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ThromboGenics, BioInvent International report positive results from Phase II trial of TB-402 for VTE

ThromboGenics NV and co-development partner BioInvent International announce today positive results from their Phase II trial of TB-402. TB-402 is a novel, long acting anticoagulant that is being developed as a single injection for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following orthopaedic surgery.

6 May 2010

Positive results from Phase 2 clinical study of LX1031 in IBS patients presented at DDW 2010

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for human disease, presented results from its positive Phase 2 clinical study with LX1031 in patients with non-constipating irritable bowel syndrome at Digestive Disease Week 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

6 May 2010

Pharmacyclics reports total GAAP revenues of $2.1 million for third-quarter fiscal 2010

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today reported financial results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2010.

6 May 2010

Positive results from Phase IIa clinical study of LIPO-102

Lithera, Inc. today announced positive results from a Phase IIa clinical study of LIPO-102, its novel injectable combination of salmeterol xinafoate and fluticasone propionate for selective, non-ablative fat reduction. LIPO-102 was well-tolerated when administered weekly for 8 weeks into the subcutaneous abdominal fat of healthy subjects.

6 May 2010

Innate Therapeutics receives funding to conduct Phase 2A clinical trial for MIS416

Innate Therapeutics today announced funding support from Fast Forward, LLC, a not-for-profit organization established by the U.S. National Multiple Sclerosis Society and EMD Serono, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The award of funds will help support the conduct of a Phase 2A clinical trial in patients with progressive forms of MS using MIS416, a naturally occurring agent derived from bacteria.

6 May 2010

Update on CEL-SCI's Phase III clinical trial of Multikine

CEL-SCI Corporation today provided an update on its planned Phase III clinical trial of its cancer immunotherapy drug candidate Multikine. The Company, together with its development partners Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Orient Europharma, has already selected 40 of the planned 50 global medical centers where the Multikine Phase III study will be conducted.

6 May 2010

Vaccinogen chooses Clinipace Worldwide to manage pivotal phase 3b confirmatory trial for OncoVAX

Clinipace Worldwide, a global full-service clinical research organization (CRO), announced today that Vaccinogen, a biotechnology company with more than three decades experience researching how to combat cancer using the body's own immune system, has selected the company to manage a pivotal phase 3b confirmatory trial for OncoVAX in the treatment of Stage II Colon Cancer.

6 May 2010

Acceleron Pharma commences Phase 2 clinical trial of ACE-031 protein therapeutic in DMD patients

Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics that modulate the growth of cells and tissues including muscle, bone, fat, red blood cells and the vasculature, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial with ACE-031 in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a fatal neuromuscular disease. ACE-031 is an investigational protein therapeutic that builds muscle and increases strength by inhibiting signaling of a cell surface receptor called the activin receptor type IIB (ActRIIB).

5 May 2010

Rockwell Medical first-quarter sales up 17.1%

Rockwell Medical, a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company offering innovative products and services targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD), chronic kidney disease (CKD) and iron deficiency anemia, reported first quarter 2010 results today.

5 May 2010

Boehringer Ingelheim, Micromet enter collaboration for new BiTE antibody for multiple myeloma

Boehringer Ingelheim and Micromet, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a collaboration agreement for the research, development and commercialization of a new BiTE antibody for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

5 May 2010

Aradigm receives FDA IND approval for inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin

Aradigm Corporation today announced it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin Investigational New Drug (IND) application. The first trial planned under this IND is a Phase 1/2a, multicenter study designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of once-daily administration of 150 mg (3 mL) of Ciprofloxacin for Inhalation (CFI, ARD-3100) in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have a history of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection.

5 May 2010

AMRI first-quarter total revenue down 9% to $49.3 million

AMRI today reported financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

5 May 2010

Cadence Pharmaceuticals resubmits OFIRMEV NDA

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has resubmitted its New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational product candidate, OFIRMEV™ (acetaminophen) injection, for the treatment of pain and fever in adults and children.

