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New collaboration among Big Pharma companies
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Location
United States
Three large pharmaceutical companies have set up a new not-for-profit company to conduct research into the most commonly-diagnosed cancers in Asia. The initial focus of the research will be on lung and gastric cancers.
UK cancer charity in major alliance with AstraZeneca
Sunday 7 February 2010
Location
United Kingdom
Cancer Research Technology (CRT) has entered into a three-year drug discovery and development alliance with AstraZeneca Plc that is expected to lead to the identification of new small molecule drugs targeting changes in a cell’s metabolism.
Oral formulations of MS drugs said to be effective
Friday 22 January 2010
Location
Switzerland
Oral formulations of two investigational drugs for multiple sclerosis have been shown to be effective in reducing the rate of disease relapse, according to three papers in the New England Journal of Medicine. The drugs are oral fingolimod and oral cladribine.
Evotec to tackle Huntington’s disease
Thursday 21 January 2010
Location
Germany
Evotec AG has reinforced its position in drug discovery with a new agreement to identify potential treatments for Huntington’s disease. The agreement comes at a time when the Germany-based company is narrowing its strategic focus after setbacks more than a year ago with two clinical-stage products
GSK to make 13,500 malaria compounds freely available
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Location
United Kingdom
GlaxoSmithKline is to make 13,500 potential malaria compounds freely available to researchers from around the world in a bid to stimulate work on medicines for the developing world. It is also allocating $8 million to a new research foundation.
Novel technology transfer deal reported for antibody candidates
Sunday 17 January 2010
Location
Germany
A novel licensing deal among two German universities and the UK Medical Research Council’s commercialization arm is expected to lead to the development of a potential new therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
First complete genomic analysis of lung cancer and melanoma announced
Thursday 17 December 2009
Location
United Kingdom
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK have completed the first complete genomic analysis of lung cancer and melanoma, revealing all of the genetic mutations that are present in the two diseases.
Cancer Research UK reports on new radioactive cancer therapy
Tuesday 15 December 2009
Location
United Kingdom
Cancer Research UK has reported that an experimental radioactive cancer therapy showed clinical benefit in a Phase 1 study of patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The study was published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research on 15 December 2009.
Embryonic stems cells used to reconstitute human skin tissue
Sunday 6 December 2009
Location
France
Researchers from France and Spain have reported being able to produce human skin tissue in mice from human embryonic stem cells, a finding that could have application for patients with burn injuries. The preclinical study was reported in The Lancet.
Genetic link to obesity reported
Sunday 6 December 2009
Location
United Kingdom
Scientists in Cambridge, UK have reported that children who are severely obese have a common genetic mutation that appears to predispose them to the disease from an early age. The findings were published on 6 December 2009 in the journal, Nature.
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