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Abbott reports positive levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel study data
Abbott has announced the Phase 3 study results of its levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG), used for the treatment of advanced Parkinson's Disease (PD). LCIG is administered via a procedurally-implanted tube connected to a portable...
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VistaGen signs licensing deal for stem cell culture technology
VistaGen Therapeutics has signed a licensing agreement with the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine located at the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada, for stem cell culture technology. VistaGen will utilize the licensed technology...
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UCLA-engineered stem cells seek out and kill HIV in living organisms
Expanding on previous research providing proof-of-principal that human stem cells can be genetically engineered into HIV-fighting cells, a team of UCLA researchers have now demonstrated that these cells can actually attack HIV-infected cells in a living organism. ...
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Takeda to Acquire URL Pharma
Takeda America Holdings, Inc. and URL Pharma have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire URL Pharma - a privately-held pharmaceutical company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for an upfront payment of $800 million and future performance-based contingent earn...
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Alzheimer’s precursor protein controls its own fate
A research team led by the University of South Florida Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences has found that a fragment of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) - known as sAPP-α and associated with Alzheimer's disease - appears...
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Amgen to acquire privately held KAI Pharmaceuticals
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and KAI Pharmaceuticals today announced an agreement under which Amgen will acquire KAI, a privately held pharmaceutical company based in South San Francisco. KAI's lead product candidate, KAI-4169, is a novel...
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Indian government to address pharma industry issues
The task force, set up by the Union health ministry in India, has recommended the adoption of SMS model and identification code as a suitable method for the track and trace system. The system...
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