is a new biological treatment for people with severe asthma, and works by targeting eosinophils that cause inflammation in the lungs of ...

Sep 05, 2016

Immune checkpoint activators are small molecules responsible for maintenance, modulation and regulation of immune responses. Its significance in Immuno therapeutics is backed by its functionality to activate the immune checkpoint proteins that are down regulated by tumors, leading to the activation of the immune sys...

Sep 02, 2016

Game changing agent, Opdivo, on a threshold to change standard of care in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) According to Dr. Robert Ferris, who is vice chair for Clinical Operations, associate director for Translational Research, and co-leader of the Cancer Immunology Program at the University of ...

Sep 01, 2016

There has been a shocking revelation in a report published in Science Translational Medicine by Bengt Westermark, a tumour biologist at Uppsala, who reports that a cell line widely used to study brain cancer does not match the cells used to create the line nearly 50 years ago, or the tumour supposed to be its source...

Aug 31, 2016

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and the Duke Clinical Research Institute have expanded their collaboration to create the largest patient registry for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) The IPF-PRO Registry will be widened to cover 1500 patients spread over 45 clinical sites which will stimulate understand...

Aug 30, 2016

Mylan’s EpiPen is used as a lifesaver to threatening allergic reactions. It mitigates or reverses allergic reactions including abrupt blocking of airways and swollen legs, chest or neck.  In late 2007, Mylan acquired the rights to sell EpiPen, an invention of the 1970s. Even its inventor Sheldon Kaplan did not know ...

Aug 26, 2016

The South San Francisco biotech startup, Denali Therapeutics, that had raised $217 million last year to fight Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS, and an additional  $130 million from investors in a private placement led by Baillie Gifford, a UK-based mutual fund, has finally spoken about its plans to use the fund. The...

Aug 25, 2016

NATCO Pharma surges 7% post successful Establishment Inspection Report for Chennai Plant NATCO pharma has reached a new high of Rs. 703 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) as the drug maker revealed the successful Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) for Chennai Plant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) h...