5 May 2010

Merck acquires development, commercialization rights of ridaforolimus

Merck today announced that it has restructured its co-development and co-commercialization agreement with ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for ridaforolimus, an investigational orally available mTOR inhibitor currently being evaluated for the treatment of multiple cancer types, to an exclusive license agreement.

5 May 2010

ARIAD restructures collaboration with Merck for ridaforolimus mTOR inhibitor

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has restructured its July 2007 collaboration with Merck, Sharpe & Dohme Corp. for the development, manufacture, and commercialization of ridaforolimus - ARIAD's investigational mTOR inhibitor.

5 May 2010

Vical commences enrollment in Phase 1 trial of Vaxfectin DNA pandemic influenza vaccine

Vical Incorporated today announced the enrollment of the first subject in its Phase 1 trial of the company's Vaxfectin®-formulated plasmid DNA (pDNA) pandemic influenza vaccine. The trial will be conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC).

5 May 2010

Archivel Farma to start phase II clinical trials of RUTI vaccine for Latent Tuberculosis

Archivel Farma, S.L. has announced that its breakthrough treatment for tuberculosis (TB) will shortly start phase II clinical trials. The treatment uses the company's unique combination of its novel therapeutic vaccine called RUTI® in conjunction with an antibiotic. This cuts treatment time from nine months to one month, which reduces side effects and healthcare costs, by preventing re-infection during the eradication process. The company expects commercial availability in 2015.

5 May 2010

UK GTAC, MHRA approve Scancell's Phase I clinical trial of SCIB1 DNA ImmunoBody vaccine

Scancell Holdings Plc,, the developer of therapeutic cancer vaccines, today announced at BIO2010 in Chicago that its proposal to conduct a Phase I clinical trial on SCIB1, its DNA ImmunoBody® vaccine being developed for the treatment of melanoma, has been approved in the UK by the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee and by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Medicines Division.

5 May 2010

Targeted antibiotics provide safe, long-lasting improvement for IBS patients, says study

A targeted antibiotic provides effective and long-lasting relief of Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms, according to the results of two multisite Phase III clinical trials designed by Cedars-Sinai researchers. Rifaximin is the first drug treatment for IBS that relieves symptoms while it's being administered and continues to benefit patients after they stop taking the drug.

5 May 2010

StemCells first-quarter total revenue up 307%

StemCells, Inc., a leading stem cell technology company with the dual focus of novel therapeutics and innovative research products, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 and recent business highlights.

5 May 2010

Drug Trial News

ThromboGenics, BioInvent International report positive results from Phase II trial of TB-402 for VTE

Positive results from Phase 2 clinical study of LX1031 in IBS patients presented at DDW 2010

Pharmacyclics reports total GAAP revenues of $2.1 million for third-quarter fiscal 2010

Positive results from Phase IIa clinical study of LIPO-102

Innate Therapeutics receives funding to conduct Phase 2A clinical trial for MIS416

Update on CEL-SCI's Phase III clinical trial of Multikine

Vaccinogen chooses Clinipace Worldwide to manage pivotal phase 3b confirmatory trial for OncoVAX

Acceleron Pharma commences Phase 2 clinical trial of ACE-031 protein therapeutic in DMD patients

Rockwell Medical first-quarter sales up 17.1%

Boehringer Ingelheim, Micromet enter collaboration for new BiTE antibody for multiple myeloma

Aradigm receives FDA IND approval for inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin

AMRI first-quarter total revenue down 9% to $49.3 million

Cadence Pharmaceuticals resubmits OFIRMEV NDA

Merck acquires development, commercialization rights of ridaforolimus

ARIAD restructures collaboration with Merck for ridaforolimus mTOR inhibitor

Vical commences enrollment in Phase 1 trial of Vaxfectin DNA pandemic influenza vaccine

Archivel Farma to start phase II clinical trials of RUTI vaccine for Latent Tuberculosis

UK GTAC, MHRA approve Scancell's Phase I clinical trial of SCIB1 DNA ImmunoBody vaccine

Targeted antibiotics provide safe, long-lasting improvement for IBS patients, says study

StemCells first-quarter total revenue up 307%

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