October 7, 2015 Off

Horizon In-licenses Oncology Programme from Servier and Enters Option Agreement

By Dino Mustafić

Horizon Discovery Group plc, the international life science company supplying research tools and services that power genomics research and the development of personalised medicines, has announced that its leveraged business unit has signed a programme in-licensing and option agreement with Servier, the independent French research-based pharmaceutical company .

October 7, 2015 Off

Sanofi: New Analysis on Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

By Dino Mustafić

Sanofi and its subsidiary Genzyme announced have that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from the Phase III TEMSO study demonstrate that Aubagio (teriflunomide) significantly slowed brain volume loss (or atrophy) vs. placebo over two years in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS).

October 6, 2015 Off

AmerisourceBergen to Acquire PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

By Dino Mustafić

AmerisourceBergen has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings, Inc., the privately held provider of outsourced compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) to acute care hospitals in the United States, from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $2.575 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments and on a cash-free, debt-free basis.

October 6, 2015 Off

Akers Biosciences Launching BreathScan OxiChek and KetoChek Tests

By Dino Mustafić

Akers Biosciences, Inc. a medical device company focused on reducing the cost of healthcare through faster, easier diagnostics, has announced that all development specifications have been finalized and production has commenced for its two transformational breath tests designed for the health and wellness industry and consumers.