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  1. Adynxx Enrolls First Patient In Phase 2 Proof-Of-Concept Study For AYX1, Lead Compound For The Prevention Of Post-Surgical Pain 2/25/2013

    Adynxx, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing a first-in-class platform of therapeutics to address pain at its molecular roots, announced recently that the first patient was dosed in a Phase 2 study of its lead investigational drug candidate for the prevention of post-surgical pain, AYX1.

  2. Concert Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Enrollment in Phase 2 CTP-499 Clinical Trial 2/19/2013

    Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has completed enrollment of patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating CTP-499 for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease. CTP-499 is intended to slow progression of kidney damage in diabetic kidney disease and be additive to the current standard of care, which is treatment with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) and/or an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB). Concert expects to report top-line results from the Phase 2 study during the second-half of 2013.

  3. Ablynx's Anti-IL-6R Nanobody, ALX-0061, Shows Excellent 24 Week Safety And Efficacy Results In A Phase II Clinical Trial In Rheumatoid Arthritis 2/13/2013

    Ablynx (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: ABLX) today announced efficacy and safety data for its anti-IL-6R Nanobody, ALX-0061, at the 24 week final analysis of the Phase II part of a combined Phase I/II study in patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on a stable background of methotrexate.

  4. 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.

  5. Designer Bacteria May Lead To Better Vaccines 1/15/2013

    Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a menu of 61 new strains of genetically engineered bacteria that may improve the efficacy of vaccines for diseases such as flu, pertussis, cholera and HPV.

  6. ERT Expands Corporate Presence In Japan 1/15/2013

    ERT, a global technology-driven provider of health outcomes research services to biopharmaceutical organizations, medical device companies and contract research organizations (CROs), recently announced significant milestones that reinforce its position as a leading eClinical trial solutions provider in Japan.

  7. Cell Therapeutics Begins Enrollment In Phase 3 PERSIST-1 Trial Of Pacritinib For The Treatment Of Myelofibrosis 1/9/2013

    Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) today announced that the Company has initiated clinical trial sites and began enrolling patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial, known as PERSIST-1 or PAC325, for pacritinib, CTI's investigational JAK2 inhibitor, which is being evaluated for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis.

  8. Bio-Matrix' Regen BioPharma Initiates Pre-Clinical Study In Support Of HemaXellerate™ Cell Therapy 11/19/2012

    Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. (OTCQB: BMSN) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Regen BioPharma, Inc., has contracted Cascade Life Sciences, Inc. to research the safety and efficacy of Regen's HemaXellerate™ product using mice models for testing

  9. 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.

  10. Phase 2b Data Of Boehringer Ingelheim's Interferon-Free Hepatitis C Treatment Show Viral Cure Achieved In Up To 85% Of Treatment-Naive Patients 11/10/2012

    Final Phase 2b data from Boehringer Ingelheim's interferon (IFN)-free Phase 2b SOUND-C2 study showed that up to 85 percent of genotype 1b (GT1b) hepatitis C (HCV) patients achieved sustained virologic response (SVR or viral cure) 12 and 24 weeks after the end of treatment with the investigational treatment regimen of faldaprevir (BI 201335) and BI 207127, in combination with ribavirin (RBV)