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ACAM-FLU-A is designed to target all ‘A’ strains of the influenza virus. As such, it has the potential to be both a universal pandemic influenza vaccine and part

Rotateq is a rotavirus vaccine, while Gardasil is for the prevention of cervical cancer. Both are being adopted in all 55 US immunization projects. “This milestone is an

This clinical trial of Trimesta (oral estriol) has received a $5 million grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) in partnership with the National MS Society’s Southern

The collaboration, announced in December 2006, calls for Neuroptix to provide Merck with access to its laser eye scanning technologies, which in preclinical studies has detected Alzheimer’s-related amyloid

The trial, named Upfront and conducted primarily at community physician networks nationwide, will compare three Velcade-based therapies. The company is developing the drug for registration in front-line MM

In conjunction with the US launch, the companies are also kicking off PD-Aware, a public education campaign which aims to raise the profile of Parkinson’s disease and highlight

BCX-4208 is an orally available small molecule inhibitor of purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP), an enzyme that is essential for the proliferation of activated T cells. With its novel

Novartis has been hit by competing generic versions of its heart drug Lotrel and anti-nail fungus treatment Lamisil, and the withdrawl of its bowel disorder drug Zelnorm after

The company’s findings also show that all doses of HE3286 (10mg to 100mg) appear to be safe and well tolerated in healthy volunteers with no reported drug related