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BMS, Compugen announce $12M immunotherapy clinical trial partnership

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Compugen, the Israeli genomics-based drug and diagnostic discovery company have made an announcement recently informing that the two companies have entered into a clinical trial partnership. The companies will undertake trial to evaluate COM701 from Compugen with Opdivo, BMS’s PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, in patients having …

ImaginAb signs a multi-year licensing collaboration deal with Merck

ImaginAb, a California based immune and oncology imaging firm, has reportedly announced that it has signed a non-exclusive multi-year licensing collaboration with the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company Merck & Company, Inc. As per the deal, Merck & Company, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) outside of Canada and …

ACell unveils research paper on hernia devices in regenerative drugs

The regenerative medicine firm Acell, Inc. has reportedly declared to published an article in the journal Regenerative Medicine titled ‘Comparison of in vivo remodeling of urinary bladder matrix and acellular dermal matrix in an ovine model’. As per trusted sources, the peer-reviewed publication compared the remodeling response and mechanical strength …

Lilly’s innovative 2-in-1 diabetes drug trials show impressive results

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co confirmed recently that the company’s new, two-in-one diabetes drug successfully lowered blood sugar and reduced weight in its trials. The announcement propelled Lilly’s shares to a record high whereas those of rival Novo Nordisk had dropped. Lilly’s innovative new drug is designed to target …

Health Canada bans valsartan from Chinese manufacturing unit

Health Canada, the government department responsible for national public health, in its recent announcement unveiled that it has found the manufacturing site of Chinese drug Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals to be non-compliant with the requirements of GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices). GMPs, for the record, are international standards that help ensure that …