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Lotus Pharmaceuticals' asthma drug Laevo-Bambutero to receive Chinese SFDA Fast Track Approval

Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a growing developer, manufacturer and seller of medicine and drugs in the People's Republic of China reported that its asthma drug Laevo-Bambutero will receive the China's State Food & Drug Administration's (SFDA) Fast Track Approval to enter clinical trials. The SFDA's Drug Review and Evaluation Center told the Company during recent consultations at the end of the Company's IND that formal approval would be granted by the Beijing office of the SFDA.

21 Apr 2010

Investment report on Radient Pharmaceuticals from StockPreacher.com

StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring Radient Pharmaceuticals Corp. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

9 Apr 2010

China Medicine's 2009 revenues up 20.7%

China Medicine Corporation, primarily a manufacturer, leading distributor and developer of Western pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines, and other nutraceuticals, today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2009 results.

29 Mar 2010

Stemedica files IND for trial using allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells in patients with ischemic stroke

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. (Stemedica), a world leader in stem cell research and manufacturing, announced that it has filed an Investigative New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a clinical trial. The trial will assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Stemedica's high potency proprietary allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow-derived stem cells (adult human) as a treatment for ischemic stroke.

19 Mar 2010

Pew Prescription Project statement: Protect Americans from unsafe drugs made overseas

Two years after dozens of Americans lost their lives to contaminated heparin, we are still not able to protect U.S. consumers from many of the risks of pharmaceuticals manufactured in foreign factories. It is time for Congress to take action to better protect health.

17 Mar 2010

NerPharMa facility receives FDA approval to manufacture CTI's drug pixantrone

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its inspection of the facility at NerPharMa (a pharmaceutical manufacturing company belonging to Nerviano Medical Sciences Srl, in Nerviano, Italy), which manufactures the CTI's drug pixantrone and has found the site in compliance and acceptable for continued manufacturing of the drug product.

8 Mar 2010

China Pharma Holdings reports 21% increase in 2009 revenue

China Pharma Holdings, Inc., which develops, manufactures, and markets specialty pharmaceutical products in China, today announced financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

5 Mar 2010

KV Pharmaceutical makes agreement with U.S. Department of Justice to resolve investigation on ETHEX

KV Pharmaceutical Company today announced that it has reached an agreement, subject to court approval, with the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Office of Consumer Litigation of the United States Department of Justice to resolve an investigation regarding certain activities of ETHEX Corporation, its generic pharmaceutical marketing and distribution subsidiary, which occurred in 2008.

26 Feb 2010

Texas Plant-Expressed Vaccine Consortium announces biotherapeutic manufacturing initiative for infectious diseases

Leaders of the Texas Plant-Expressed Vaccine Consortium today announced a biotherapeutic manufacturing initiative designed to show proof of concept for a landmark new technology that could dramatically increase the nation's capability to produce vaccines for infectious diseases, including influenza.

25 Feb 2010

Texas-based consortium announces biotherapeutic manufacturing initiative for vaccine production

25 Feb 2010

Rondaxe and TD2 announce cancer drug development alliance

TGen Drug Development (TD2) and Rondaxe Enterprises today announced a strategic alliance that will help emerging companies speed new high-quality treatments to cancer patients.

18 Feb 2010

Codexis announces two separate collaborations in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Codexis, Inc. today announced two separate collaborations in pharmaceutical manufacturing with Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals and AMPAC Fine Chemicals LLC, a subsidiary of American Pacific Corporation. These agreements expand the application of Codexis technology to a broadened pipeline of branded innovator pharmaceutical products.

17 Feb 2010

China Pharma Holdings announces completion of clinical trials for Candesartan

China Pharma Holdings, Inc., which develops, manufactures, and markets specialty pharmaceutical products in China, today announced that the Company has completed clinical trials for Candesartan, an anti-hypertension drug, and submitted the generic drug production application to the SFDA.

21 Jan 2010

Illicit drug consumption in Europe

Europeans belong to the largest consumers of illicit drugs, absorbing about one fifth of the global heroin, cocaine and cannabis supply, as well as one third of ecstasy production (UNODC World Drug report, 2008). However, the vast majority of Europeans have never tried any illicit substance. In popular perception, illicit drugs still represent alien cultures challenging traditional European patterns, including consumption of our favourite drugs - alcoholic beverages.

21 Jan 2010

CEL-SCI completes validation of its GMP manufacturing facility

CEL-SCI Corporation, a late-stage oncology company and a developer of vaccines and therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, announced today it has completed the validation of all critical utilities and manufacturing equipment at its GMP manufacturing facility in Maryland.

12 Jan 2010

Medical Care Technologies reaches definitive agreement to acquire GUC's technologies

Medical Care Technologies Inc. today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire various technologies from Great Union Corporation, ("GUC") a private Hong Kong corporation.

12 Jan 2010

NPS awarded two multi-year contracts to provide Alternative Sampling and Marketing programs

Following a highly competitive evaluation process, National Patient Services (NPS) - A Triplefin Company has been awarded two multi-year contracts to provide Alternative Sampling and Marketing programs for two Fortune 50 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies.

2 Dec 2009

NIPTE to develop educational programs on leading edge pharmaceutical technology for FDA reviewers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education, Inc. (NIPTE) a $652,000 two-year contract to develop and deliver a professional development program to help to ensure that FDA reviewers are current in state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing and technology.

25 Nov 2009

DSM Pharmaceutical Products announces manufacturing alliance with Galenix

DSM Pharmaceutical Products today announced that it has made a manufacturing alliance with Galenix, Saint Jean D'Illac, France, where DSM will be the preferred commercial scale manufacturing partner for Galenix commercial products on a global basis.

6 Nov 2009

FluGen's CHO-cell-based production system generates egg-free, 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine virus

FluGen Inc., an emerging leader in the development, production and delivery of influenza vaccines, today announced that its proprietary CHO-cell-based production system has generated novel 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine virus without the use of eggs during any step of production.

30 Oct 2009