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Watson Sets Aside $6B to Buy Brand-Name Drug Assets

1 hour ago | News

Watson Pharmaceuticals CEO Paul Bisaro said the company has around $6 billion to spend on acquisitions as it looks to buy brand-name drug assets, signaling a move away from the company's focus on generic medicines, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Amgen to Discuss Application for New Use of XGEVA® (denosumab) at FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting

19 hours ago | News

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) will discuss the data from the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for XGEVA® (denosumab) to treat men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) at high risk of developing bone ...

Watson and J&J Settle Ortho Tri-Cyclen Dispute

22 hours ago | News

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it settled a patent lawsuit brought by a unit of Johnson & Johnson over a generic version of the birth control drug Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo.

Illumina Board Rejects Roche's $5.7B Buyout Offer

Feb 8 | News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Diagnostics company Illumina Inc. again rejected a $5.7 billion offer from Roche AG on Tuesday, saying the Swiss drugmaker's bid was "grossly inadequate."

Amgen to Discuss Application for New Use of XGEVA at FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting

Feb 8 | News

Amgen will discuss the data from the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for XGEVA (denosumab) to treat men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) at high risk of developing bone metastases (spread of cancer to the bone) at today's meeting of the U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC).


Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb Collect Damages in Plavix Patent Litigation with Apotex

Feb 8 | News

Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced today that Apotex has made payment in the amount of $442,209,362 to Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb to satisfy the damages ruling of the Plavix(R) (clopidogrel bisulfate) patent infringement case against Apotex.

Obama to Seek More Alzheimer's Research Money

Feb 7 | News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.

FDA Questions Amgen Drug for Prostate Cancer

Feb 7 | News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists for the FDA say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.

Anacor Pharma Drops as Study Enrollment is Stopped

Feb 7 | News

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc. dropped more than 8 percent Monday after the company said its partner GlaxoSmithKline PLC stopped enrolling patients in studies of an anti-infection drug.

Amylin Takes Fourth Quarter Loss as Lilly Partnership Ends

Feb 7 | News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Diabetes drug maker Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported a larger fourth-quarter loss Monday after it ended a partnership with Eli Lilly & Co., which gave Amylin all the rights to the drug Byetta and newly approved Bydureon.

Blogs

When Is Software The Answer To Regulatory Concerns About Your Investigations?

When Is Software The Answer To Regulatory Concerns About Your Investigations?

Jan 30 | John Ager, Technical Consultant, Life Science, Kepner-Tregoe, Inc

Document management software enables investigators to present the information used to reach conclusions clearly and concisely and it helps reviewers to track and approve investigations.

The Benefits of Professional Project Management

The Benefits of Professional Project Management

Jan 13 | Thorsten Vammen, Director at GEA Liquid Processing in Skanderborg, Denmark

Some companies feel that they can project manage new processing facilities themselves, bringing in sub-contracted help only when it’s needed. Self-managing is possible, but there may be a better way.

Multimedia

Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's

Government Seeking $1T Campaign Against Alzheimer's

Jan 18 | Video

Government advisors tried to set priorities for a national campaign to treat and manage Alzheimer's disease, which is projected to cost more than a trillion dollars in care by 2050. But as Dr. Jon LaPook reports, the plan does not include any funding.

ADHD Drugs in Short Supply

ADHD Drugs in Short Supply

Jan 11 | Video

Parents of children with attention deficit disorders are forced to travel from pharmacy to pharmacy in search of prescription medicines with no guarantees they will be available.

Study: Link Between Statins And Diabetes

Study: Link Between Statins And Diabetes

Jan 10 | Video

A recent study reveals that women who take statins may have a greate chance of developing diabetes.

Avastin Shows Promise in Fight Against Ovarian Cancer

Avastin Shows Promise in Fight Against Ovarian Cancer

Jan 5 | Video

Two recent studies show that Avastin, already approved for other cancers - but still controversial, could help women buy more time in their fight against ovarian cancer.

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