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Intradermal microinjection

FDA licenses Sanofi Pasteur’s new influenza vaccine delivered by intradermal microinjection

10 May 2011
The FDA approved Sanofi Pasteur’s sBLA for licensure of Fluzone Intradermal...

BRILIQUE (ticagrelor)

Health economics substudy of PLATO shows BRILIQUE to be a cost effective treatment versus generic Clopidogrel

9 May 2011
New health economics data from a substudy of the PLATO trial...

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Twelfth milestone payment as part of its discovery alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim received

9 May 2011
Twelfth milestone triggers payment of EUR 2 million to Evotec...

Elan

Alkermes to merge with Elan Drug Technologies to create Alkermes plc

9 May 2011
Alkermes will merge with EDT in a cash and stock transaction currently valued at approximately $960 million...

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Biogen Idec and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum receive opinion from EMA

9 May 2011
The EMA Pediatric Committee has adopted an opinion agreeing to the pediatric investigational plan...

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Pfizer’s Prevnar 13® meets all study endpoints in two pivotal phase 3 trials in adults aged 50 and older

9 May 2011
Pfizer Inc. announced that the data from its two pivotal Phase 3 immunogenicity and safety trials of Prevnar 13®* (Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine...

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Merck announces Hope Against Hepatitis C initiative to support fight against Hepatitis C Virus

9 May 2011
Aim is to increase awareness, prevention and diagnosis of HCV infection....

NUVIGIL

Cephalon presents positive results with NUVIGIL in largest shift work disorder trial ever conducted

6 May 2011
Cephalon, Inc. presented positive results from a phase IV trial...

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Abbott receives FDA approval to expand use of the RX ACCULINK® Carotid Stent System

6 May 2011
Abbott announced that the FDA approved the RX ACCULINK® Carotid Stent System...

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Novartis gains FDA approval for Afinitor®

5 May 2011
Novartis announced today that the FDA approved Afinitor® (everolimus) tablets for the treatment of progressive neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic origin (PNET)...

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The European Commission approves Pfizer’s Revatio® (sildenafil)

5 May 2011
Pfizer Inc. announced that Revatio® (sildenafil citrate) has been approved by the European Commission...

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Sanofi-aventis and Medicines for Malaria Venture join forces to develop innovative malaria drugs

5 May 2011
Sanofi-aventis and MMV announced that they have signed an alliance agreement...