European Medicines Agency News

Jun 10, 2013   |   nasdaq.com Update on Gentium's Defibrotide - Analyst Blog image

recently announced that it is seeking a re-examination of the negative opinion issued on defibrotide by the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). The CHMP had issued the...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   bioportfolio.com News and press releases: Revised guideline on biosimilars containing biotechnology-derived...

The European Medicines Agency has released a revision of the guideline addressing the clinical and nonclinical issues related to similar biological products biosimilars containing biotechnologyderived proteins as the active...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   checkorphan.org Roche’s RoACTEMRA Approved in EU to Treat Children With Rare Form of Arthritis image

Roche announced that the European Medicines Agency has approved RoACTEMRA to treat children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PJIA), a rare, chronic and debilitating form of childhood arthritis. The medicine can... All similar articles: 55 »

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Jun 10, 2013   |   straightstocks.com Label Expansion Sought for AMAG/TKPYY’s Rienso – Analyst Blog image

recently submitted a type-II variation to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Rienso (ferumoxytol). We note that AMAG’s sole marketed product Feraheme (US trade name of Rienso) is already available in the EU under the trade...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   finanznachrichten.de New Studies, Regulatory Submissions, and Leadership Changes - Research Report on St. Jude... image

NEW YORK, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom. Today, Wall Street Reports announced new research reports highlighting St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ),...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   emerginggrowth.com Dyax Corp. Looking to Raise $30 Million in Public Offering image

Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ: DYAX) is a biopharmaceutical company. The company recently announced that Marc D Kozin (who sits on the board) bought 10,000 shares of Dyax Corp. at $2.48 per share price. In addition, Dyax is looking to...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   medindia.net Safety of New Diabetes Drugs Under the Scanner image

Available evidence suggesting potential harm from the drugs in industry studies has not been published, an investigation by the IBMJ/I and Channel 4 Dispatches has found. Some independent studies challenge the conclusions of... All similar articles: 104 »

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Jun 10, 2013   |   adelaidenow.com.au Africa hopes to speed up medicine approval

BRINGING a new medicine to market in Africa requires 54 separate applications to each country on the continent, a time-intensive process that could be costing lives. African leaders are now trying to move toward a regional and...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   pharmalot.com Another Bill To Require Clinical Trial Disclosures, Or Else

File this under ‘try and try again.’ A US Congressman has, once again, introduced legislation that would require study results to be reported to ClinicalTrials.gov - the federal repository - regardless of whether the outcome is...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   dementiatoday.com Brain Changes Speak Volumes About Normal Aging and Dementia

www.dementiatoday.com%% Brain atrophy plagues affect more than just people with neurodegenerative disorders. Even seemingly healthy individuals lose brain matter over time. Can doctors and researchers separate brain changes due...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   drugs.com Primary Efficacy and Safety Findings from Four Phase 3 Japanese Studies of Simeprevir...

CORK, Ireland (June 6, 2013) -- Janssen R&D Ireland (Janssen) today announced primary efficacy and safety results from four Japanese Phase 3 clinical studies demonstrating that the use of the investigational NS3/4A protease...

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Jun 11, 2013   |   finanznachrichten.de CTI Announces Data Presentations at the 18th Congress of the European Hematology Association image

SEATTLE, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (NASDAQ and MTA: CTIC) today announced the upcoming presentation of data highlighting PIXUVRI® (pixantrone), the first approved treatment in the European...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   nieuwsbank.nl UCB highlights new data from its immunology portfolio at EULAR 2013

Maandag 10 juni 2013 | UCB ] Brussels (Belgium), June 10th 2013 - 0700 CEST - UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on immunology treatment and research, is proud to sponsor new data for its immunology portfolio...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   yahoo.com Dynavax: FDA Asks For Additional Safety Data

Jun 10 2013, 11:21 by: Theodore Cohen | about: DVAX , includes: GSK Before the opening bell this morning, Dynavax reported feedback from the company's meeting with the FDA. This followed the receipt of a complete response... All similar articles: 104 »

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Jun 11, 2013   |   wsj.com A Metal Good for Bones? image

