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Aptar Pharma names Jean-Marc Pardonge as prescription division new president

Aptar Pharma, a subsidiary of Aptargroup, has named Jean-Marc Pardonge as the new president for the company's prescription division. The company is involved in developing and manufacturing nasal and pulmonary drug delivery devices. In...

FDA approves ThromboGenics vitreomacular adhesion therapy

The USFDA has approved ThromboGenics' Jetrea (ocriplasmin) for the treatment of symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). The approval was based on the Phase III trial data which demonstrated that Jetrea is superior to placebo for...

University of Utah develops 90-day intravaginal ring for HIV drug delivery

University of Utah, in collaboration with CONRAD, has developed an intravaginal ring that delivers water soluble drug, tenofovir (TFV), for 90 days to prevent HIV infection. The intravaginal reservoir ring is composed in part...

USPTO grants NOA to Arrowhead’s new DPC siRNA delivery system

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a notice of allowance (NOA) to Arrowhead Research's new formulation of dynamic polyconjugate (DPC) siRNA delivery system. The patent application No.13/032,029 covers claims for protecting...

VentiRx, Celgene to develop cancer drug

  VentiRx Pharmaceuticals has formed a world-wide collaboration with Celgene Corporation to develop VTX-2337, a highly potent and selective TLR8 agonist for cancer treatment. As part of the agreement, Celgene will fund $35m as upfront...

Atreca uses Immune Repertoire Capture technology to develop new vaccines

Atreca and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have collaborated to accelerate the discovery and development of new vaccines and therapeutics for human infectious diseases using Immune Repertoire Capture technology. Under the terms of the...

US FDA approves Mylan Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide tablets

Mylan Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Mylan, has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP. The product is...

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