http://digital50.com/categories/91/pharmaceutical Recent news from Digital50.com. en-us gcpick@american-digital.net American Digital Networks, All Rights Reserved 2009 2400 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:01:36 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186707 http://digital50.com/news/186707 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan") today announced the pricing of the offering of US$625 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2016 (“New Notes”) by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Elan Finance public limited company and Elan Finance... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186691 http://digital50.com/news/186691 <p>SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Idaho Technology’s patent portfolio continues to grow as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the company U.S. Patent No. 7,582,429 relating to methods of performing genetic analysis in the presence of a double-stranded nucleic acid... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:32:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186698 http://digital50.com/news/186698 <p>SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - JMP Group Inc. (NYSE:JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced today that JMP Securities will host the fourth annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference at The New York Palace hotel in New York on... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186708 http://digital50.com/news/186708 <p>BRIDGEWATER, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Cordis Corporation (“Cordis”) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Boston Scientific (“Boston”) resolving its Palmaz infringement suit relating to Boston’s NIR stent, settling several other cardiology-related... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186714 http://digital50.com/news/186714 <p>VALENCIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD)</b>, focused on discovering, developing and commercializing treatments for diabetes and cancer, announced today that it will present at the Fourth Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference<b... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186516 http://digital50.com/news/186516 <p>PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - AZBio (Arizona BioIndustry Association) announced the winner of the association's annual awards, which were presented at the 2009 AZBio Awards Dinner, the largest annual gathering of Arizona's bioscience community, on Thursday, September... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:57:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186530 http://digital50.com/news/186530 <p>HAWTHORNE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Taro,” the “Company,” Pink Sheets: TAROF) filed a lawsuit today against Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Sun”) in the United States District Court... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:33:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186644 http://digital50.com/news/186644 <p>ALAMEDA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Celera Corporation (NASDAQ:CRA) announced today that it will webcast its presentation at the JMP Securities 2009 Healthcare conference on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. The live webcast is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am ET. Ugo DeBlasi, Chief... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186549 http://digital50.com/news/186549 <p>SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - SATAI (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.satai.us&amp;esheet=6060887&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.satai.us&amp;index=1">www.satai.us</a>) and the South Texas Regional Center of... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:04:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186561 http://digital50.com/news/186561 <p>MILFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRLS) today announced that the Company has been awarded two new contracts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and that a third existing contract has been... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:03:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186567 http://digital50.com/news/186567 <p>OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Omaha-based Total Wellness, a leading provider of corporate health and wellness services, encourages employers – both large and small – to follow recommendations made by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which encourages... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:40:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186606 http://digital50.com/news/186606 <p>SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - qPCR (Real-time quantitative PCR) has rapidly developed as the prime technology to detect and quantify nucleic acids in complex samples. It is used in the life science industry, healthcare, diagnostics, forensics, food, feed, agriculture... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:50:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186607 http://digital50.com/news/186607 <p>BERGISCH GLADBACH, Germany &amp; CINCINNATI, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Girindus, a leading service provider to the pharmaceutical industry and a dedicated manufacturer of therapeutic oligonucleotides, announces that Girindus Group is not affected by Solvay's decision to sell its... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:49:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186612 http://digital50.com/news/186612 <p>GREAT NECK, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Parker Waichman Alonso LLP filed suit on behalf of a woman who suffered bilateral pulmonary emboli and deep vein thrombosis after taking the Yaz birth control pill. Yaz, as well as its precursor, Yasmin, have been associated with... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:36:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186649 http://digital50.com/news/186649 <p>PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Smokers who learn their personal risk of lung cancer through gene-based risk assessment are more likely to be motivated to quit their habit, according to Dr. W. Jeffrey Allard, clinical affairs director of Synergenz Bioscience Ltd. </p... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:10:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186653 http://digital50.com/news/186653 <p>ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Amerinet, a leading healthcare group purchasing organization is highlighting strategies to enhance the revenue cycle as part of its continuing Economic Solutions series, an initiative focused on keeping members proactively engaged with current... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186359 http://digital50.com/news/186359 <p>NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clda.com%2F&amp;esheet=6061083&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Clinical+Data%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1">Clinical Data, Inc.</a> (NASDAQ: CLDA), today announced... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:25:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186398 http://digital50.com/news/186398 <p>LEXINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) is pleased to announce the re-launch of its corporate website and the introduction of the newly created <a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186422 http://digital50.com/news/186422 <p>BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NYSE Amex:RGN)</b> announced today that researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, demonstrated for the first time that Tβ4 treatment of EAE (experimental autoimmune... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:42:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186434 http://digital50.com/news/186434 <p>CAMP HILL, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) and Atlantic General Hospital and Health System today announced an agreement to open Atlantic ImmediCare clinics inside three Rite Aid stores in Ocean Pines and Pocomoke City, Maryland, and Millsboro, Delaware... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:32:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186495 http://digital50.com/news/186495 <p>VIENNA-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - AFRESA^® (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder is a well-tolerated, ultra rapid acting insulin able to more closely replicate normal glucose suppression than currently available insulins, according to data presented at the... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186451 http://digital50.com/news/186451 <p>MURRAY HILL, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) today announced that the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, has granted Bard's summary judgment motion and dismissed with prejudice all counts in the previously-disclosed class action lawsuit... