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LONDON, October 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The pursuit of Biosimilars, Antibody-Drug Conjugates and New Processing Technologies will set the trend for biomanufacturing in 2013; so says research from the industry's leading conference and exhibition, BioProcess International Europe [http://www.informa-ls.com/BPIPR1 ]. According to in-depth interviews with over 100 bioprocessing professionals working within process and technology development, novel therapies such as antibody...
KENNESAW, Ga., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MDXG), an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane announced today that it will present at the Craig-Hallum 3(rd) Annual Alpha Select Conference in New York City. Parker H. "Pete" Petit, Chairman and CEO, William C. Taylor, President and COO, and Michael J. Senken, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: SYN), a developer of synthetic biologics and innovative medicines for serious diseases and unmet medical needs, today announced that it has initiated efforts to develop a monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy for the treatment of acinetobacter infections. Many strains of Acinetobacter are multidrug-resistant and pose an increasing global threat to hospitalized patients, wounded military personnel and...
LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avaxia Biologics, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company developing oral antibody drugs that act locally within the digestive tract, announced today that the company was awarded U.S. Patent 8,268,971, entitled "Antibody Therapy for Modulating Function of Intestinal Receptors and Methods of Treating Diabetes and Obesity." The patent covers milk derived antibody compositions that specifically target and modulate an apical...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines (ASBM) today announced the results of a new survey on physician opinions relating to biologics and biosimilars. ASBM Chairman, Dr. Richard O. Dolinar, presented key findings during the DIA/FDA Biosimilars Conference: Guidances, Science, and BsUFA in Washington, D.C., where he urged the FDA to make patient-safety the cornerstone of the biosimilars pathway. The survey examined physician practices and...
SHANGHAI, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ShangPharma Corporation (NYSE: SHP) ("ShangPharma" or the "Company"), a leading China-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development outsourcing company, and Harbour Antibodies ("Harbour"), a Dutch biotechnology company, today announced that they have entered into a collaborative licensing agreement under which ShangPharma will develop therapeutic antibody candidates for its customers using Harbour's transgenic mouse-based...
SEATTLE and TOKYO, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CMC Biologics, a leading contract manufacturing organization known for its technical excellence in process development and cGMP manufacture, and Innomedica, a life sciences business development company specialized in Japan market, have entered into an agreement to facilitate CMC Biologics' customer base in the Japan market. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110502/SF93356LOGO) "We view this strategic agreement with...
BEIJING, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Biologic Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBPO, "China Biologic" or the "Company"), a leading fully integrated plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, today announced that it has donated 1000 bottles of Tetanus immunoglobulin through its Guizhou Taibang subsidiary for those injured in the devastating earthquake that struck in Yunnan Province, China on September 7, 2012. The donation was made to the quake-hit region on September...
SEATTLE and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CMC Biologics, a leading contract manufacturing organization known for its technical excellence in process development and cGMP manufacture, announced today it has hired Mark W. Sawicki, Ph.D., to serve as the Company's new Vice President of Global Business Development. Dr. Sawicki will be focused on business development, sales management, and the integration and alignment of the Company's global sales and marketing...
Head of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt to direct Psoriasis journal. (PRWEB) September 07, 2012 Dr. Uwe Wollina has been named Editor-in-Chief of Dove Medical Press journal entitled Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy. Dr. Wollina added: “During the last decade a never expected and still growing interst in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis has been noted. The development has been driven by basic reasearch in inflammation...
