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Columbia Laboratories' total revenues increase 15% to $7.2 million in first quarter 2014

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. today announced financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

Scientists develop new circuit board modeled on human brain

The Neurogrid circuit board can simulate orders of magnitude more neurons and synapses than other brain mimics on the power it takes to run a tablet computer.

29 Apr 2014

Emilia Group completes acquisition of Pharma Pac's strategic assets

Emilia Group is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of strategic assets of Pharma Pac LLC, an OTC private brand and contract manufacturer, located in DeKalb, MS. The new entity is named Emilia Resources LLC and will operate as a manufacturing company of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products that will combine with Emilia Personal Care's strength in sales, marketing, supply chain and customer service.

28 Apr 2014

Sinovac Biotech commits to commercialize Sabin Inactivated Polio Vaccine in China

Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China that focuses on the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines, announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Intravacc (Institute for Translational Vaccinology) from The Netherlands to develop and commercialize the Sabin Inactivated Polio Vaccine (sIPV) for distribution to China and other countries.

28 Apr 2014

Stem cell production becomes much easier with polymer-based 3D culture system

Mass producing human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), including embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, for regenerative medicine and drug discovery may have gotten much easier, thanks to a polymer-based 3D culture system developed by Japanese researchers.

26 Apr 2014

Study could lead to better understanding of how Notch protein directs healthy development of organs

Johns Hopkins researchers report they have figured out how the aptly named protein Botch blocks the signaling protein called Notch, which helps regulate development. In a report on the discovery, to appear online April 24 in the journal Cell Reports, the scientists say they expect the work to lead to a better understanding of how a single protein, Notch, directs actions needed for the healthy development of organs as diverse as brains and kidneys.

26 Apr 2014

FDA proposes new regulations for tobacco products

The American Thoracic Society applauds the Food and Drug Administration for moving forward with proposed rules to regulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and cigars. This long awaited proposed rule is an important next step toward reducing the death and disease caused by tobacco use in the United States.

26 Apr 2014

Engineering breakthrough allows cancer researchers to create living tumors

Drexel's Wei Sun, PhD, Albert Soffa chair professor in the College of Engineering, has devised a method for 3D printing tumors that could soon be taking cancer research out of the petri dish.

26 Apr 2014

Pernix completes sale of Pernix Manufacturing to Woodfield Pharmaceutical

Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has closed on the sale of its Houston, TX-based manufacturing operations, Pernix Manufacturing, LLC ("PML") to Woodfield Pharmaceutical LLC.

25 Apr 2014

Cook Medical launches Stemulate Pooled Human Platelet Lysate cell culture media supplement

Cook Medical will introduce its Stemulate Pooled Human Platelet Lysate cell culture media supplement at the 2014 International Society for Cellular Therapy meeting, April 23-26.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 25 Apr 2014

STEM-Pharma delivers evidence-based recommendations on pharmaceutical growth in emerging markets

STEM-Pharma is a management consulting firm specialized in healthcare and pharmaceutical market intelligence. The company delivers evidence-based recommendations on pharmaceutical growth opportunities in emerging markets.

22 Apr 2014

Automated diagnostic technologies redefine infectious diseases

The diagnostics market for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus and human papilloma virus is expanding, giving rise to commercial opportunities especially in the developing economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

22 Apr 2014

Scientists discover a new process for making fast, efficient crystalline organic semiconductors

Sometimes engineers invent something before they fully comprehend why it works. To understand the "why," they must often create new tools and techniques in a virtuous cycle that improves the original invention while also advancing basic scientific knowledge.

22 Apr 2014

‘Profile America’ features world's most important medicine, insulin

One of world's most important medicines — insulin —became available for general use this month in 1923, saving the lives of millions of people suffering from diabetes. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas and is critical in the processing of carbohydrates in the human body. I

22 Apr 2014

Baxter reports topline results from BAX 111 Phase 3 trial for treatment of von Willebrand disease

Baxter International Inc. today announced topline results from a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics (PK) of BAX 111. BAX 111 is a recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) under investigation for the treatment of bleeding episodes in patients with von Willebrand disease, the most common type of inherited bleeding disorder.

From Baxter International Inc. 16 Apr 2014

Irvine Scientific announces launch of BalanCD MDCK cell culture medium

Irvine Scientific is pleased to announce the launch of its BalanCD MDCK cell culture medium, a next generation cell culture product responding to today's requirements for media used in cell-based vaccine manufacturing. This new flagship product expands Irvine Scientific's current BalanCD product portfolio of animal component-free and chemically-defined media with the addition of a new purpose-built product.

15 Apr 2014

Impax resubmits NDA for RYTARY providing updated safety and stability information

Impax Pharmaceuticals, a division of Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL), announced today the resubmission of Impax's New Drug Application (NDA) for RYTARY (IPX066) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

11 Apr 2014

Scientists report first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs

Scientists reported today the first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs. A research team led by Anthony Atala, M.D., director of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine, describes in the Lancet long-term success in four teenage girls who received vaginal organs that were engineered with their own cells.

11 Apr 2014

Mayo Clinic collaborates with Enterprise Ireland to advance novel medical technologies

Mayo Clinic today announced a five-year collaboration with Enterprise Ireland, the Irish enterprise development agency, to advance novel medical technologies originating from Mayo Clinic.

11 Apr 2014

Scientists report successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in laboratory

Scientists at the University of Basel report first ever successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in the laboratory. Cartilage cells were extracted from the patient's nasal septum, multiplied and expanded onto a collagen membrane.

11 Apr 2014

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Columbia Laboratories' total revenues increase 15% to $7.2 million in first quarter 2014

Scientists develop new circuit board modeled on human brain

Emilia Group completes acquisition of Pharma Pac's strategic assets

Sinovac Biotech commits to commercialize Sabin Inactivated Polio Vaccine in China

Stem cell production becomes much easier with polymer-based 3D culture system

Study could lead to better understanding of how Notch protein directs healthy development of organs

FDA proposes new regulations for tobacco products

Engineering breakthrough allows cancer researchers to create living tumors

Pernix completes sale of Pernix Manufacturing to Woodfield Pharmaceutical

Cook Medical launches Stemulate Pooled Human Platelet Lysate cell culture media supplement

STEM-Pharma delivers evidence-based recommendations on pharmaceutical growth in emerging markets

Automated diagnostic technologies redefine infectious diseases

Scientists discover a new process for making fast, efficient crystalline organic semiconductors

‘Profile America’ features world's most important medicine, insulin

Baxter reports topline results from BAX 111 Phase 3 trial for treatment of von Willebrand disease

Irvine Scientific announces launch of BalanCD MDCK cell culture medium

Impax resubmits NDA for RYTARY providing updated safety and stability information

Scientists report first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs

Mayo Clinic collaborates with Enterprise Ireland to advance novel medical technologies

Scientists report successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in laboratory

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