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186441 http://digital50.com/news/186441 <p>HØRSHOLM, Denmark-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - LifeCycle Pharma A/S (CSE:LCP) today announced positive results from a completed 12 month extension phase of the Phase 2 clinical study of LCP-Tacro tablets in stable liver transplant patients. LCP-Tacro is a once daily immunosuppression... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186453 http://digital50.com/news/186453 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets </b>(<a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:11:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186477 http://digital50.com/news/186477 <p>BLACKSBURG, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Intrexon Corporation, a privately held life sciences company focused on modular DNA control systems for biotherapeutics and other industry sectors, today announced the appointment of Asher M. Rubin as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:08:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186460 http://digital50.com/news/186460 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b>(<a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:02:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185973 http://digital50.com/news/185973 <p>PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apcerpharma.com&amp;esheet=6060893&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=APCER+Pharma+Solutions%2C+Inc.%27s&amp;index=1">APCER Pharma Solutions, Inc.’s</a... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:49:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186099 http://digital50.com/news/186099 <p class="bwtextalignleft"> Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced that it will host Planet xMAP Europe 2009, its annual European multiplexing technology symposium, October 7-8, 2009, at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. The program for... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186333 http://digital50.com/news/186333 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.weitzlux.com&amp;esheet=6059084&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Weitz+%26+Luxenberg+P.C.&amp;index=1">Weitz &amp; Luxenberg P.C.</a> (<a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:45:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186106 http://digital50.com/news/186106 <p>YOKOHAMA, Japan-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - We would like to thank you sincerely for your understanding and ongoing cooperation for BioJapn. </p> <p> With your wholehearted support, BioJapan has been progressing successfully in both its contents and scale every year... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:07:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186061 http://digital50.com/news/186061 <p>HAIFA, Israel-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluristem.com%2F&amp;esheet=6060760&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Pluristem+Therapeutics+Inc.&amp;index=1">Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.</a> (NasdaqCM: PSTI... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:06:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186315 http://digital50.com/news/186315 <p>BRACKNELL, UK &amp; BURTON-UPON-TRENT, UK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Innovex, a Quintiles company, and Healthcare at Home today announced that they have agreed to form an innovative healthcare joint venture in Europe, named Healthcare at Home Europe. </p> <p> Healthcare at... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186300 http://digital50.com/news/186300 <p>FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an integrated discovery and development company, today announced that it has earned an $8 million milestone payment from Boehringer Ingelheim for achievement of a performance milestone in their... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186167 http://digital50.com/news/186167 <p>TEXARKANA, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Humco Holding Group, Inc. today announced it has significantly increased its October production of Humco^® Cherry Syrup for use in the emergency compounding by pharmacists of an oral suspension from Tamiflu^® capsules... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186161 http://digital50.com/news/186161 <p>BOTHELL, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) announced today that company management will present at the Fourth Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on Monday, October 5, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference is being held at... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186154 http://digital50.com/news/186154 <p>BERKELEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Plexxikon Inc. announces that enrollment has been initiated and the first patient has been treated in the first of two pivotal trials of PLX4032 (RG7204) in patients with metastatic melanoma. PLX4032 is a novel, oral and highly selective... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186068 http://digital50.com/news/186068 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) today announced that China’s Ministry of Commerce has approved the company’s pending acquisition of Wyeth. The Ministry’s decision includes Pfizer’s commitment to divest certain animal health assets in China... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:54:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186076 http://digital50.com/news/186076 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:38:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186317 http://digital50.com/news/186317 <p>NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT)</b>, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced that the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with Novelos... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186083 http://digital50.com/news/186083 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:27:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186263 http://digital50.com/news/186263 <p>DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) today launched a broad initiative for 90-day prescriptions that promotes delivery of maintenance and chronic care medication through its national network of more than 7,000 community pharmacies and employer... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186241 http://digital50.com/news/186241 <p>MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Memphis-based Computable Genomix today announced it will launch a contest on Oct. 1, 2009, to coincide with the release of GeneIndexer, the company’s next-generation Web-based text-mining tool. </p> <p> <i>Publish or Perish</i> will... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186122 http://digital50.com/news/186122 <p>MADISON, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - National Cancer Institute contractor SAIC-Frederick, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI), and Roche Applied Science, a division of Roche Diagnostics Corporation (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) (Pink... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186102 http://digital50.com/news/186102 <p>LEXINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: SNTA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to treat severe medical conditions, today announced that it has initiated a Phase 1/2 clinical... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186107 http://digital50.com/news/186107 <p>WATERTOWN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - pSivida Corp (NASDAQ: PSDV)(ASX: PVA), a leading drug delivery company that has developed two of the only three products approved by the FDA for the long-term, sustained release delivery of drug to treat chronic back of the eye disease... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/186098 http://digital50.com/news/186098 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Australian company, Acrux, today announced positive results from a Phase III trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of AXIRON^™ in 155 men with testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism), across 26 sites in six countries. </p> <p... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185893 http://digital50.com/news/185893 <p>DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG): </p> <ul> <li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom"> <i>Fourth quarter sales increase 7.6 percent to record $15.7 billion; fiscal 2009 sales reach record $63.3 billion</i> </li> <li class="bwlistitemmarginbottom... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185967 http://digital50.com/news/185967 <p>MADISON, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - ScarabXpress is the latest strain in the multiple-deletion series (MDS) of Scarab Genomics Clean Genome^® <i>E. coli</i>. Based on the MDS™42 strain, ScarabXpress T7<i>lac</i> contains a chromosomal copy of the T7 RNA polymerase gene... