Medicago appoints new CFO
Pierre Labbe was most recently vice president and CFO of Plexmar Resources. Prior to Plexmar, Mr Labbe spent three years as vice president, CFO and secretary of Medicago.

Pierre Labbe was most recently vice president and CFO of Plexmar Resources. Prior to Plexmar, Mr Labbe spent three years as vice president, CFO and secretary of Medicago.

ARC1779, a novel aptamer therapeutic agent, is indicated for the treatment of a rare, life-threatening blood disorder known as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, or TTP. ARC1779 is currently in

This transaction is consistent with Simcere’s strategy to focus on first-to-market and innovative new drugs and expand its anticancer product portfolio.

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Champix’s approval in Japan was based on a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in Japanese smokers who wanted to quit smoking. The primary endpoint, the percentage of subjects

Colistimethate for Injection, USP, 150mg is generic equivalent of JHP Pharmaceuticals’s Coly-Mycin M parenteral. APP has immediately commenced marketing and shipping the product. APP’s colistimethate is AP-rated, bar-coded

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Some of the specific technology licensed includes the ERCC1 and RRM1 genes. Researchers at the University of South Florida have discovered a correlation between expression of ERCC1 (excision