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The Storage and Server Solutions Provider Expert, ViON Corporation, Has Named Steven Picot as the New Vice President of Federal Sales Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 Tom Frana, President and CEO of ViON Corporation (ViON), has announced that Steven Picot has been named Vice President of Federal Sales. In this role, Mr. Picot is responsible for leading all federal sales activities. "We are elated to have Steve Picot join the ViON family. His management skills and business...
Adds Balanced Product and Intellectual Property Portfolio with Complementary Technology Platforms Builds Scale, Expands Capacity and Broadens Footprint in Emerging Markets TORONTO and HIGH POINT, NC, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Patheon Inc. (TSX: PTI), a leading provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with VION N.V., a global manufacturer of foodstuffs...
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: VIONQ) announced today that it had received a response from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Special Protocol Assessment ("SPA") for its oncology therapeutic Onrigin(TM) (laromustine) Injection. In January 2010, Vion filed a SPA with the FDA related to a randomized Phase II/III trial of Onrigin(TM) in combination with low-dose Ara-C (LDAC) in elderly patients with newly...
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. issued a management statement related to the continuing trading volume in the Company's common stock. Management informed investors that it had noticed continuing high trading volume in the Company's common stock after the Company's filing for bankruptcy and of its belief that there will be no value for the common stockholders in the Company's bankruptcy liquidation process, even under the most optimistic of...
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: VION) announced today that it had filed a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to a randomized Phase II/III trial of its oncology therapeutic Onrigin(TM) (laromustine) Injection in combination with low-dose Ara-C (LDAC) in elderly patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The primary objective for the Phase III part of...
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: VION), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") had responded to its Special Protocol Assessment ("SPA") request to evaluate the Phase III randomized trial HOVON AML 92 sponsored by the Dutch-Belgian Cooperative Group for Hematology Oncology ("HOVON") of its lead product Onrigin(TM). The FDA raised concerns with the HOVON trial design as submitted regarding the...
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: VION), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel cancer therapeutics, announced that it had voluntarily filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Vion is continuing to operate its business as a debtor-in-possession pursuant to Sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code....
NEW HAVEN, Conn., ,Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: VION) today announced that it had received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") related to its New Drug Application ("NDA") for Onrigin(TM) (laromustine) injection submitted in February 2009. The letter indicates that the FDA cannot approve the Company's NDA in its present form and provides recommendations to address remaining issues. Alan Kessman,...
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: VION) today announced financial results for the three-month and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2009. For the third quarter of 2009, the Company reported a net loss of $6.2 million, or $0.78 per share, compared with a net loss of $6.8 million, or $0.92 per share, for the same 2008 period. Weighted-average common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2009...
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: VION) announced today that it had hired the investment banking firm Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. to assist in evaluating its strategic alternatives. These alternatives include any combination of a restructuring of the Company and its debt and a sale of the Company or its assets. The Company may also consider financing options. As previously reported, the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee...
