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LONDON, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healthcare industry is undergoing a major overhaul after the Supreme Court last year upheld President Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA). While critics of the healthcare reform say that it increase costs for the healthcare industry, proponents of ACA note that the increase in the number of insured individuals will ultimately benefit the industry. Meanwhile, healthcare companies such as UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), Aetna Inc....
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca, announced that it has signed an in-licensing agreement with Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PGNX) for Progenics' Clostridium difficile late-stage preclinical program. The agreement was led by MedImmune's Infectious Diseases & Vaccines Innovative Medicines (iMed) Unit. Clostridium difficile infections are the leading cause of hospital-acquired bacterial infections in the...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca, announced today it will present three influenza abstracts at IDWeek 2012: the first combined meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the HIV Medicine Association, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, in San Diego, California, October 17-21, 2012. These abstracts expand upon the existing body of knowledge and...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca, announced today it will present four abstracts at the Influenza Vaccines for the World (IVW) International Conference at the Palacio de Congresos de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, October 9-12, 2012. These abstracts advance the body of existing data and knowledge surrounding influenza vaccination, highlighting MedImmune's continued leadership in helping to improve patient health....
NEW YORK and GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and MedImmune, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca, today announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the research of immunotherapy in cancer. Specifically, the research will focus on clinical trials to test novel combinations of immunotherapies, including three investigational monoclonal antibodies from MedImmune's...
GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SHANGHAI, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca, and WuXi AppTec, a leading research and development outsourcing company, today announced that they have formed a joint venture to develop and commercialize MEDI5117, a novel biologic for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, in China. MedImmune will provide technical and development expertise, while WuXi AppTec will provide local regulatory, manufacturing, pre-clinical...
CHICAGO, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) as the Bull of the Day and POSCO (NYSE:PKX) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis AstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN), Bayer (OTC:BAYRY) and Takeda Pharmaceutical (OTC:TKPYY). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101027/ZIRLOGO) Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2678. Here is a synopsis of all...
BOSTON, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune, the global biologics arm of AstraZeneca, announced results from a new retrospective database cohort study of 8,443 high-risk infants receiving palivizumab in Medicaid programs across 12 states. Approximately 67% of infants were non-compliant with palivizumab. Non-compliance with the FDA-approved dosing of Synagis® (palivizumab), defined as not receiving at least 5 doses or having dosing gaps, significantly increased likelihood of...
LONDON, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As AstraZeneca PLC Chief Executive David Brennan steps down, EvaluatePharma Ltd.'s EP Vantage award-winning team of journalists investigates the challenges and strategic options facing by the company. Whoever becomes the new chief executive of AstraZeneca faces a difficult task - choosing a path to pursue to resuscitate the ailing Anglo-Swedish drug maker's growth prospects. Options include a transformative acquisition, an outright...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and LONDON, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and AstraZeneca Plc, today announced an agreement to jointly develop and commercialize five monoclonal antibodies from Amgen's clinical inflammation portfolio (AMG 139, AMG 157, AMG 181, AMG 557 and brodalumab (AMG 827)). The companies believe all the molecules have novel profiles and offer the potential to deliver important treatments across multiple indications in inflammatory diseases. The...