By LAURA JOHANNES The Ache: Nine million adults in the U.S. have osteoporosis, a disease that makes bones prone to breakage, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Another 48 million people have low bone mass that...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   sec.gov Fri, 7 Jun 2013, issue

Commission Charges Whittier Trust and Fund Manager in Insider Trading Investigation into Expert Networks The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) today charged a South Pasadena, Calif.-based wealth management company... All similar articles: 56 »

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Jun 10, 2013   |   theflyonthewall.com AMAG Pharmaceuticals obtains U.S. commercial rights to MuGard

See the rest of the story here . Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fly's real-time, streaming news feed keeps individual investors, professional...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   finanznachrichten.de Collaborations, Clinical Development Programs, FDA Approvals, New Treatments and Attractive... image

NEW YORK, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Wall Street Reports announced new research reports highlighting Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD), Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNTS), Seattle...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   drugpolicycentral.com Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARNA), Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RIGL): This ...

Pharmaceuticals , Inc. (ARNA), Rigel Pharmaceuticals , Inc. (RIGL): This Week in Biotech By The Motley Fool in News See All With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 38% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   pharmalot.com Loosened FDA Conflicts Rules May Cause Unwanted Side Effects

Will the FDA Safety and Innovation Act that was passed last year to reauthorize user fees paid by industry cause an unwanted side effect? The 2012 law loosened conflict-of-interest restrictions on agency advisory panels and a...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   bionity.com European Medicines Agency and EUnetHTA review progress of their cooperation

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and EUnetHTA, the European network for Health Technology Assessment (HTA), met to review the progress of their cooperation in London on 14 May 2013. This was the sixth meeting since the start...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   healthxpressonline.net Diabetes drug, pancreatitis may be linked

Simon O'Neill, Diabetes UK director of health intelligence, said: "The European Medicines Agency is currently investigating findings from an independent study that has suggested there may be a link between use of GLP-1 and...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   whatismedicalcare.com ROCHE: EU Approves Child Arthritis Drug Roactemra – 4-traders (press release)

ROCHE: EU Approves Child Arthritis Drug Roactemra4-traders (press release)Recommend: 0. ZURICH -- Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) Monday said the European Medicines Agency has approved RoACTEMRA to treat children with polyarticular...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   euractiv.com Risk expert: Policymakers often misuse precautionary principle (Interview) image

Evaluating risk requires a balance of quantitative assessment and regulatory review. But often in the European Union, there is a “misuse” of the precautionary principle to appease national of political interests, says Ragnar...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   morningstar.com Roche drug gets EU nod to treat arthritis in children image

ZURICH, June 10 (Reuters) - Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche Holding AG said on Monday the European Medicines Agency has approved its rheumatoid arthritis drug RoActemra to treat children aged two or older suffering from a... All similar articles: 374 »

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Jun 10, 2013   |   financialchitchat.com Gilead Hepatitis C Drug Candidate Gets FDA Priority Review – Wall Street Journal image

By Kristin Jones Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) said its experimental oral hepatitis C treatment, sofosbuvir, has received priority-review status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA grants the priority review...

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Jun 9, 2013   |   chicagotribune.com FDA eyes trial size for Seattle Genetics cancer drug

Seattle Genetics' experimental cancer drug showed promise in treating two rare types of blood cancer, but the design and size of clinical trials limited conclusions, U.S. drug reviewers said. Food and Drug Administration staff...

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Jun 9, 2013   |   sciencedaily.com Investigation into safety of new diabetes drugs: Will manufacturers release their data? image

New forms of diabetes drugs, known as GLP-1-based drugs, and promoted as "the new darlings of diabetes treatment" make the pharmaceutical industry billions. But are they associated with an increased risk of cancer and do we...

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Jun 10, 2013   |   reuters.com Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on June 10

ZURICH, June 10 (Reuters) - Swiss stocks were expected to inch higher on Monday, while European markets were seen edging lower after Chinese data suggested that growth in the world's second largest economy was losing momentum....

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Jun 10, 2013   |   reuters.com European Factors to Watch-Shares seen lower on China data

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - European stocks were seen edging lower at the open on Monday after Friday's strong gains as Chinese data suggested that growth in the world's second largest economy was losing momentum. At 0632 GMT,... All similar articles: 122 »

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