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But now, harnessing the power of nanotechnology, engineers at Brown University say they've designed a biochip that can measure glucose levels in saliva almost as accurately as current devices can measure levels in blood. Read More
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Stellar Pharmaceuticals Receives 2nd Uracyst® Patent in United States of America - 26 Jan 2012, 12:19 pm
LONDON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 26, 2012) - Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQB:SLXCF)(OTCBB:SLXCF)(PINKSHEETS:SLXCF), today announced that it has received another patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for intellectual property central to one of the Company's lead products,
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Sernova Receives Patent Allowance in Japan - 19 Jan 2012, 10:38 am
LONDON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 19, 2012) - Sernova Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SVA), today announced that the Japan Patent Office has issued a Notice of Allowance to Sernova for a patent entitled "Compositions Containing Sertoli Cells and Myoid Cells and Use Thereof in Cellular Transplants." Allowance in additional international jurisdictions including Canada, Europe, and the United States is pending while allowance in Australia has been granted.
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First China Pharma Appoints EFP Rotenberg as US Based Auditors - 18 Jan 2012, 10:33 am
KUNMING, CHINA--(Marketwire - Jan 18, 2012) - First China Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (OTCBB: FCPG) ("First China" or the "Company"), a rapidly growing and technologically advanced healthcare products distributor based in Yunnan, China, announced today that effective January 13, 2012, the Company has engaged EFP Rotenberg ("EFPR") as its new independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company's current financial statements.
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Stellar Biotechnologies Announces Investor Relations Agreement - 18 Jan 2012, 10:31 am
PORT HUENEME, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 18, 2012) - Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. ("Stellar") (TSX VENTURE: KLH) (PINKSHEETS: SBOTF) is pleased to announce that it has retained TheBiotechPanel, Inc. (www.thebiotechpanel.com), a Florida-based company specializing in financial and investor relations and communications focused on Europe, to provide the Company with investor relations services.
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Medivation and Pfizer Announce Results From Phase 3 Concert Trial of Dimebon in Alzheimer's Disease - 17 Jan 2012, 12:47 pm
Dimebon Did Not Meet Primary Efficacy Endpoints:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jan 17, 2012) - Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced results from the CONCERT trial, which is a Phase 3 trial that evaluated dimebon (latrepirdine) when added to ongoing treatment with donepezil HCL tablets in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease. Dimebon did not achieve statistically significant results for either of the two co-primary endpoints, the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog), which measures cognitive ability, or the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL), which measures self care and daily function.
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Chimerix reports Phase II trial data of CMX001
- 26 Jan 2012, 06:00 pm
Chimerix, a biotechnology company developing novel antiviral therapeutics, has announced the final data from Phase II study 201 evaluating CMX001 for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV).
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Merck Serono introduces Rebif in UK
- 25 Jan 2012, 06:00 pm
Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has introduced Rebif (interferon beta-1a) in the UK to treat people who have experienced clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), an early sign of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Advaxis reports safety and survival data of cancer drug
- 25 Jan 2012, 06:00 pm
Advaxis has reported the preliminary data on the safety and clinical benefit of ADXS-HPV with or without cisplatin in Indian women with recurrent / refractory cervical cancer who have failed cytotoxic therapy from an ongoing randomised Phase II trial…
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Priorclave's Compact C40 Vacuum Autoclave Now Available with Stand-Off Legs
- 25 Jan 2012, 09:38 am
Priorclave's Compact C40 vacuum autoclave is the first priorclave to become available with stand-off legs, providing easy access beneath the steam steriliser for cleaning and disinfection of laboratory work surfaces.
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Gilead begins Phase II study of HIV drug
- 24 Jan 2012, 06:00 pm
Gilead Sciences has begun a Phase II clinical trial of its GS-7340 drug, used as a treatment for HIV-1 infection in treatment-naive adults.
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Pharma Technology Focus - Issue 9
- 24 Jan 2012, 06:00 pm
In this issue we investigate how rapidly evolving drug delivery methods are helping to make medicines more effective.
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