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:27:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185895 http://digital50.com/news/185895 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:56:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185917 http://digital50.com/news/185917 <p>BERKELEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:DVAX) today announced the initiation of a Phase 3 registration trial for HEPLISAV^TM hepatitis B vaccine in individuals with chronic kidney disease. A second registration trial, a Phase 3... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:45:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185931 http://digital50.com/news/185931 <p>THE WOODLANDS, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Repros Therapeutics (NasdaqGM:RPRX) today announced that the Company has received further clarification from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the Full Clinical Hold status of Proellex. </p> <p> As announced in early August... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185951 http://digital50.com/news/185951 <p>WILMINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) will release its third quarter 2009 financial results on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, after the market closes. The earnings release will be available on the PPD Web site at <a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185955 http://digital50.com/news/185955 <p>SYRACUSE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - On September 24, 2009, Hanford Pharmaceuticals (“Hanford” or the “Company”) completed the sale of its Cephalosporin manufacturing facility in Syracuse, NY, an asset that had been under-performing for quite some time. As part of the deal... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185870 http://digital50.com/news/185870 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185758 http://digital50.com/news/185758 <p>REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Maxygen, Inc. (Nasdaq:MAXY) announced today that James Sulat, who currently serves as a director of the company, has been appointed to serve as Maxygen’s Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2009. Mr. Sulat will replace... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:05:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185715 http://digital50.com/news/185715 <p>HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - The Burzynski Research Institute, Inc. (BRI) today announced that it has signed a Research Agreement with the UAB Division of Preventive Medicine, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Facility (BBSF) that will provide biostatistical and data... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:14:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185717 http://digital50.com/news/185717 <p>HAYWARD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Impax Laboratories, Inc.</b> <b>(NASDAQ: IPXL) </b>today announced that the Company will present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on Monday, October 5th, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. The conference will be held at The New... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:12:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185731 http://digital50.com/news/185731 <p>NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>The Tennessee Biotechnology Association:</b> </p> <p> <b>Richard Magid, PhD</b> is Vice President at the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) at the UT Health Science Center (UTHSC), and manages the operations of the... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:58:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185747 http://digital50.com/news/185747 <p>INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Positron Corporation (OTCBB:POSC) a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, will attend the 14^th Annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota October 1-4... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:13:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185512 http://digital50.com/news/185512 <p>HARTFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it will provide first-dollar coverage for the administration of the H1N1 flu vaccine for all of its fully-insured health plan members, and for all members of self-funded plans unless directed otherwise... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:25:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185543 http://digital50.com/news/185543 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:43:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185550 http://digital50.com/news/185550 <p>DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - The flu season is in full swing, and health officials predict this year’s outbreak of seasonal influenza to be stronger than usual. To help protect against this highly contagious illness, Concentra is offering seasonal flu vaccines at more than 300... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185570 http://digital50.com/news/185570 <p>SOMERSET, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. announced today the appointment of Will Downie in a dual role as Group President, Sterile Technologies and Senior Vice President of Global Sales &amp; Marketing, effective October 12, 2009. Mr. Downie will have... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:08:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185574 http://digital50.com/news/185574 <p>ROCHESTER, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - More than half a million children – or 1,400 to 1,600 each day – die from rotavirus, the most common cause of severe childhood diarrhea. Almost all of these deaths occur in developing countries, where lifesaving medical care may not be... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185584 http://digital50.com/news/185584 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:49:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185607 http://digital50.com/news/185607 <p>RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced that the Company will present at the Fourth Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference in New York, NY on Monday, October 5 at 11:30 a.m. ET. </p> <p> Interested parties can... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185617 http://digital50.com/news/185617 <p>SWEDESBORO, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - George J. Malmberg, R.Ph., F.A.C.A., F.A.C.V.P., the pharmacist president and chief executive officer of Wedgewood Pharmacy (Swedesboro, NJ) was the 55^th recipient of the Annual Alumni Award from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:05:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185633 http://digital50.com/news/185633 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b>(<a rel="nofollow... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185624 http://digital50.com/news/185624 <p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - DiscoveryBioMed, Inc. (DBM) today announced that it has been awarded a $750,000 Small Business Innovations Research (SBIR) Phase 2 grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the research into the discovery and development... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185304 http://digital50.com/news/185304 <p>ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Sciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi company, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for glycopyrrolate oral solution to treat chronic, moderate-to-severe drooling in... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:40:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185312 http://digital50.com/news/185312 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:26:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185326 http://digital50.com/news/185326 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:09:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185340 http://digital50.com/news/185340 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:46:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185383 http://digital50.com/news/185383 <p>GENEVA-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., (PINK SHEETS:BMGP) a producer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis testing today announced it has received a equity-based financing commitment up to $1 million... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185363 http://digital50.com/news/185363 <p>SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND)</b> today announced that pursuant to an amendment to a March 2006 research agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), GSK has agreed to accelerate the timing of a $500,000 payment to Ligand that... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:36:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185495 http://digital50.com/news/185495 <p>NEW YORK &amp; TOKYO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdsol.com&amp;esheet=6058265&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Medidata+Solutions&amp;index=1">Medidata Solutions</a> (NASDAQ: MDSO), a leading global... