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Ian Read, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Pfizer

Pfizer elects CEO Ian Read as Chairman of the Board

12 December 2011
Pfizer Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Ian Read, as Chairman of the Board and CEO, effective immediately...

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Abbott and Reata Pharmaceuticals announce agreement to develop and commercialize next-generation AIMs

12 December 2011
Agreement calls for 50/50 global profit share for multiple new molecules...

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Katherine Baicker elected to Lilly Board of Directors

12 December 2011
Board of Directors of Eli Lilly and Company has elected Katherine Baicker, Ph.D. as a new member, effective December 12, 2011...

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ICON acquires BeijingWits Medical Consulting Ltd

12 December 2011
ICON plc, has agreed, subject to closing conditions, to acquire BeijingWits Medical Consulting Ltd., a leading CRO in China...

ELAN

University College Dublin and Elan announce initiative to create leadership in biotechnology

12 December 2011
€3m grant to combine business & science disciplines at University College Dublin...

PolymerIQTM

B&W Tek announces PolymerIQTM for quantification of polymers in partnership with Gnosys Global Ltd

12 December 2011
B&W Tek, Inc., announced its newest strategic partnership with Gnosys Global, Ltd...

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Merck announces results of ZOLINZA® (vorinostat) Phase III and IIb Trials for investigational use for multiple myeloma at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

12 December 2011
ZOLINZA in combination with Bortezomib achieved primary endpoint of improved progression-free survival in patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma in Phase III trial...

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Two Novartis Phase III studies show twice as many Ph+ CML patients achieve deeper levels of response with Tasigna® compared to Glivec®

12 December 2011
Phase III clinical trial data presented...

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Lilly oncology reveals findings from study of JAK2 inhibitor for blood cancers at ASH meeting

12 December 2011
Data from an oncology pipeline molecule announced at the ASH meeting...

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Patient entry completed for Phase III trial programme in Hepatitis C

9 December 2011
The final patient has been randomised to treatment in the large-scale Phase III clinical trial programme for BI 201335...

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca to acquire generics company to broaden patient access to medicines in China

8 December 2011
AstraZeneca to acquire Guangdong BeiKang Pharmaceutical Company Ltd...

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AstraZeneca to streamline US sales organisation

8 December 2011
Company will reduce its US sales force by approximately 1,150 leadership positions and sales representatives...