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Pharma Omnium has increased its research efforts by acquiring two French biotech firms, Mutabilis and Cellvir in June 2009 and May 2010 respectively. The Mutabilis researchers, who were

Zegerid, a registered trademark of Santarus, is known to contain omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), and sodium bicarbonate, an antacid, which raises the gastric pH and thus

Model N is expected to invest 80 to 100 crores in its Indian operations over the next three years by recruiting in the areas of product development, professional

HuCAL-derived is a fully human antibody in the therapeutic area of musculoskeletal diseases. MorphoSys said that in 2010 between four and six partnered programs could enter clinical trials.

Rifapentine comes under rifamycin class, which according to Sanofi-aventis has a higher inhibitory activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a longer half-life than rifampin. With the objective of shortening

Dr Scangos has an experience of nearly 25 years in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to joining Biogen Idec, he served as president and CEO at Exelixis

Lorcaserin is used for the treatment of obesity, including weight loss, for patients who are obese (Body Mass Index or BMI = 30) or overweight (BMI = 27)

Thomas Kindt, chief scientific officer of InNexus, said: “Under the existing collaborative agreement, the NCI is expected to continue to evaluate our proprietary technology as applied to certain

Famotidine is a white to pale yellow crystalline compound that is freely soluble in glacial acetic acid, slightly soluble in methanol, very slightly soluble in water, and practically