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The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) has reported that the FDA has responded to its citizen’s petition after four years, calling on the agency to do

Zogenix and Desitin Pharmaceuticals (Desitin) have reported that Desitin has filed for European regulatory approval of Sumavel DosePro (sumatriptan injection) needle-free delivery system. Reportedly, the announcement follows successful

AstraZeneca has withdrawn the regulatory submissions for the use of Zactima (vandetanib) 100mg in combination with chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), from FDA

Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals (Cyclacel) has reported topline survival data for the primary endpoint of the phase 2 study of sapacitabine. It is intended for the treatment of elderly patients

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Excelimmune a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to support research aimed at developing new treatments for Clostridium difficile (C.

NCKU has signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with Vedan International. The agreement marks a successful transfer of NCKU’s microalgal DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) production technology, developed by Huey-Lang Yang’s

GlaxoSmithKline(GSK) reported an increase of 11% in third quarter earnings and is expecting to earn more from its swine flu vaccines in the final quarter of 2009. GSK

Advaxis has received approval from the New England Institutional Review Board (IRB) to enroll the first patient in a phase II clinical trial of cervical dysplasia (cervical intraepithelial

Shire has received approval through the European Mutual Recognition Procedure for an extension to the current indication for Fosrenol (lanthanum carbonate). Reportedly, the extension is to make the