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Kite Pharma expands R&D in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy with Sourasky Medical

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

US clinicalstage biopharma company Kite Pharma Nasdaq KITE focused on developing engineered autologous T cell therapy eACT products for the treatment of cancer has expanded its agreement with Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center to research and develop n...

FDA approves a second vaccine to prevent serogroup B meningococcal disease

Saturday, January 24, 2015

The US Food and Drug Administration today approved Bexsero a vaccine to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in individuals through years of age Bexsero is the second vaccine approved by the FDA in th...

India to have locally-made low cost rotavirus vaccine this year

Saturday, January 24, 2015

India will soon have a locally manufactured low cost rotavirus vaccine as part of the governments universal immunization programme UIP The vaccine is expected to be available at almost onefifteenth of the current market price a senior official privy...

Dana-Farber expands cancer research space in Boston

Friday, January 23, 2015

DanaFarber Cancer Institute said today it will expand its research space by moving in starting later this month into portions of five floors at a recentlycompleted laboratory building in Bostons Longwood Medical Area section The new space will house...

EMA’s CHMP nods positive for Novo Nordisk's Saxenda for treating obesity

Friday, January 23, 2015

Danish diabetes care giant Novo Nordisk NOV N revealed yesterday that the European Medicines Agencys Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use CHMP has adopted a positive opinion for the use of Saxenda liraglutide mg for the treatment of obesity...

Kite expands its immuno-oncology brain trust in the CAR-T footrace

Friday, January 23, 2015

Kite Pharma KITE contending with a slew of rivals in the newfangled field of immunooncology has aligned itself with a pioneer in the field teaming up with an Israeli university to work on treatments that train the bodys own defenses on cancerous grow...

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC expands GMP Laboratory in Athlone, Ireland

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC PPD has expanded its good manufacturing practices GMP operations in Athlone Ireland by adding a new stateoftheart laboratory for cellbased assays to its existing portfolio of services at the facility The new lab...

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc Sues TWi for Infringement of Oxtellar XR(R) Patents

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that it sued generic drug makers TWi Pharmaceuticals Inc and TWi International LLC dba TWi Pharmaceuticals USA collectively TWi for infringement of four patents covering its antiepileptic drug Oxtellar XR Supern...

Natco Pharma falls 5% post US court order

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The dipped to Rs on National Stock Exchange Shares of pharmaceutical company Natco Pharma has slipped to Rs on National Stock Exchange NSE on reports that the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Teva over patent for multiple sclerosis drug The U...

Indian-made vaccine approved to fight meningitis in Africa

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

A vaccine against meningitis prepared by an Indian company has been approved by the World Health Organisation WHO paving the way for its use to eradicate the disease in subSaharan Africa The MenAfriVac vaccine was developed by the Indian company Ser...