October 6, 2015
VIDEO – Take a look at the U.S. government’s response in addressing Ebola in the United States.
Watch a video and take a look at the U.S. government’s response in addressing Ebola in the United States.
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Category: news
October 6, 2015
Teva’s acquisition of Rimsa
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has announced that it has entered into definitive agreements under which the Company will acquire Representaciones e Investigaciones Médicas, S.A. de C.V. (Rimsa), a pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution company in Mexico
October 5, 2015
FDA orders three duodenoscopes manufacturers marketed in US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered on Monday the three manufacturers of duodenoscopes marketed in the U.S. to conduct postmarket surveillance studies to better understand how the devices are reprocessed in real-world settings.
October 5, 2015
J&J divestitutes Cordis to Cardinal Health for $2 billion
Johnson & Johnson has completed the divestiture of its Cordis business to Cardinal Health for an approximate value of $2 billion.
October 5, 2015
2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and the other half to Youyou Tu for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria.
October 5, 2015
William C. Campbell and Update Satoshi Ōmura, and Youyou Tu split the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura split Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 with Youyou Tu, for discoveries regarding novel therapies for some of the most devastating parasitic diseases.
October 5, 2015
Roche’s cobas c 513 analyser, available for countries accepting the CE mark
Roche’s new HbA1c testing solution, the cobas c 513 analyser, is now available for countries accepting the CE mark,
October 2, 2015
Antisel SA will distribute Premaitha Healt’s prenatal screening test IONA in Greece and region
Premaitha Health has signed a distribution agreement with Antisel SA, a Greek distributor of scientific products, to provide the IONA test to clinical laboratories in the region.
October 2, 2015
Allergan – Humana Research Partnership
Allergan plc, has announced a multi-year research collaboration with Humana Inc. to explore new ideas and ways to improve the health and well-being of patients, members and their caregivers.
October 2, 2015
Sanofi: Genzyme Opts into Alnylam’s ALN-AT3 Hemophilia Program
Sanofi and its subsidiary Genzyme have announced that Genzyme has elected to opt into Alnylam’s investigational ALN-AT3 hemophilia program for development and potential future commercialization in territories outside of North America and Western Europe.