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VolitionRX To Begin Prospective Clinical Trial In Colon Cancer
8/21/2012
VolitionRX Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests, announces that its subsidiary Belgian Volition has signed an agreement with the Biobank of CHU UCL Mont-Godinne, an academic hospital in Yvoir, Belgium.
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Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Signs Agreement With DPT Labs For Clinical Supplies In Advance Of Planned Phase 3 Studies For Its Ketoprofen-Based Topical Anti-Inflammatory Drug
8/20/2012
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Markets Group: IMMY), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing non-invasive, topically delivered products, announced that it has signed an agreement with DPT Labs (www.dptlabs.com) to commence work on supplying Imprimis with quantities of its active topical anti-inflammatory drug, Impracor, for currently planned Phase 3 clinical trials. Impracor is the first drug to be developed using Imprimis's patented Accudel™ topical delivery technology.
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Engineered Tissue Vary Depending On Where It's Grown
8/16/2012
MIT researchers led by Elazer Edelman, the Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, have now shown that implanted cells’ therapeutic properties depend on their shape, which is determined by the type of scaffold on which they are grown.
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Teva To Initiate Third Phase III Trial Of Oral Laquinimod For The Treatment Of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
8/8/2012
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) and Active Biotech (NASDAQ OMX NORDIC: ACTI) provided today an update on the clinical development program of once-daily oral laquinimod for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
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TiGenix Completes Patient Enrollment In Phase IIa Rheumatoid Arthritis Study
8/8/2012
TiGenix (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: TIG), the European leader in cell therapy, announced today the completion of patient enrollment in the Company's Phase IIa study of Cx611, a suspension of expanded allogeneic adult stem cells, in rheumatoid arthritis.
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FDA Gives Miami Project To Cure Paralysis Green Light To Pursue Human Trial
7/31/2012
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration to begin a revolutionary Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety of transplanting human Schwann cells to treat patients with recent spinal cord injuries.
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Pluristem’s PLX Cells Show Efficacy In Treating Lung Disease
7/31/2012
Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTI; TASE: PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies, recently announced the results of new preclinical tests that show its PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cells may be effective in reducing pulmonary fibrosis and improving lung function in a group of diseases collectively called interstitial lung disease (ILD). ILD includes the pulmonary insults occurring in the lung following its exposure to drugs, radiation or toxic chemicals and the pulmonary complications of systemic autoimmune diseases.
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Ricerca Biosciences Launches Two New Preclinical Assay Services
7/26/2012
Ricerca Biosciences, an integrated preclinical pharmaceutical contract research organization (CRO), today announced the introduction of two new state-of-the-art cellular assay services: Early Safety Screening Cytotoxicity and ImmunoSIGNAL™ Cytokine Storm Cellular Assay.
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Ampio Advances NCE001 Cancer Drug Into Preclinical Development Following Successful Recent Financing And The Granting Of Patents In USA, Canada, Europe And China
7/16/2012
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMPE), a biopharmaceutical company developing repurposed drugs and new molecular entities (NMEs) that treat inflammatory diseases, including osteoarthritis, diabetic macular edema (DME) and sexual dysfunction and conducting clinical trials on its four lead drugs (Ampion™, Optina™, Zertane™ & Zertane-ED™) announced today the advancement of NCE001, from its proprietary methylphenidate derivatives family of compounds, to preclinical development for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, renal cell carcinoma and inflammatory breast cancer following the granting of multiple composition of matter and use patents in the USA, Canada, Europe and China.
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Ampio Contracts with Syngene to Manufacture Zertane-ED(TM), its Recently Patented Combination Drug to Treat both Premature Ejaculation (PE) and Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
7/2/2012
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. /quotes/zigman/5133505/quotes/nls/ampe AMPE +9.84% , a biopharmaceutical company conducting clinical trials on its three lead drugs (Ampion(TM), Optina(TM) & Zertane(TM)), licensing distribution of these drugs and developing additional new drugs, today announced that it is proceeding with the development plan for a combination product to treat both premature ejaculation (PE) and erectile dysfunction (ED). The positive pre-IND meeting in June with the FDA gave the company clear guidance for the two concurrent pivotal trials necessary for approval of Zertane(TM) to treat PE in the USA.