Tranzyme, BMS Complete Drug Pact

Posted: January 4th, 2013  |  Company/topic: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Website: Contract Pharma - Breaking News
Compounds transferred to BMS for further development…
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Biogen: Drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease fails late-stage trial

Posted: January 3rd, 2013  |  Company/topic: Biogen Idec
Website: MedCity News
Jan 3 (Reuters) - An experimental drug to combat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, failed to work in an important trial and Biogen Idec said it…
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Alkermes Aims for Psychiatric Drug That Won’t Pack on the Pounds

Posted: January 3rd, 2013  |  Company/topic: Alkermes
Website: Xconomy Life Sciences
Luke Timmerman Eli Lilly once made a fortune on a schizophrenia drug that helped a lot of people, but came with a nasty side effect—weight gain. Now Dublin, Ireland- and Waltham, MA-based Alke…
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Merck & Co., Inc. Cholesterol Drug Fails; Risks Seen

Posted: December 26th, 2012  |  Company/topic: Merck
Website: BioSpace.com Featured News
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (MRK), known outside the United States and Canada as MSD, today announced that the HPS2-THRIVE (Heart Protection Study 2-Treatment of HDL to Reduce th…
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