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Raptor Pharmaceutical announces results of NGX426 clinical trial

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. today announced the presentation of clinical trial data on NGX426, the Company's orally administered, non-opioid, AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist, at the 12th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain, held on November 20-21 in San Francisco.

23 Nov 2009

Vicor Technologies' PD2i nonlinear algorithm and software: a promising diagnostic for in-field trauma triage

David H. Fater, CEO of Vicor Technologies, Inc., today announced that Andriy Batchinsky, MD, a researcher with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), identified Vicor's proprietary PD2i® nonlinear algorithm and software as the most promising diagnostic for in-field trauma triage during a presentation before several hundred attendees at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium 2009 on November 14, 2009 in Orlando, Florida.

19 Nov 2009

Data from Phase 1 safety study of SB-728-T announced

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today that data from the University of Pennsylvania investigator sponsored Phase 1 safety study of Sangamo's zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) based product, SB-728-T, for HIV/AIDS were inadvertently and prematurely disclosed on the internet.

19 Nov 2009

Millennium commences Phase I clinical trial for its second-generation proteasome inhibitor

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced it has further expanded its protein homeostasis program with the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial for an oral formulation of MLN9708, the Company’s second-generation proteasome inhibitor. An intravenous formulation of MLN9708 entered clinical trials in March.

18 Nov 2009

Recent data from CNSBio's Phase IIa CNSB015 trial to be presented at the Neuropathic Pain conference

CNSBio Inc. will present recent Phase IIa proof-of-concept clinical trial data for CNSB015, an orally administered potassium channel modulator used in combination with opioids for the treatment of neuropathic pain, at the 12th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain on November 20-21, 2009 in San Francisco, CA.

18 Nov 2009

Updated clinical data from Poniard Pharmaceuticals' picoplatin Phase 2 trial announced

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced updated clinical data from its randomized, controlled Phase 2 trial of picoplatin in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

18 Nov 2009

NeoPharm presents LE-DT Phase I data at the AACR conference

NeoPharm, Inc. today announced the results of a Phase I clinical trial of Liposome Encapsulated Docetaxel (LE-DT) an active component of Taxotere® at a joint International Conference of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) being held in Boston, MA.

18 Nov 2009

Decision Resources: Neuropathic pain drug market to be $9.7B in 2018

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the neuropathic pain drug market -- driven by the launches of several novel therapies -- will increase from $6 billion in 2008 to $9.7 billion in 2018 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

16 Nov 2009

The Quigley Corporation announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

The Quigley Corporation, today reported net sales of $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to net sales of $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

12 Nov 2009

Update on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' RNAi pipeline, platform, and technology

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, is providing an update on its RNAi pipeline, platform, and technology at its R&D Day being held in New York today.

12 Nov 2009

Poniard Pharmaceuticals to present picoplatin Phase 2 trial data at the AACR-NCI -EORTC conference

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company will present updated clinical data from its randomized, controlled Phase 2 trial of picoplatin in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) and final results from its Phase 1 cardiac safety trial.

11 Nov 2009

University of Michigan to develop novel therapy for neuropathic pain

Researchers from the University of Michigan Department of Neurology have received a $1.8 million dollar grant to develop a novel therapy for neuropathic pain, a difficult to treat condition in which patients experience pain because of damage to nerve without obvious tissue injury.

10 Nov 2009

Positive interim data from the multicenter randomized Phase II trial of palifosfamide presented

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. presented today at the 15th Annual Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) Meeting, positive interim data from the multicenter randomized Phase II trial of palifosfamide (ZymafosTM, ZIO-201) treating patients with unresectable or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

6 Nov 2009

Interim data from Schering-Plough's narlaprevir Phase IIa study

Schering-Plough Corporation reported that interim results from an ongoing Phase IIa study of narlaprevir (SCH 900518), its investigational, once-daily protease inhibitor, demonstrated potent antiviral activity in treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1.

3 Nov 2009

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals presents new data from its transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis program

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that it presented new pre-clinical research findings from its transthyretin (TTR)-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR) program at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (“The Liver Meeting”).

2 Nov 2009

Schering-Plough receives FDA complete response letter regarding PEGINTRON

Schering-Plough Corp. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter to the company's supplemental Biologics License Application regarding PEGINTRON® (pegylated interferon alfa-2b) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with stage III malignant melanoma after complete lymphadenectomy.

31 Oct 2009

Promedior granted European Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for PRM-151

Promedior, Inc., a leader in the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases and tissue remodeling, announced today that the European Commission has granted Orphan Medicinal Product Designation to its lead drug candidate PRM-151 for use in the prevention of scarring post glaucoma filtration surgery.

29 Oct 2009

CytRx study reveals potential of molecular chaperones in design of anti-aging pharmaceuticals

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company and a leader in molecular chaperone regulation technology, today announced that a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Gerontology concluded that molecular chaperone amplification may represent a “significant strategy” in the future design of anti-aging pharmaceuticals.

29 Oct 2009

Sangamo BioSciences awarded a grant to develop zinc finger nuclease-based stem cell therapy for AIDS

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today that the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has granted a $14.5 million Disease Team Research Award to develop an AIDS-related lymphoma therapy based on the application of its zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) gene-editing technology in stem cells.

29 Oct 2009

Roche discloses the results of first Phase III clinical study using Taspoglutide

Ipsen (Paris:IPN), an innovation-driven global specialty pharmaceutical group, today announced that its partner Roche has disclosed the results of a first phase III clinical study using Taspoglutide, the first human once weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue originating from Ipsen’s Research.

29 Oct 2009

Neuropathy News and Research

Raptor Pharmaceutical announces results of NGX426 clinical trial

Vicor Technologies' PD2i nonlinear algorithm and software: a promising diagnostic for in-field trauma triage

Data from Phase 1 safety study of SB-728-T announced

Millennium commences Phase I clinical trial for its second-generation proteasome inhibitor

Recent data from CNSBio's Phase IIa CNSB015 trial to be presented at the Neuropathic Pain conference

Updated clinical data from Poniard Pharmaceuticals' picoplatin Phase 2 trial announced

NeoPharm presents LE-DT Phase I data at the AACR conference

Decision Resources: Neuropathic pain drug market to be $9.7B in 2018

The Quigley Corporation announces financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Update on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' RNAi pipeline, platform, and technology

Poniard Pharmaceuticals to present picoplatin Phase 2 trial data at the AACR-NCI -EORTC conference

University of Michigan to develop novel therapy for neuropathic pain

Positive interim data from the multicenter randomized Phase II trial of palifosfamide presented

Interim data from Schering-Plough's narlaprevir Phase IIa study

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals presents new data from its transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis program

Schering-Plough receives FDA complete response letter regarding PEGINTRON

Promedior granted European Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for PRM-151

CytRx study reveals potential of molecular chaperones in design of anti-aging pharmaceuticals

Sangamo BioSciences awarded a grant to develop zinc finger nuclease-based stem cell therapy for AIDS

Roche discloses the results of first Phase III clinical study using Taspoglutide

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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