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Amgen acquires Onyx Pharmaceuticals for $10.4bn 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Biotechnology firm Amgen has agreed to acquire US cancer drug producer Onyx Pharmaceuticals for about $10.4bn, offering $125 per share.
Calculator determines the carbon footprint of pharmaceutical products 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), alongside the UK's Carbon Trust, has launched a spreadsheet-based tool that will allow UK companies to estimate the carbon footprint of p...
Pharma companies pay $150m to US doctors so far this year 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Twelve pharmaceutical companies have paid doctors in the US nearly $150m already this year alone, according to industry data.
OncoMed granted US patent for cancer stem cell vaccine 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage company developing medications that target cancer stem cells (CSCs), has confirmed that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent (Pat...
Phebra Manufacturing Facility, Sydney 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Phebra officially opened a new pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility at Lane Cove West in Sydney, Australia, in March 2013.
Pharma Technology Focus - Issue 24 22 Aug 2013 | 04:13 pm
In this issue we look at how the Falsified Medicines Directive will be implemented, review the most recent progress in the study of animal viruses, investigate why numerous UK doctors prescribe placeb...
Scientists make breakthrough in finding cure for sleeping sickness 22 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Scientists in Belgium say they have made significant progress in creating a cure for the most common form of sleeping sickness.
Amway NUTRILITE® Botanical Concentrate Manufacturing Facility 22 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Amway, a direct-selling company based in the US, is constructing a new manufacturing facility at Quincy in Washington, US, for its NUTRILITE® Botanical Concentrates.
Gastrointestinal and liver breath test technology awarded patent in US 22 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Exalenz Bioscience, a developer of diagnostic systems, has been granted its first patent for a breath test that can assess the gastrointestinal and liver conditions of patients.
Thalidomide and Indian spice turmeric combined can kill cancer cells, say scientists 21 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Structural features from anti-nausea drug thalidomide combined with kitchen spice turmeric can create hybrid molecules that effectively kill multiple myeloma cells, say researchers at Virginia Commonw...
