Tag: Sanofi

November 30, 2015 Off

India progresses towards polio-free world

By Dino Mustafić

“Ours will be the last generation to see the horror of children paralyzed or killed by polio. I am sure,” said Pr Jacob John, Former Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

“Maybe we will remember 2015 as the year we took the final step to eradicate this disease forever.”

November 6, 2015 Off

Sanofi and Lexicon to develop sotagliflozin (for diabetics)

By Dino Mustafić

Sanofi and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals have entered into a collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialization of sotagliflozin, an investigational new oral dual inhibitor of sodium-glucose cotransporters 1 and 2 (SGLT-1 and SGLT-2), which could be a potential treatment option for people with diabetes.