News: Bayer Schering

01.09.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA): evaluation of three different contrast agents at two different doses (0.05 and 0.1 mmol/kg) in pigs at 1.5 Tesla.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the image quality of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) of the supra-aortic vessels at 0.05 mmol/kg bw and 0.1 mmol/kg bw, between gadobutrol, Gd-DTPA and Gd-BOPTA quantitatively and qualitatively a total of eight pigs were evaluated (…)

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30.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: High Relaxivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents Part 1: Impact of Single Donor Atom Substitution on Relaxivity of Serum Albumin-Bound Gadolinium Complexes.

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The donor atoms that bind to gadolinium in contrast agents influence inner-sphere water exchange and electronic relaxation, both of which determine observed relaxivity. The effect of these molecular parameters on relaxivity is greatest when the (…)

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07.09.2010 | BioSpace: Bayer Schering Pharma Builds China Diabetes Portfolio with SciLin Launch

September 7, 2010 - Bayer Schering Pharma has launched SciLin, its recombinant insulin product, in China. In June 2009, the company paid $43.5 million to Polish biotech Bioton for China rights to the drug over the next 15 years. At the time of the agreement, Bayer forecast (…)

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06.09.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Women's Health Therapeutics, Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/61183d/womens_health_the) has announced the addition of the "Women's Health Therapeutics, Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016 - High Unmet Need will Drive the Uptake of Novel Drugs in (…)

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02.09.2010 | Business Wire: ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Webcast of Presentations at Multiple Investor Conferences in September | Business Wire

WALTHAM, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops antibody-based targeted anticancer products, today announced that Company management will present at multiple investor conferences this month. The live webcast of each (…)

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31.08.2010 | Bionity.com: IBA and Bayer Schering Pharma Sign Clinical Trial Supply Agreement for Alzheimer s Disease Tracer

31.08.2010 - IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that they have entered into an agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany (Bayer) for chemical process development and clinical trial doses supply of FLORBETABEN, a molecular imaging compound in development for the (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: KYTHERA and Bayer Dermatology Unit Intendis Enter Licensing and Development Agreement for Adipolytic Agent ATX-101 | Business Wire

LOS ANGELES-(BUSINESS WIRE)-KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ( œKYTHERA ) and Intendis, Bayer HealthCare s dermatology business, today announced that they have entered into a licensing agreement granting Intendis rights to KYTHERA s lead product candidate, ATX-101, outside (…)

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27.08.2010 | BioSpace: Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and Bayer Schering Pharma Sign Clinical Trial Supply Agreement for Alzheimer's Disease Tracer

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, August 27th, 2010 IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany (Bayer) for chemical process development and clinical trial doses supply of FLORBETABEN, a molecular (…)

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27.08.2010 | BioSpace: Genentech (RHHBY), ImmunoGen, Inc. (IMGN) Receives Refuse to File Letter from FDA for Drug T-DM1, Immunogen Stock Drops 36.35% at 1:49 PM EDT

WALTHAM, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN - News), a biotechnology company that develops antibody-based targeted anticancer products, today announced that Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced its receipt of a Refuse to File (RTF) letter (…)

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26.08.2010 | Medical News Today: CRT And Bayer Schering Pharma To Investigate New Therapeutic Approach In Gynaecological And Oncological Diseases

Cancer Research Technology has signed an agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany to evaluate new leptin antagonist peptides as potential experimental treatments initially in the area of gynaecological diseases, including cancer. Under the terms of the agreement, Bayer (…)

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26.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Tau and Amyloid Beta Targeted Therapy of Alzheimers Disease - A Competitor Analysis | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bf790f/competitor_analysi) has announced the addition of the "Competitor Analysis: Tau and Amyloid Beta Targeted Therapy of Alzheimers Disease" report to their offering. Competitor (…)

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25.08.2010 | Business Wire: Maven Semantic: Biomarker Research Database | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Maven Semantic (http:/www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Biomarker research database. The system uses the context in which a given person appears, using artificial intelligence techniques to find out information not otherwise visible - (…)

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01.09.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System or Medroxyprogesterone for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of idiopathic heavy menstrual bleeding. METHODS: In this multicenter, randomized, controlled study, women aged 18 years or (…)

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20.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: A Statistical Model for the Quantification of Microbubbles in Destructive Imaging.

