Close

Drug Research

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...

Transgenomic to advance pancreatic cancer research with NIH grant

Transgenomic, a global biotechnology company, has won $100,000 small business technology transfer programme (STTR) Phase I grant from National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Center for pancreatic cancer research. The project aims at developing...

US FDA approves Wockhardt hypertension drug

Wockhardt has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration ((FDA) to market extended-release tablets containing 2.5mg, 5mg and 10mg Felodipine, which are used to treat hypertension. Felodipine is the generic name...

Subscribe

- Never miss a story with notifications

- Gain full access to our premium content

- Browse free from any location or device.

Must read