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Patheon is planning to consolidate its Puerto Rico operations into its manufacturing site located in Manati, and close or sell its plant in Caguas. Wes Wheeler, president and

Merck KGaA (Merck) has initiated multi-national Phase III study of the investigational therapeutic cancer vaccine Stimuvax (BLP25 liposome vaccine) in Asian patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Neoprobe’ researchers, who participated in the breast cancer arm of a Phase 3 clinical evaluation of Lymphoseek, have presented data from their clinical experience at the International San

Transgenomic has launched Surveyor Scan K-RAS kit for broad detection of mutations predictive of response to recently developed therapies. The kit features its proprietary Surveyor Nuclease and Wave

India-based ACG Worldwide has announced that it is planing to establish three new facilities at Shirwal, Pune, Maharashtra, India. The venture is expected to cost INR 4000m. The

Amgen has presented data from a phase 3, head-to-head trial of Denosumab versus Zometa (zoledronic acid) in the treatment of bone metastases in 2,046 patients with advanced breast

Zentiva, a Czech pharmaceutical company, will start manufacturing generic version of Pfizer’s Viagra. The production will begin in 2010. The company will engage manufacturing site at Slovak town

Gilead Sciences has reported that FDA’s Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended aztreonam for inhalation solution to be approved for the treatment of infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa

YM BioSciences has presented the first results of a collaborative program between the company and the National Research Council of Canada’s Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI). Utilising YM’s IntelliMab