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Elanco Animal Health announces Lilly’s agreement to acquire ChemGen Corp.

24 January 2012
Elanco, announced that Lilly has signed an agreement to acquire ChemGen Corp., a privately held bioscience company...

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Novo Nordisk establishes type 1 diabetes R&D center in Seattle

24 January 2012
Novo Nordisk announced that the company will establish a type 1 diabetes R&D center in Seattle, US...

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Bristol-Myers Squibb names Gerald L. Storch to Board of Directors

24 January 2012
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced that its Board of Directors has elected Gerald L. Storch to the Board...

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Roche supports cancer care development program in Ethiopia

23 January 2012
Establishment of a program to improve basic cancer care in Ethiopia...

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Novartis drug Signifor® recommended by CHMP

20 January 2012
If approved, Signifor would be the first approved medication targeting Cushing's disease...

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FDA updates TYSABRI(R) (NATALIZUMAB) label to include anti-JCV antibody status as a PML risk factor

20 January 2012
The U.S. FDA has approved a product label change for TYSABRI...

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CHMP recommends EU approval to update Novartis drug Glivec® label to include three year treatment for GIST patients after surgery

20 January 2012
Update of the Glivec® (imatinib)* label...

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Merck resolves Vioxx® litigation in Canada

19 January 2012
Merck announced that it has entered into an agreement to resolve all claims related to Vioxx® in Canada...

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Bristol-Myers Squibb announces charitable donation of $6.9 million to support cancer patients

19 January 2012
Donation of $6.9 million in 2011 to support the HealthWell Foundation...

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B&W Tek to introduce spectral data acquisition software at SPIE’s BiOS & Photonics West Exhibits

19 January 2012
B&W Tek, Inc., is proud to introduce BWSpec™ 4.00...

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Sandoz initiates two more Phase III biosimilar trials, reinforcing long-term global leadership commitment

19 January 2012
Sandoz announced that it has initiated two milestone Phase III clinical trials...

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb receive complete response letter from US FDA for dapagliflozin

19 January 2012
The FDA has issued a complete response letter regarding dapagliflozin...