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185406 http://digital50.com/news/185406 <p>COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Celsion Corporation (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CLSN), an innovative oncology drug development company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative oncology drugs, today announced that it has entered into definitive... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185404 http://digital50.com/news/185404 <p>WORCESTER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq: RXII), a biopharmaceutical company pursuing the development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference (RNAi), today announced that it will webcast its Second Annual... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185389 http://digital50.com/news/185389 <p>LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM)</b> announced today that the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study on the impact of the medical component of the PROMETA^® Treatment Program on alcohol dependent subjects was accepted and... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185369 http://digital50.com/news/185369 <p>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Merck &amp; Co., Inc. announced today that the Company has entered into an exclusive agreement with CSL Biotherapies, a subsidiary of CSL Limited, to market and distribute AFLURIA^® (Influenza Virus Vaccine), CSL's... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:11:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185461 http://digital50.com/news/185461 <p>RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Pappas Ventures today announced that Eric W. Linsley has been promoted to Managing Partner. </p> <p> As managing partner, Linsley will play an enhanced leadership role on a team of investment, biotechnology and medical... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185442 http://digital50.com/news/185442 <p>SHELTON, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perkinelmer.com%2F&amp;esheet=6059269&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=PerkinElmer%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1">PerkinElmer, Inc.</a>, a global leader focused on the... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185435 http://digital50.com/news/185435 <p>SAN MATEO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Composite Software, the leading provider of data virtualization software, today announced that a senior executive from Pfizer (a Composite customer) and a senior Composite executive will present at the Butler Group’s Business Intelligence... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185419 http://digital50.com/news/185419 <p>SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - MarkMonitor®, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, today released the company’s latest Brandjacking Index®, which finds a parallel online system of pharmaceutical supply and demand fueled by continued growth in listings for... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185411 http://digital50.com/news/185411 <p>KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cslbiotherapies-us.com&amp;esheet=6059436&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=CSL+Biotherapies&amp;index=1">CSL Biotherapies</a> and its parent company... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185284 http://digital50.com/news/185284 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS) today announced the sale of a system and a scientific collaboration with Correlagen Diagnostics Inc., a leading provider of genetic tests for disease diagnosis. </p> <p> “We are very... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185249 http://digital50.com/news/185249 <p>SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HALO) today announced the commencement of a Phase 1 clinical study that will assess the effects of three approved prandial (mealtime) insulin analogs administered with its proprietary rHuPH20 (PH20) hyaluronidase... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:29:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185260 http://digital50.com/news/185260 <p>CARLSBAD, Calif. &amp; HEIDELBERG, Germany-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.febit.com%2Fgo%2Fen&amp;esheet=6059450&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=febit+holding+GmbH&amp;index=1">febit holding GmbH</a... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185210 http://digital50.com/news/185210 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:24:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185216 http://digital50.com/news/185216 <p>SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today it will make multiple presentations at the Vaccine 3^rd Global Congress being held in Singapore October 4<sup>th</sup... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185157 http://digital50.com/news/185157 <p>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Merck &amp; Co., Inc., which operates in many countries as Merck Sharp &amp; Dohme (MSD), has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMEA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:36:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185102 http://digital50.com/news/185102 <p>JERUSALEM-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a July 1, 2008 decision by the District Court to grant AstraZeneca’s motion for summary judgment of no... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185072 http://digital50.com/news/185072 <p>CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Chattem, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTT) confirmed today that it will issue a news release regarding its third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2009 results on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 before market open. </p> <p> Zan Guerry, Chairman and... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185126 http://digital50.com/news/185126 <p>ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) today commended the U.S. Senate Finance Committee for approving by unanimous, voice vote an amendment by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to lower health care costs through common-sense... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:18:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184996 http://digital50.com/news/184996 <p>WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - <b>Mark Merritt, President of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) </b>issued the following statement after the <b>Senate Finance Committee’s </b>adoption of a PBM disclosure amendment sponsored by <b>Senator Maria Cantwell... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:13:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/185002 http://digital50.com/news/185002 <p>WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Merck &amp; Co., Inc., issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) update on JANUVIA (sitagliptin) and JANUMET (sitagliptin/metformin). </p> <p> "Merck has thoroughly... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:37:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184859 http://digital50.com/news/184859 <p>INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Positron Corporation (OTCBB:POSC) a molecular imaging solutions company focused on Nuclear Cardiology, predicts a significant rise in demand for Cardiac PET in 2010 with a proposed cut in SPECT reimbursement of 46% and an increase in PET... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:44:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184872 http://digital50.com/news/184872 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b>(<a rel="nofollow... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184904 http://digital50.com/news/184904 <p>PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY) today announced that it has obtained an issuer managed equity facility under which it may sell up to $60 million of its registered common stock to Azimuth Opportunity, Ltd. Affymax is not obligated to utilize any... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184945 http://digital50.com/news/184945 <p>RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Quintiles Transnational Corp. and Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) today announced an agreement under which Quintiles will co-promote Allergan's SANCTURA XR^® (trospium chloride extended release capsules), an... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184910 http://digital50.com/news/184910 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 12.5% increase in the quarterly dividend rate, from $0.16 per ordinary share to $0.18 per ordinary share. </p> <p> “Given our good operational performance thus... