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Novartis has started shipping seasonal influenza vaccine to its US customers for the 2011-2012 influenza season. Early delivery of seasonal influenza vaccine will ensure healthcare professionals have the ability to provide the earliest possible protection against influenza. Novartis plans...

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for XGEVA® (denosumab) for the prevention of skeletal-related events (SREs) (pathological fracture, radiation to bone, spinal cord compression or surgery to bone) in adults with...

Roche  announced that, during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing, the FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) recommended that the FDA withdraw its approval of Avastin® (bevacizumab) in combination with paclitaxel chemotherapy for previously untreated (first-line) HER2-negative...

John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., chairman, president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), urged that biopharmaceuticals be included in transatlantic trade and economic discussions. Lechleiter participated in the American Council on Germany's conference on "The...

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is exploring strategic alternatives for its Animal Health and Nutrition businesses based on its recent business portfolio review to determine the optimal mix of businesses for maximizing shareholder value. The...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Innate Pharma S.A. (Euronext Paris: FR0010331421, IPH) announced a global agreement for the development and commercialization of IPH2102, a novel antibody in Phase I development for the treatment of cancer. ...

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) are collaborating with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center to conduct a preclinical test of a sclerostin antibody in an experiment that will take place aboard space...