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Cardium Therapeutics reports positive findings from Excellarate Phase 1/2 clinical study

Cardium Therapeutics today announced the publication of positive findings from the open label multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical study of Excellarate(TM) (GAM501, Ad5PDGF-B / 2.6% collagen), its product candidate for the potential treatment of non-healing diabetic foot ulcers.

19 Oct 2009

Fate Therapeutics announces human iPSC generation using a combination of small molecules

Fate Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the generation of human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using a combination of small molecules that significantly improves the speed and efficiency of reprogramming.

19 Oct 2009

Cancer Therapeutics and Nanotherapies sign letter of intent

Cancer Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: CTHP), an emerging biotechnology business incubator with a specific emphasis on disruptive cancer treatments and nanotechnology, announced today it has signed a letter of intent to acquire another 26 percent interest in NanoTherapies, LLC which would give Cancer Therapeutics a total of 51 percent and controlling interest of NanoTherapies.

19 Oct 2009

Overview of innovative technology for treating ischemic and autoimmune disorders

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. today announced that it will present at the New England-Israel Life Sciences Summit at the Brandeis International Business School in Waltham, Mass. Zami Aberman, chairman and CEO of Pluristem will present an update on the company and an overview of its technology at 9:40 EDT, Oct 27, 2009.

15 Oct 2009

Prometheus Laboratories introduces three new cancer diagnostic products

Prometheus Laboratories Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, today announced the nationwide commercial launch of three new cancer diagnostic products: ProOnc TumorSource Dx, ProOnc Squamous Dx and ProOnc Mesothelioma Dx. Each of these tests is based on recently developed, highly sensitive microRNA technology.

15 Oct 2009

Baxter International announces financial results for third quarter 2009; updates full-year financial outlook

Baxter International Inc. today reported solid financial results for the third quarter of 2009, and provided its fourth quarter and updated full-year 2009 financial outlook.

From Baxter International Inc. 15 Oct 2009

Inspire to present its denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis program data at the 23rd NACFC

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today Inspire scientists and collaborators will present data from the denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis (CF) program in a poster presentation at the 23rd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) October 15 - 17, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN.

15 Oct 2009

Envoy Therapeutics raises $8 million through private placement

Envoy Therapeutics, Inc., a newly formed drug discovery company, today announced the closing of its first financing, an $8 million private placement of the company’s Series A Preferred Stock. Led by 5AM Ventures, other investors participating in the financing included Takeda Research Investment and Roche Venture Fund.

15 Oct 2009

UT Southwestern Medical Center awarded $15.7M NIH contract to develop a new virus database

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $15.7 million contract to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop an open-access national online database and analysis resource center that will help scientists study and combat viruses such as those that cause hepatitis, encephalitis, smallpox, acute respiratory distress and dengue fever, as well as newly emerging pathogenic viruses.

15 Oct 2009

Eden Biodesign to manufacture Biotecnol's Cardiotrophin-1

Eden Biodesign, a globally-integrated provider of biopharmaceutical process development, cGMP manufacturing and consultancy services, today announced it has been selected by Biotecnol SA to manufacture Cardiotrophin-1 for potential use in certain liver indications.

15 Oct 2009

Positive data from Cardium Therapeutics' Matrix Phase 2b Excellarate trial

Cardium Therapeutics today reported positive data from its Matrix Phase 2b clinical trial of Excellarate(TM) for the potential treatment of patients with chronic non-healing diabetic foot ulcers based on the Company's Gene Activated Matrix (GAM) technology platform.

15 Oct 2009

Fero Industries to acquire Pyro Pharmaceuticals

Fero Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a Definitive Agreement to acquire Pyro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Irvine, California.

15 Oct 2009

Postive vote from FDA Advisory Committee for Fampridine-SR 10

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs (PCNSD) Advisory Committee voted 12 to 1 that clinical data on Fampridine-SR 10 mg twice daily demonstrated substantial evidence of effectiveness as a treatment to improve walking in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and voted 10 to 2 (1 abstention) that it is clinically meaningful and can be safe for use.