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Quantification of targeted ultrasound contrast agents allows for the monitoring of endothelial marker expressions on a molecular level. In this study, a statistical correction is provided, which allows for improved precision in estimating the (…)

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03.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Discovery of quinolines as selective glucocorticoid receptor agonists.

The dissociated glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonist ZK 216348 is rendered GR-selective over other nuclear hormone receptors through replacing the methylbenzoxazine with a quinoline moiety. Compounds were shown to be efficacious in cell assays with respect to inflammation (…)

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01.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Identification and optimization of substituted 5-aminopyrazoles as potent and selective adenosine A1 receptor antagonists.

Potent and selective adenosine A(1) receptor antagonists were disclosed. SAR and pharmacological profile of selected compounds were discussed. |-| Bioorg Med Chem Lett. |-| Griebenow N, Bärfacker L, Meier H, Schneider D, Teusch N, Lustig K, Kast R, Kolkhof P. |-| Bayer (…)

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23.08.2010 | Business Wire: Maven Semantic: The Largest Database of International Osteoporosis Research Professionals | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Maven Semantic (http:/www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Osteoporosis research database. The system uses the context in which a given person appears, using artificial intelligence techniques to find out information not otherwise visible (…)

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18.08.2010 | Business Wire: ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Orphan Drug Designation Granted to Lorvotuzumab Mertansine for Treatment of Small-Cell Lung Cancer | Business Wire

WALTHAM, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops antibody-based targeted anticancer products, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to its lorvotuzumab mertansine (…)

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17.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: The Cardiovascular Market Outlook to 2015: Competitive Landscape, Global Market Analysis, Key Trends and Pipeline analysis | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7f25f4/the_cardiovascular) has announced the addition of the "The Cardiovascular Market Outlook to 2015: Competitive Landscape, Global Market Analysis, Key Trends and Pipeline analysis" (…)

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12.08.2010 | BioSpace: Astex Therapeutics and Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium Announce Start of Phase II Clinical Study of AT7519 in Multiple Myeloma

Cambridge, UK, and Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, 12 August 2010. Astex Therapeutics, the UK-based biotechnology company developing targeted therapies for oncology and virology, and the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) announced today the initiation of a Phase II (…)

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11.08.2010 | Business Wire: Maven Semantic: Database of International Psoriasis Research Professionals | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Maven Semantic (http:/www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Psoriasis research database. , based on where they work, their job title, how many times they have published, where they have published, etc. The relevance can be fine tuned by the (…)

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11.08.2010 | Business Wire: Maven Semantic: Database of International Psoriasis Research Professionals | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Maven Semantic (http:/www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Psoriasis research database. , based on where they work, their job title, how many times they have published, where they have published, etc. The relevance can be fine tuned by the (…)

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10.08.2010 | Marketwire: Bayer's One A Day Multivitamin Brand Launches Social Media Platform With Mindbloom - Partnership Delivers to One A Day Users a New, Playful Environment for Growing a Healthy Life

SEATTLE, WA-(Marketwire - August 10, 2010) - Mindbloom, Inc. today announced a partnership with Bayer HealthCare LLC. As part of the partnership, brokered by New York-based digital management consultancy FOCi Group, Bayer's One A Day brand will leverage Mindbloom's technology (…)

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10.08.2010 | Business Wire: Micromet to Present at the Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference | Business Wire

BETHESDA, Md.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of next-generation antibodies for the treatment of cancer, announced today that the Company will participate in the Canaccord Genuity 30th (…)

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10.08.2010 | BioSpace: FDA Approval for MR Contrast Agent, Gadovist

Medical News Today - Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing a New Drug Application to the U.S. for gadobutrol injection, a gadolinium-based contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (…)

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09.08.2010 | Medical News Today: Bayer's Rivaroxaban Meets Primary Endpoint In Long-Term Phase III EINSTEIN-DVT Study

Bayer announced that a novel, convenient single-drug treatment approach with oral rivaroxaban met the primary efficacy endpoint of non-inferiority in the EINSTEIN-DVT Phase III clinical trial and showed an overall relative risk reduction compared to the current standard therapy (…)

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09.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Examine Brazil's Pharmaceutical Market with This Essential and Comprehensive Report | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/045efe/the_pharmaceutical) has announced the addition of the "The Pharmaceutical Market: Brazil" report to their offering. These highly regarded world pharmaceutical market reports have (…)

