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AstraZeneca Sells North American Zoladex Rights

21.02.2017 - AstraZeneca has agreed to sell the commercial rights for its cancer treatment Zoladex in the US and Canada for $250 million upfront to private equity-backed TerSera Therapeutics –...

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Tusk in UK Cancer Collaboration

16.02.2017 - The UK’s Tusk Therapeutics is joining Cancer Research Technology (CRT) and University College London (UCL) to research, develop and commercialize an antibody-based therapeutic...

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Q BioMed in Liver Cancer Collaboration

10.02.2017 - US biomedical company Q BioMed has entered into an agreement with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and India’s Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology to develop a...

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ACC Launches Website Critical of IARC

06.02.2017 - American Chemistry Council (ACC), the association representing US chemical producers, has launched a public campaign aimed at debunking claims made by the Lyon, France-based...

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UK Said Cutting Costs for Expensive Drugs

30.01.2017 - About 20% of all new drugs will be rationed under tighter cost-cutting plans in the UK’s National Service (NHS), according to reports, which suggest that patients who suffer from...

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Ipsen Takes Merrimack’s Oncology Assets

12.01.2017 - French drugmaker Ipsen has signed a definitive agreement to buy the global oncology assets of US-based Merrimack Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth potentially more than $1 billion...

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Proteros Signs Second Oncology Collaboration with MSD

20.12.2016 - Proteros Biostructures has entered into a second research agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme (known as MSD outside the US and Canada). The new collaboration is aimed at developing...

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UK Groups Plan Life Sciences Investment Firm

08.11.2016 - Cancer Research UK is aligning with the Wellcome Trust and investment groups Syncona and BACIT to create a new company with assets of up to £1 billion that will invest in life...