AstraZeneca issues update on accelerated oncology pipeline

Posted: May 16th, 2013  |  Company/topic: AstraZeneca
Website: Breaking World Pharma News
AstraZeneca today announced that it will be moving three of its cancer compounds forward to Phase III clinical development. As set out at its Investor Day in March, oncology is one of the company's co…
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GSK and Save the Children form unique partnership to save the lives of one million children

Posted: May 14th, 2013  |  Company/topic: GlaxoSmithKline
Website: Breaking World Pharma News
An ambitious new partnership to save the lives of a million of the poorest children in the world has been launched by GSK and Save the Children. This unique collaboration will see the two organisation…
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Novartis drug IlarisĀ® approved by FDA to treat active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Posted: May 12th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Novartis
Website: Breaking World Pharma News
Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ilaris® (canakinumab) for the treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) in patients aged 2 ye…
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Amgen and Zhejiang Beta Pharma announce planned joint venture in China

Posted: May 10th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Amgen
Website: Breaking World Pharma News
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Zhejiang Beta Pharma Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang Beta Pharma) today announced that the companies have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to commercialize Amgen's Vectibix®…
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