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06.08.2010 | Medical News Today: Bayer's Rivaroxaban Meets Primary Endpoint In Long-Term Phase III EINSTEIN-DVT Study - Deep Vein Thrombosis Treatment

Bayer today announced that a novel, convenient single-drug treatment approach with oral rivaroxaban met the primary efficacy endpoint of non-inferiority in the EINSTEIN-DVT Phase III clinical trial and showed an overall relative risk reduction compared to the current standard (…)

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06.08.2010 | Medical News Today: FDA Accepts New Drug Application For Gadovist 1.0 Injection In Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing a New Drug Application to the U.S. for gadobutrol injection, a gadolinium-based contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Gadovist 1.0 (…)

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05.08.2010 | Business Wire: Micromet Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results | Business Wire

BETHESDA, Md.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq:MITI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of next-generation antibodies for the treatment of cancer, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months (…)

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04.08.2010 | Business Wire: ImmunoGen, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results | Business Wire

WALTHAM, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops targeted anticancer products using its antibody expertise and Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, today announced financial results for the three-month period and (…)

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29.07.2010 | Business Wire: Micromet to Report Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results on August 5 | Business Wire

BETHESDA, Md.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of next-generation antibodies for the treatment of cancer, today announced that it will host a conference call and audio webcast to review (…)

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29.07.2010 | Business Wire: ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Webcast of Presentation at Upcoming Investor Conferences | Business Wire

WALTHAM, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN) announced today that the company will present at two investor conferences in the next two weeks. These presentations will be webcast live and can be accessed through the œInvestor Information  section of the (…)

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28.07.2010 | Medical News Today: Certain Epilepsy Drugs May Increase Risk Of Suicide

While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires a warning of an increased risk of suicide for all epilepsy drugs, a new study shows that only certain drugs may increase the risk. The study is published in the July 27, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the (…)

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28.07.2010 | Business Wire: ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results | Business Wire

WALTHAM, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops targeted anticancer products, today announced that the Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, to discuss ImmunoGen s financial (…)

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28.07.2010 | Bionity.com: Bayer: YAZ approved in Japan for the treatment of dysmenorrhea

28.07.2010 - Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany, and Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd., Japan, announced that the Japanese regulatory authorities have granted approval for YAZ (3 mg drospirenone/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol) for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. YAZ is available in the US, Europe, (…)

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27.07.2010 | Business Wire: Maven Semantic: the Largest Database of International Dermatology Research Professionals | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Maven Semantic (http:/www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Dermatology research database. , based on where they work, their job title, how many times they have published, where they have published, etc. The relevance can be fine tuned by (…)

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17.07.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Detection of Occult Endoleaks After Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging With a Blood Pool Contrast Agent: Preliminary Observations.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether blood pool contrast agent-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can visualize endoleaks that are occult on computed tomography (CT) in patients with nonshrinking aneurysms after endovascular aneurysm repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Written (…)

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13.07.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Effects of non-ionic surfactants on in vitro triglyceride digestion and their susceptibility to digestion by pancreatic enzymes.

The formation of lipid digestion products is a relevant parameter for effective in vivo performance of self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS). These lipid-based formulations contain non-ionic surfactants, therefore the effects of polysorbate 80 (PS 80), (…)

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17.07.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Detection of Occult Endoleaks After Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging With a Blood Pool Contrast Agent: Preliminary Observations.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether blood pool contrast agent-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can visualize endoleaks that are occult on computed tomography (CT) in patients with nonshrinking aneurysms after endovascular aneurysm repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Written (…)

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22.07.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Collaborative study on fifteen compounds in the rat-liver Comet assay integrated into 2- and 4-week repeat-dose studies.

A collaborative trial was conducted to evaluate the possibility of integrating the rat-liver Comet assay into repeat-dose toxicity studies. Fourteen laboratories from Europe, Japan and the USA tested fifteen chemicals. Two chemicals had been previously shown to induce (…)

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17.07.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Detection of Occult Endoleaks After Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging With a Blood Pool Contrast Agent: Preliminary Observations.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether blood pool contrast agent-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can visualize endoleaks that are occult on computed tomography (CT) in patients with nonshrinking aneurysms after endovascular aneurysm repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Written (…)

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