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184920 http://digital50.com/news/184920 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDRA), today announced the presentation of final data from a clinical trial evaluating IMO-2055, an agonist of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 9, as monotherapy in patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). The... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184907 http://digital50.com/news/184907 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Pfizer Inc today announced the election of Frances D. Fergusson, Ph.D. and John P. Mascotte to its Board of Directors. Dr. Fergusson and Mr. Mascotte, current members of the Board of Directors of Wyeth, will join the Pfizer Board upon the closing of... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:40:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184959 http://digital50.com/news/184959 <p>BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - The novel H1N1 virus (<a rel="nofollow... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:37:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184923 http://digital50.com/news/184923 <p>WORCESTER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq: RXII), a biopharmaceutical company pursuing the development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference (RNAi), today announced that it has recently acquired direct... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184955 http://digital50.com/news/184955 <p>PARAMUS, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - EnzymeRx, LLC (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enzymerx.com&amp;esheet=6058506&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=www.enzymerx.com&amp;index=1"><span>www.enzymerx.com</span></a>), a... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:10:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184957 http://digital50.com/news/184957 <p>MIRAMAR, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Altor BioScience Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Bridge Grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The award of $3 MM over three years will help Altor further its... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184836 http://digital50.com/news/184836 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX), a developer of novel biotherapeutics for unmet medical needs, announced today that Gustav A. Christensen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dyax, will present at the Fourth Annual JMP Securities Healthcare... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184826 http://digital50.com/news/184826 <p>WESTMINSTER, Colo.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALTH) today announced that last night the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for FOLOTYN^TM (pralatrexate injection) for use as a single agent for the treatment... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184816 http://digital50.com/news/184816 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:31:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184785 http://digital50.com/news/184785 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:43:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184769 http://digital50.com/news/184769 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) today announced that its agreement with Eisai to provide Aricept to patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease will continue without interruption. Under this redefined alliance, which resolves a previously disclosed... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:13:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184723 http://digital50.com/news/184723 <p>WILMINGTON, Del.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY) today announced the pricing of its offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to exemptions... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:29:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184724 http://digital50.com/news/184724 <p>WILMINGTON, Del.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 18,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $6.75 per share. The offering is expected to close on September 30, 2009... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:27:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184606 http://digital50.com/news/184606 <p>NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - HealthSpring will cover the costs of administering the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccination to its members as the vaccine becomes available. </p> <p> “We are fully supporting all government efforts for managing the H1N1 virus... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:56:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184616 http://digital50.com/news/184616 <p>DURHAM, N.C. &amp; SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, announced today the transmission of a live satellite feed of a clinical case performed in the United Kingdom to an... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:37:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184640 http://digital50.com/news/184640 <p>WATERTOWN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ: PSDV) (ASX: PVA) (FF: PV3), a drug delivery company with two of the only three ophthalmic sustained release delivery products approved by the FDA for treatment of back of the eye diseases, today announced financial... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184649 http://digital50.com/news/184649 <p>PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - CIGNA (NYSE:CI) announced today that it is temporarily lifting certain medical and pharmacy restrictions in order to aid individuals impacted by severe flooding in Georgia. </p> <p> People insured by CIGNA in the affected Carroll, Catoosa... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:44:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184664 http://digital50.com/news/184664 <p>NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.advaxis.com&amp;esheet=6058451&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Advaxis%2C+Inc&amp;index=1"><b>Advaxis, Inc</b></a>.<b> (OTCBB: ADXS)</b>, the live... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:13:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184687 http://digital50.com/news/184687 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Medarex, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of <a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:41:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184698 http://digital50.com/news/184698 <p>ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - GeneWize Life Sciences, Inc. (“GeneWize”), subsidiary of leading consumer genomics biotech company<b> GeneLink, Inc. (OTCBB: GNLK.OB, </b>“GeneLink”), today announced that the Direct Selling Association (“DSA”) has approved its... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184422 http://digital50.com/news/184422 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vrtx.com%2F&amp;esheet=6058328&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Vertex+Pharmaceuticals+Incorporated&amp;index=1">Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated</a... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:54:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184462 http://digital50.com/news/184462 <p>EAGAN, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Biothera, a privately held biotechnology company, announced today that its lead drug candidate, Imprime PGG^®, has been named one of the <i>Top 10 Most Interesting Oncology Projects Available for Partnering</i> by Windhover... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:44:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184496 http://digital50.com/news/184496 <p>PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - To offset a nationwide shortage in supplies of an ointment that protects newborn infants from contracting chlamydia and gonorrhea at birth, <a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:11:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184501 http://digital50.com/news/184501 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. </p> <p> <a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:05:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184509 http://digital50.com/news/184509 <p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The Chao Center for Industrial Pharmacy &amp; Contract Manufacturing officials announced that they will donate about 1,800 bottles of a medication to help fight multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) to Cambodia and Ethiopia... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184519 http://digital50.com/news/184519 <p>GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Priority Health has announced its coverage of both the seasonal flu and H1N1 flu vaccines. “Preventing the flu through immunization is the best way to keep yourself and your family healthy,” said John Fox, M.D., associate vice president... