News
-
ChromaDex® Initiates First Human Clinical Study For Its New Caffeine Ingredient Technology, PURENERGY™
4/18/2013
ChromaDex Corporation® (OTCQB: CDXC) ("ChromaDex" or the "Company"), an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food & beverage, animal health, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, announced today the initiation of the first human clinical study in the U.S. for PURENERGY™.
-
Accelrys HEOS Goes Live On BT Cloud Environment
4/9/2013
Accelrys, Inc., a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, recently announced that the cloud-based Accelrys HEOS information management and collaboration workspace is now live on BT for Life Sciences R&D cloud platform.
-
Isis Initiates Phase 1 Study Of ISIS-APOA Rx To Treat Atherosclerosis
4/3/2013
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announced today that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical study for ISIS-APOARx, an antisense drug targeting apolipoprotein(a) for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
-
Catabasis Initiates Phase 1 Trial Of CAT-2003 For Treatment Of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
3/26/2013
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals Inc., today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 study to investigate the safety and tolerability of CAT-2003 in healthy volunteers and in adults with mildly elevated lipids. CAT-2003 is a conjugate of niacin and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3 fatty acid, covalently linked using the company's proprietary SMART Linker technology to create a new chemical entity and is being developed for patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
-
NeuroDerm Announces Positive Results Of A Phase I Study Of ND0612 For The Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease
3/4/2013
NeuroDerm, Ltd. announced today the results of a Phase I safety and pharmacokinetic trial of ND0612, a novel drug formulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. ND0612 is a proprietary levodopa/carbidopa liquid formula administered continuously sub-cutaneously through a patch pump. It is designed to provide steady levodopa blood levels for the reduction of motor complications in Parkinson's disease. Results of this study support the continued development of ND0612 for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
-
Sanofi And Regeneron Report Positive Proof-of-Concept Data For Dupilumab
3/4/2013
PARIS and TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that pooled data from two Phase 1b trials with dupilumab (REGN668/SAR231893), an investigational, high-affinity, subcutaneously administered, fully-human antibody targeting the alpha subunit of the interleukin 4 receptor (IL-4R alpha), were presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in Miami.
-
The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches New Funding Opportunities For Parkinson's Research
2/20/2013
The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) is today announcing the launch of four new funding programs focused on driving forward research toward transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD).
-
Quanticate Named Innovation Category Winner In 2013 CRO Leadership Awards
2/11/2013
Quanticate, one of the worlds leading data-focused CROs specializing in the provision of biostatistics, programming, data management, medical writing and pharmacovigilance services has been named category winner for Innovation in the 2013 CRO Leadership Awards presented by Life Science Leader magazine.
-
Ability Pharmaceuticals Awarded A 1.2 Million Euros Grant To Develop Its Lipid Analog ABTL0812 For Lung And Pancreatic Cancer
2/6/2013
Ability Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced recently that it was awarded a 36 month 1.2 Million Euros grant under the INNPACTO-2012 Collaborative Program from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain.
-
Xceleron And Crystal Pharmatech Announce Partnership To Improve Early Clinical Development Utilizing Absolute Bioavailability Trials And Solid-State Solutions
1/22/2013
Xceleron, a U.S.-based leader in the application of ultra-sensitive analytical technology to novel clinical designs, has announced a partnership that will offer drug developers early bioavailability data that will lead to optimized solid-state forms and formulations. The partnership with Crystal Pharmatech, a China-based, technology-driven, solid-state research CRO, will enable sponsors to make faster decisions in the early stages of development.