15 Oct 2009

FDA approves ZyStor Therapeutics' ZC-701 for Phase I human safety trial

ZyStor Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a new class of targeted protein therapeutics for the treatment of Lysosomal Storage Diseases using the Company's proprietary Glycosylation Independent Lysosomal Targeting technology, today announced that it has received clearance from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration to proceed into a clinical trial for its first drug candidate, ZC-701, an enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of Pompe disease.

14 Oct 2009

Provectus Pharmaceuticals commences compassionate use program of PV-10 for cancer

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, has expanded its compassionate use program for PV-10, making the agent, which is being developed as a therapeutic agent for a broad spectrum of cancers, available for select cancer patients in the United States. The program is already in progress in Australia, where it was initiated in June 2009.

14 Oct 2009

Presentation on L-DOS47 drug formulation and development at Pharmaceutical Industry Conference

Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX, FSE: "HBP" / OTCQX: HXBPF) today announced that a presentation on L-DOS47 formulation and analytical method development will be made at the "Formulation Strategies for Protein Therapeutics" conference to be held on October 13 to 15, 2009, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The conference is sponsored by IBC Life Sciences.

14 Oct 2009

Antisense Therapeutics completes repeat-dosing toxicology studies for ATL1103

Antisense Therapeutics Limited is pleased to announce that the Company has now completed repeat-dosing toxicology studies for ATL1103 in two species -- mouse and non-human primate. Draft study reports from the study contractors in the United States have been received, and the toxicology outcomes from these studies support ANP's plans for the continued development of ATL1103.

14 Oct 2009

2010 TIPPS certification for Prime Therapeutics

Prime Therapeutics (Prime), a thought leader in pharmacy benefit management, has met high standards of pharmacy cost transparency, earning it 2010 Transparency in Pharmaceutical Purchasing Standards(SM) (TIPPS) certification from the HR Policy Association.

14 Oct 2009

Cequent Pharmaceuticals to provide details of its clinical program at BIOCOM conference

Cequent Pharmaceuticals, a pioneer in the development of novel products to deliver RNAi-based treatments to prevent and treat human disease, announced that Chief Executive Officer, Peter Parker, will provide details on Cequent's planned launch of its clinical program and highlight strategy and development goals in a company update scheduled for 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at the 2009 BIOCOM Investor Conference.

14 Oct 2009

Case Western Reserve University receives a $20.5M gift to support medical education and research programs

Case Western Reserve University has received a $20.5 million gift from Donald Goodman, DDS (DEN '45) and Ruth Weber Goodman.

14 Oct 2009

Therapeutics News and Research

Cardium Therapeutics reports positive findings from Excellarate Phase 1/2 clinical study

Fate Therapeutics announces human iPSC generation using a combination of small molecules

Cancer Therapeutics and Nanotherapies sign letter of intent

Overview of innovative technology for treating ischemic and autoimmune disorders

Prometheus Laboratories introduces three new cancer diagnostic products

Baxter International announces financial results for third quarter 2009; updates full-year financial outlook

Inspire to present its denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis program data at the 23rd NACFC

Envoy Therapeutics raises $8 million through private placement

UT Southwestern Medical Center awarded $15.7M NIH contract to develop a new virus database

Eden Biodesign to manufacture Biotecnol's Cardiotrophin-1

Positive data from Cardium Therapeutics' Matrix Phase 2b Excellarate trial

Fero Industries to acquire Pyro Pharmaceuticals

Postive vote from FDA Advisory Committee for Fampridine-SR 10

FDA approves ZyStor Therapeutics' ZC-701 for Phase I human safety trial

Provectus Pharmaceuticals commences compassionate use program of PV-10 for cancer

Presentation on L-DOS47 drug formulation and development at Pharmaceutical Industry Conference

Antisense Therapeutics completes repeat-dosing toxicology studies for ATL1103

2010 TIPPS certification for Prime Therapeutics

Cequent Pharmaceuticals to provide details of its clinical program at BIOCOM conference

Case Western Reserve University receives a $20.5M gift to support medical education and research programs

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