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Category - Developments

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals
Developments

ASLAN Pharma in licensing pact with A*STAR

Closely-held ASLAN Pharmaceuticals has licensed a novel immuno-oncology antibody, targeting RON (Recepteur d’Origine Nantais), from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). RON is a receptor...

September 1, 2016
Mesoblast Logo
Developments

Mesoblast names Bill Burns as vice chairman

Mesoblast (NASDAQ:MESO; ASX:MSB) appointed William Burns, a director, as vice chairman. In this role, Mr. Burns, a former CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals from 2001 to 2009, will focus his considerable pharmaceutical...

September 1, 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Developments

Valeant to commercialize Contrave in Canada

Valeant Canada, a subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE, TSX: VRX), will commercialize Orexigen Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:OREX) Contrave (naltrexone HCl / bupropion HCl extended release) in Canada. Under...

August 30, 2016
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals
Developments

ARIAD completes NDA submission for brigatinib

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA) has completed a rolling NDA submission to the FDA for its investigational anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, brigatinib. ARIAD is seeking U.S. marketing approval of...

August 30, 2016
Regenicin
Developments

Regenicin gets orphan-drug status for NovaDerm

The FDA has granted orphan-drug status to Regenicin’s (OTC:RGIN) NovaDerm cultured skin substitute. In a statement, the company said it believes NovaDerm to be the only autologous cultured skin substitute prepared from...

August 30, 2016
StemCells
Developments

StemCells and Microbot Medical to merge

StemCells (NASDAQ:STEM) and closely-held Microbot Medical of Israel have entered into a definitive merger agreement, with plans to pursue the development of robotics-based medical devices for the treatment of...

August 16, 2016
Cellect Biotechnology
Developments

Cellect completes NASDAQ IPO

Cellect Biotechnology (NASDAQ:APOP; TASE:CLBD) priced an initial public offering in the U.S. of 1,292,308 American Depository Shares (ADSs) and warrants to purchase up to 969,231 ADSs. Each ADS, representing 20 ordinary...

August 3, 2016