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Index appoints Johnson partner
02 September 2010
Index Ventures, the global high tech venture capitalist, has appointed Dr Kevin Johnson as a life sciences partner to enhance its push into developing asset-centric investment strategy. Dr Johnson, who was both a venture adviser and CEO of ...
The Japanese government is to provide a multi-million dollar subsidy to the country's largest pharma company for the development of cell cultured vaccines for pandemic influenza. Following an application for the support, Takeda has been notified ...
Ranbaxy Laboratories has opened its second manufacturing facility in South Africa at Roodepoort, Johannesburg, at an investment of $30 million. It will manufacture a range of products including analgesics, cold, cough and flu preparations, ...
TiGenix, the Belgium based biotech that spunout its drug discovery activities last week, is focused on becoming a development and marketing company, its CEO Gil Beyen told Scrip. The company spun out its drug discovery activities into new company ...
Meda of Sweden is to acquire the US speciality pharma company Alaven Pharmaceutical to enhance its US marketing capabilities and expand its therapeutic focus to include both gastroenterology and women's health, areas it already operates in outside ...
 
This year has seen many firms facing patent expiries on core revenue generators. The current climate is driving M&A strategies, particularly in emerging markets and often with a focus on branded ...
Continued problems with anti-obesity drugs, more measures designed to improve R&D efficiency, and the approval of first-in-class therapeutics such as Amgen's Prolia and Dendreon's Provenge: the first ...
New drugs to treat viral hepatitis infection, coupled with renewed interest from companies in developing therapies to treat liver cancer following Nexavar's approval, have improved prospects for both ...
 
GW Pharma has enjoyed recent success with its cannabinoid extract product Sativex (nabiximols), which is now approved in the UK and Spain as an add-on therapy for spasticity in multiple sclerosis, ...
Croatia's HZZO main responsibilities include setting drug prices, selecting reimbursable products and reimbursement. The institute uses France, Italy and Slovenia as reference countries for setting ...
Imagine if a start-up company could afford to hire enough high-calibre scientists to spend years creating a detailed map of a broad and complex pathology like metabolic disease, incorporating large ...
 
After enjoying almost five years of exclusivity, Lilly/Amylin's first-in-class antidiabetic GLP-1 receptor analogue Byetta (exenatide) has started to feel competition nipping at its heels. Asher ...
On 1 July 2010 the EU General Court handed down its judgement in the long-running saga of AstraZeneca's proton pump inhibitor anti-ulcer product Losec (omeprazole). Although dealing with events that ...
Scrip analysis highlighted 11 private companies that secured financing last month, three fewer than in April. The total raised by these companies fell by 29% to $247 million as the amount of US ...
 
Background: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is essential for the regulation of blood pressure and may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. A strong ...
Increasing research interest in the new and unusual properties of nanotechnology-related pharmaceuticals and medical devices has led to international and national reviews of safety regulation. ...
Background: Introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy has led to a profound reduction in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related mortality; although, the complete eradication of the ...
 
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