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:54:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184527 http://digital50.com/news/184527 <p>ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Inhibitex, Inc. <b>(Nasdaq: INHX) </b>(the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat serious infectious diseases, announced today that it has received notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market ("Nasdaq") stating... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:45:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184531 http://digital50.com/news/184531 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. </p> <p> <a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:44:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184535 http://digital50.com/news/184535 <p>SUNRISE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.syncrm.com&amp;esheet=6058156&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Synergistix&amp;index=1">Synergistix</a>, a leading pharma-focused customer relationship and... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:40:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184275 http://digital50.com/news/184275 <p>OLIVE BRANCH, Miss.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Simbiote Development, which develops software solutions to quantifiably improve quality of care, support risk management and strengthen revenue opportunities in physician practices, today introduced its Research Candidate Evaluation... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:49:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184176 http://digital50.com/news/184176 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. </p> <p> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.reportlinker.com/p0150471/Reportlinker-Adds-Biosimilars-(2009&mdash;-2014).html"><b>Reportlinker Adds... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:42:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184184 http://digital50.com/news/184184 <p>BLUFFDALE, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Code Corporation, an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of image-based bar code readers, was recently shown on CBS Sunday Morning News as part of a story on the government’s initiative to computerize medical records... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:29:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184214 http://digital50.com/news/184214 <p>RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - To enhance service offerings throughout Europe, Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced the opening of an expanded regional facility near Edinburgh, Scotland. The purpose-built facility consolidates three buildings into a... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:07:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184276 http://digital50.com/news/184276 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b>(<a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184232 http://digital50.com/news/184232 <p>BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <b>REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NYSE Amex:RGN) </b>(<a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:41:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184234 http://digital50.com/news/184234 <p>SOMERSET, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Catalent Pharma Solutions and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have agreed to extend their contractual relationship where Catalent will continue to supply GSK with its trade requirements of Lovaza® omega-3 acid ethyl esters in soft gelatin capsules... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:35:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184237 http://digital50.com/news/184237 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b>(<a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184244 http://digital50.com/news/184244 <p>NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - IMS Health (NYSE: RX) today announced the launch of <i><b>Ask IMS</b></i>^{<i><b>TM</b></i>}, a cost-effective, Web-based service that provides strategic market intelligence to help drive the growth and success of early-stage... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:23:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184247 http://digital50.com/news/184247 <p>WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.advancedbiohealing.com%2F&amp;esheet=6057982&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Advanced+BioHealing%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1">Advanced BioHealing, Inc.</a> (ABH), a... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:20:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184318 http://digital50.com/news/184318 <p>SAVANNAH, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Dr. Stephen Barnhill, Chairman and CEO, Health Discovery Corporation (OTCBB: HDVY) (“HDC”), a molecular diagnostics company, spoke at the “Biomarkers in Clinical Trials” Conference taking place in London, September 23-24, 2009. The... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184416 http://digital50.com/news/184416 <p>BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fphtcorp.com%2F&amp;esheet=6054936&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=PHT+Corporation&amp;index=1">PHT Corporation</a>, the leading provider of <a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184330 http://digital50.com/news/184330 <p>SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (“GSID”) announced today that a Phase III clinical trial of an investigational HIV vaccine regimen has been shown to be safe and modestly effective in preventing HIV infection. The... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184299 http://digital50.com/news/184299 <p>PLANTATION, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Nutra Pharma Corp. (OTCBB: NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for <b>Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN)</b>,<b> HIV</b> and <b>Multiple Sclerosis (MS)</b>, has announced today that its Chairman and CEO, <a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184296 http://digital50.com/news/184296 <p>SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that Dr. J. Joseph Kim, Inovio’s CEO, presented keynote remarks at MIT’s Emerging Technologies Conference hosted by the... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184386 http://digital50.com/news/184386 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.genzyme.com&amp;esheet=6057483&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Genzyme+Corporation&amp;index=1">Genzyme Corporation</a> (Nasdaq: GENZ) announced today... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184311 http://digital50.com/news/184311 <p>RICHLAND, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - IsoRay Inc. (AMEX:ISR), a medical isotope company focused on the treatment of lung cancer, head and neck tumors, prostate cancer and other malignant disease through use of its proprietary radioisotope technology, announces today its financial... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184278 http://digital50.com/news/184278 <p>BERLIN-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Pfizer Oncology announced today that it will initiate a global, Phase 3 clinical trial of its investigational oral c-Met and ALK inhibitor, PF-02341066, versus standard of care chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:28:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184397 http://digital50.com/news/184397 <p>RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Liquidia Technologies today announced its founder, Dr. Joseph DeSimone, has received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Pioneer Award. Pioneer Awards are designed to support individual scientists of exceptional... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184332 http://digital50.com/news/184332 <p>LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Technology Vision Group (TVG) is pleased to announce details of the program for the 17^th Annual BioPartnering Europe (BPE) and BioPartnering China (BPC) conference in London from <b>11-14 October 2009</b>, providing four days of networking in... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:11:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184286 http://digital50.com/news/184286 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b>(<a rel="nofollow... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:11:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184291 http://digital50.com/news/184291 <p>SAN DIEGO &amp; INDIANAPOLIS &amp; CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN), Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Alkermes, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKS) will unveil data from more than 20 studies at the 45th Annual Meeting of the European... