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Drugs for diabetes: Scientists Test The Power Of Plants
1/17/2013
New drugs to treat diabetes are being developed by scientists at the University of Greenwich.
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ActiGraph Launches ActiLife Mobile App
1/14/2013
ActiGraph, a leading provider of objective patient monitoring solutions for the global research community, recently announced the release of a new mobile app for researchers.
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Tranzyme Pharma Announces Top-Line Results Of TZP-102 Phase 2b Trial
11/15/2012
Tranzyme Pharma (Nasdaq:TZYM), today announced top-line results of the preliminary analysis of the first of two Phase 2b trials assessing the safety and efficacy of its oral ghrelin agonist, TZP-102 in diabetic patients with gastroparesis.
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Zafgen Announces Initiation Of Phase 2a Clinical Development With Beloranib In Obesity
11/6/2012
Zafgen, Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to addressing the unmet needs of severely obese patients, today announced that it has initiated Phase 2a clinical testing of beloranib.
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Janssen Announces Collaboration With Vertex On Phase 2 Study To Investigate An All-Oral Regimen Of Simeprevir (TMC435) And VX-135 For Treatment Of Hepatitis C
11/1/2012
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to evaluate in a Phase 2 study the safety and efficacy of an all-oral regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV).
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Novartis To Start Construction Of New Biotechnology Facility In Singapore With An Investment Of Over USD 500 Million
10/31/2012
Novartis announced recently the construction of a new state-of-the-art biotechnology production site in Singapore with an investment valued at over USD 500 million. The new facility will focus on drug substance manufacturing based on cell culture technology.
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ViaCyte Receives $10.1M Strategic Partnership Award From CIRM To Continue Development Of Diabetes Therapy
10/26/2012
ViaCyte, Inc., a leading regenerative medicine company developing a transformative cell therapy for treatment of diabetes, announced today that it has received a $10.1 million Strategic Partnership Award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
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Lilly Diabetes Announces Positive Results Of Phase III Trials Of Dulaglutide In Type 2 Diabetes
10/22/2012
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced positive top-line results of three completed Phase III AWARD trials for dulaglutide, an investigational, long-acting glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analog being studied as a once-weekly treatment for type 2 diabetes.
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Second Phase 2 Trial Of Telotristat Etiprate Shows Positive Results In Carcinoid Syndrome
10/12/2012
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease, announced positive, top-line data from a recently completed Phase 2 study in carcinoid syndrome with telotristat etiprate.
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First Results From Phase 3 CANVAS Trial Show Canagliflozin As Add-on Therapy To Insulin Lowered Blood Sugar Levels In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes At An Elevated Risk For Cardiovascular Disease
10/2/2012
Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) today announced that use of the investigational medicine canagliflozin substantially lowered blood glucose levels when used as add-on therapy in patients on insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes and who are considered to be at greater risk for cardiovascular disease.