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Novartis has produced its first batch of experimental swine flu vaccine. Swine flu was declared pandemic by WHO on Thursday, June 11, 2009. The vaccine was produced at

Biosense has declared that it will be part of a public/private collaboration to fund a global clinical trial, to compare catheter ablation to medical therapy in treating atrial

Abraxis Bioscience has launched Abraxane for Injectable Suspension in China, for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer. In a global phase-III clinical trial, and in phase-II

Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced the results of two Orencia (abatacept) studies at the 2009 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR), in Copenhagen, Denmark. Orencia is a selective co-stimulation

Baxter has announced that it has completed testing and evaluation of the A (H1N1) influenza virus, and is now in full-scale production stage using its Vero cell culture

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi-Aventis, has announced that it is ready to support public health efforts to tackle the emergence of the new A(H1N1) influenza strain.

CombinatoRx has announced the full data on Synavive (CRx-102) phase-II knee osteoarthritis (OA) trial (COMET-1). Synavive, a dissociated glucocorticoid and prednisolone, provided safe and effective pain relief in

Novo Nordisk products, previously reported as stolen in North Carolina, has resurfaced recently at a medical center in Houston. Three lots of 10ml vials of insulin, marketed under

Philadelphia-based Hemispherx has announced that its collaborative influenza vaccine development partner in Japan, Biken, has decided to expand its Flu production capacity. “Biken decided to expand its manufacturing