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:05:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184300 http://digital50.com/news/184300 <p>SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Nearly of 300 of the world’s leading researchers focused on the problem of prostate cancer will begin a three-day meeting today to discuss the latest scientific data and breakthroughs in prostate cancer. The meeting, held in Incline... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184157 http://digital50.com/news/184157 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS), a life science company focused on innovative genetic analysis technologies, today announced the publication of a landmark study in which Helicos’ True Single Molecule Sequencing (tSMS... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184112 http://digital50.com/news/184112 <p>CAMP HILL, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today reported revenues of $6.3 billion and a net loss of $116.0 million or $.14 per diluted share for its fiscal second quarter ended August 29, 2009. Adjusted EBITDA was $216.5 million or 3.4 percent of... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184129 http://digital50.com/news/184129 <p>WEST HAVEN, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fq%3Fs%3DNNVC.ob&amp;esheet=6057759&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=NNVC.OB&amp;index=1">NNVC.OB</a>) (the... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184130 http://digital50.com/news/184130 <p>NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <b>Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC: PRWP)</b> today announced that Theodore Zucconi, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, and James Czirr, Chairman of the Board, Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc., are scheduled to present a corporate update at the Maxim... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184134 http://digital50.com/news/184134 <p>MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Sepracor Inc. ("Sepracor", NASDAQ: SEPR) today announces that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), applicable to the acquisition of Sepracor by Dainippon... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184164 http://digital50.com/news/184164 <p>-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - <b>MEDIA ADVISORY:</b> </p> <table cellspacing="0" class="bwtablebottommargin" id="t6053544_1"> <tr> <td colspan="3">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bwcellpaddingleft0 bwverticalaligntop bwtextalignleft" id="t6053544_1_1_8400"> <p... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184126 http://digital50.com/news/184126 <p>JERUSALEM-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has issued a decision invalidating two patents listed in the FDA’s Orange Book for Eli Lilly’s Evista... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184060 http://digital50.com/news/184060 <p>SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq:ILMN) today announced that it has been served with a complaint filed on September 21, 2009 in the U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware naming Illumina as a defendant. The complaint names as plaintiffs Life... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:22:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184062 http://digital50.com/news/184062 <p>KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Emergent Health Corp. (Other OTC: EMGE) Emergent expects to review a stock split to increase shares for each share currently owned by existing shareholders. The final decision for the actual split ratio is expected to be made by October... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:27:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184051 http://digital50.com/news/184051 <p>JERUSALEM-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Results from the ADAGIO trial, published online today in <i>The New England Journal of Medicine</i>, demonstrated that Parkinson’s disease patients receiving AZILECT^® (rasagiline) 1mg/day at the start of the study (early-start group... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:01:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183903 http://digital50.com/news/183903 <p>GENEVA-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - At a roundtable organized by the Coalition for Innovation Employment and Development, the U.S.-India Business Council's 'Coalition for Healthy India' released the findings of its report on "The Value of Incremental Pharmaceutical Innovation: Benefits... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:39:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183905 http://digital50.com/news/183905 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass. &amp; VANCOUVER-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - CombinatoRx, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CRXX) and Neuromed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a joint meeting of its Anesthetics and... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:31:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183912 http://digital50.com/news/183912 <p>ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Covidien (NYSE:COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it presented information to members of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee on the New Drug Application and proposed Risk Evaluation... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:18:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183940 http://digital50.com/news/183940 <p>WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <b>Mark Merritt, President &amp; CEO of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) </b>released the following statement regarding the <b>Senate Finance Committee’s </b>ongoing deliberations on health-care reform: </p> <p... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:39:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183956 http://digital50.com/news/183956 <p>CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Not all healthcare agency Web sites are created equal, as Purohit Navigation’s redesigned Web site (<a rel="nofollow... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:07:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/184011 http://digital50.com/news/184011 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183979 http://digital50.com/news/183979 <p>MINNETONKA, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and its family of companies are authorizing plan participants who are affected by the floods in Georgia and enrolled in its fully insured health plans and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services to obtain... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183989 http://digital50.com/news/183989 <p>BERLIN &amp; IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - A symposium about “Pharmacogenomics In Dermatology And Cosmetics” will be presented on Thursday, October 8 to coincide with the 18th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress. It will be held at the... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:11:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183745 http://digital50.com/news/183745 <p>CARLSBAD, Calif. &amp; SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Over 700 leaders from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry gathered last week for the 2nd annual BioPharm America™ partnering conference, which saw delegates from 665 companies engage in 1579 one-to-one... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:59:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183747 http://digital50.com/news/183747 <p>DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Less than a month after launching the largest flu prevention initiative in the company’s 108-year history, Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) is taking proactive measures to ensure its nearly 7,000 pharmacies can provide the suspension - or... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:55:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183794 http://digital50.com/news/183794 <p>CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - BioVectra, Inc., a cGMP manufacturing and development partner in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, announces that it has reached an agreement with Oncolix Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in Houston, Texas, to manufacture... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:40:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183851 http://digital50.com/news/183851 <p>MALVERN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - LifeSensors, Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in protein expression technologies and ubiquitin pathway research tools, announced today their worldwide, exclusive license for high affinity ubiquitin traps. These new research tools... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:16:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183855 http://digital50.com/news/183855 <p>FOSTER CITY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced today that the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for Cayston^®75 mg powder and solvent for nebuliser solution (aztreonam lysine) for the suppressive... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:06:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183879 http://digital50.com/news/183879 <p>SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Celladon Corporation today announced that its SERCA2a programs for the treatment of patients with acute and chronic heart failure have been chosen by Windhover and an independent expert panel as one of the top 10 most interesting cardiovascular... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183458 http://digital50.com/news/183458 <p>MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fmdtx.com%2F&amp;esheet=6056884&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=MicroDose+Therapeutx+Inc.&amp;index=1">MicroDose Therapeutx Inc.</a> (formerly MicroDose... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:25:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183483 http://digital50.com/news/183483 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - MSGI Security Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: MSGI) today reported that the Company is launching its first product derived from NASA technology, a handheld test for Diabetes, which uses breath instead of blood. </p> <p> Nanobeak Inc., an MSGI... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183479 http://digital50.com/news/183479 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Pfizer Inc today announced that it has earned a score of 100 — the highest possible — in the <i>2010 Corporate Equality Index</i>, which evaluates U.S.-based businesses on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183476 http://digital50.com/news/183476 <p>WATERTOWN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV)(ASX:PVA)(FWB:PV3), a leading drug delivery company that has developed two of the only three products approved by the FDA for the long term, sustained release delivery of drug to treat chronic back of the eye... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183489 http://digital50.com/news/183489 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:47:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183499 http://digital50.com/news/183499 <p>BOSTON &amp; PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kikamedical.com&amp;esheet=6057048&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=KIKA+Clinical+Solutions&amp;index=1">KIKA Clinical Solutions</a>, the leading... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:35:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183684 http://digital50.com/news/183684 <p>BETHLEHEM, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - In an effort to help one of the most under studied groups of sufferers of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers at University of Rhode Island and Lehigh University have kicked off the first-ever controlled... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183520 http://digital50.com/news/183520 <p>NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Merck &amp; Co., Inc. and QIAGEN N.V. today announced their intent to collaborate on a new program to increase access to HPV vaccination and HPV DNA testing in some of the most resource-poor areas of the world. This initiative is the first time a... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:11:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183661 http://digital50.com/news/183661 <p>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncpdp.org%2F&amp;esheet=6056615&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=The+National+Council+for+Prescription+Drug+Programs&amp;index=1">The National Council for... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:01:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183616 http://digital50.com/news/183616 <p>WESTPORT, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.advancedbiohealing.com%2F&amp;esheet=6056738&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Advanced+BioHealing%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1">Advanced BioHealing, Inc.</a... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183534 http://digital50.com/news/183534 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) today provided an update on its progress to restore supplies of Cerezyme® (imiglucerase for injection) and Fabrazyme® (agalsidase beta) for patients worldwide and revised its 2009 revenue guidance for these... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:49:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183726 http://digital50.com/news/183726 <p>LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - The beginning of October marks the start of <i>Talk About Prescriptions Month</i>, which is sponsored by the National Council on Patient Information and Education. In support of this annual awareness effort, Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) is sharing... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183562 http://digital50.com/news/183562 <p>BERLIN-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - According to a recent retrospective analysis of the pivotal Phase 3 CRYSTAL study, <a rel="nofollow... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:15:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183723 http://digital50.com/news/183723 <p>JERSEY CITY, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Lux Biosciences, Inc. a privately held biotechnology company focused on the treatment of ophthalmic diseases, today announced results from a Phase 1 human safety and an open-label pilot efficacy study of the company’s potential... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183627 http://digital50.com/news/183627 <p>ANDOVER, Mass. &amp; COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) and Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN) today announced that their joint research program to evaluate ThermoDox® in combination with MR-HIFU (Magnetic Resonance guided High... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183613 http://digital50.com/news/183613 <p>THE WOODLANDS, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA), a company developing Tovaxin^®, a personalized T-cell immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), today announced that it has achieved its first technology transfer milestone in... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183601 http://digital50.com/news/183601 <p>SUNNYVALE, Calif. &amp; SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of products that combine state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced today positive results from three multicenter first-in-man studies of... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183339 http://digital50.com/news/183339 <p>DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <b>Research and Markets</b> (<a rel="nofollow... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:32:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183408 http://digital50.com/news/183408 <p>PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eldoinc.com%2Fmain%2F&amp;esheet=6056540&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Eldorado+Computing%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1">Eldorado Computing, Inc.</a> (ELDORADO), a leading... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183429 http://digital50.com/news/183429 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass. &amp; VANCOUVER-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - CombinatoRx, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CRXX) announced that NASDAQ has halted trading in the Company’s common stock today. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Anesthetics and Life Support Advisory Committee and its... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:05:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183368 http://digital50.com/news/183368 <p>HAIFA, Israel-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluristem.com%2F&amp;esheet=6056847&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Pluristem+Therapeutics+Inc.&amp;index=1">Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.</a> (NasdaqCM: PSTI... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183406 http://digital50.com/news/183406 <p>BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.humedica.com&amp;esheet=6056596&amp;lan=en_US&amp;anchor=Humedica&amp;index=1"><b>Humedica</b></a>, a next-generation health care informatics company... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:30:00 0500 http://digital50.com/news/183413 http://digital50.com/news/183413 <p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Idera Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IDRA) today presented interim data from a phase 1b, single arm clinical trial evaluating IMO-2055, an agonist of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 9, in combination with Tarceva^® and Avastin^® in... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:00:00 0500