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Novartis highlighted at an investor event on November 19, the success of its pharmaceuticals research strategy in delivering novel compounds to the clinic, reflecting the benefits of sustained investments in Research and Development.
Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an international Phase III clinical trial, led by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
In the 2000 film 'Gladiator,' the main character Maximus, played by Russell Crowe, is cut and bruised. He had some wounds that were looking pretty nasty. One of the other enslaved fighter treats his shoulder by placing maggots in the wound.
ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that its disease-directed randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of IMC-A12 in patients with previously treated HER2-expressing locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer has commenced patient enrollment.
Stem cell research and therapy is progressing so rapidly across the globe now that it holds hope for countless future patients with a wide variety of ailments.
Bionovo, Inc. announced the company will present results from the Phase 1B clinical trial of their lead drug candidate for advanced metastatic breast cancer, BZL101, at the Society for Integrative Oncology's Fifth International Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the introduction of its Invivofectamine™ delivery reagent which enables short interference ribonucleic acid (siRNA) experiments in vivo.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. - GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Co., announced today a two-year, $1.1 million collaboration with the Transformational Medical
NISKAYUNA, N.Y.----GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company , announced today a two-year, $1.1 million collaboration with the Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative to develop a physiologically based "virtual human.” This collaboration is supported by a contract awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency , a division of the U.S.
CARLSBAD, Calif. & NORWALK, Conn.----Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc. today announced the preliminary results of elections made by Applied Biosystems stockholders regarding their preferences as to the form of merger consideration they will receive in the pending acquisition of Applied Biosystems by Invitrogen.
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