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Paladin introduces grass pollen allergy medication in Canada
Specialty pharmaceutical company Paladin Labs has introduced first allergen immunotherapy tablet, Oralair, against grass pollen allergies in Canada. The sublingual once daily medication should be administered from four months prior to the onset of...
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Aptar Pharma names Jean-Marc Pardonge as prescription division new president
Aptar Pharma, a subsidiary of Aptargroup, has named Jean-Marc Pardonge as the new president for the company's prescription division. The company is involved in developing and manufacturing nasal and pulmonary drug delivery devices. In...
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FDA approves ThromboGenics vitreomacular adhesion therapy
The USFDA has approved ThromboGenics' Jetrea (ocriplasmin) for the treatment of symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). The approval was based on the Phase III trial data which demonstrated that Jetrea is superior to placebo for...
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University of Utah develops 90-day intravaginal ring for HIV drug delivery
University of Utah, in collaboration with CONRAD, has developed an intravaginal ring that delivers water soluble drug, tenofovir (TFV), for 90 days to prevent HIV infection. The intravaginal reservoir ring is composed in part...
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USPTO grants NOA to Arrowhead’s new DPC siRNA delivery system
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a notice of allowance (NOA) to Arrowhead Research's new formulation of dynamic polyconjugate (DPC) siRNA delivery system. The patent application No.13/032,029 covers claims for protecting...
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VentiRx, Celgene to develop cancer drug
 VentiRx Pharmaceuticals has formed a world-wide collaboration with Celgene Corporation to develop VTX-2337, a highly potent and selective TLR8 agonist for cancer treatment. As part of the agreement, Celgene will fund $35m as upfront...
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Atreca uses Immune Repertoire Capture technology to develop new vaccines
Atreca and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have collaborated to accelerate the discovery and development of new vaccines and therapeutics for human infectious diseases using Immune Repertoire Capture technology. Under the terms of the...
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