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Knight won’t rest til it bests Paladin

By Len Zehr “It is entirely the goal of Knight Therapeutics (TSX:GUD) to duplicate the success of Paladin Labs,” says president and CEO, Jonathan Ross Goodman, who turned Paladin into a premier distributor of specialty...

May 13, 2014
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In conversation with Alistair Duncan

By Len Zehr As a co-founder, president and CEO of closely held viDA Therapeutics, a tissue repair company, Alistair Duncan has developed an affinity for doing biotech startups. From 1998 to 2008, he was president and...

May 6, 2014
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Transition moves into late-stage drug development

By Len Zehr Transition Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TTHI; TSX:TTH) has added late-stage drug development to its operations with its acquisition from Perrigo plc (NYSE, TASE:PRGO) of neuropsychiatric drug candidate, ELND005...

March 18, 2014
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Alpha Cancer to test oncology game changer

By Len Zehr Closely held Alpha Cancer Technologies, which is going public in a reverse takeover of Bradmer Pharmaceuticals (TSX-V:BMR-H), plans to begin testing patients with ovarian cancer this year with its drug...

March 11, 2014
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Gamida Cell shifts focus to NiCord stem cell product

By Len Zehr Closely held Gamida Cell has shifted its focus to its second-generation stem cell product, NiCord, for the treatment of hematological malignancies and non-malignant hematological diseases in the wake of an...

March 4, 2014
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Advaxis readies cervical cancer pivotal trial

By Len Zehr Advaxis (NASDAQ:ADXS) hopes to begin a registration trial before the end of the year with its next-generation immunotherapy, ADXS-HPV, for the treatment of invasive cervical cancer. “We are pleased with the...

February 25, 2014