News: Daiichi Sankyo

03.09.2010 | Business Wire: Exelixis Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(C)(4) | Business Wire

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) announced that today it granted restricted stock units representing an aggregate of 25,200 shares of Exelixis common stock to nine new employees. The restricted stock unit awards vest as to 1/4th of the (…)

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02.09.2010 | BioSpace: Seattle Genetics, Inc. (SGEN) Achieves Milestone under Antibody-Drug Conjugate Collaboration with Agensys, Inc., an Affiliate of Astellas Pharma Inc. (YPH.BE); Seattle Has Received $130 Million to date With Potential to Receive $2.7 Billion

BOTHELL, Wash.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN - News) announced today that it has achieved a milestone under its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaboration with Agensys, Inc., an affiliate of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. The milestone was triggered (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Essential Analysis Examines the Historical and Forecast Performance for Eli Lilly In the Prescription Pharma Sector | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/37adf0/eli_lilly_co_p) has announced the addition of the "Eli Lilly & Co.: PharmaVitae Profile" company profile to their offering. Introduction This analysis examines the historical and (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Essential Report Highlights the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector In Terms Of Market Share, Key Trends, Market Players and Competitive Scenario in the Market | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d8a430/india_pharmaceutic) has announced the addition of the "India Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed increasing growth rates in the (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Essential Report Highlights the Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Sector in Terms of Market Share, Key Trends, Market Players and Competitive Scenario in the Market | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5f5e15/asiapacific_pharm) has announced the addition of the "Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed quite healthy growth rates (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Report Highlights Japan's Pharmaceutical Sector in Terms of Market Share, Key Trends, Market Players and Competitive Scenario in the Market | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3ceeca/japan_pharmaceutic) has announced the addition of the "Japan Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed fluctuating growth rates in the (…)

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26.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Essential World Pharmaceutical Market Analysis Digest Guide with Forecasts Predicts the Market Will Stabilize the Years Up To 2014 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e03d6e/world_pharmaceutic) has announced the addition of the "World Pharmaceutical Market Analysis - A Digest Guide, 2010-2014" report to their offering. World Pharmaceutical Market (…)

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25.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Taiwan Pharmaceutical Market Report - 2010-2014 Analysis | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3bc1b6/taiwan_pharmaceuti) has announced the addition of the "Taiwan Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Taiwan Pharmaceutical Market Report - 2010-2014 (…)

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26.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Fixed Dose Combination Products - Identify the Proven Strategies for Developing & Commercializing FDC Products | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/614240/fixed_dose_combina) has announced the addition of the "Fixed Dose Combination Products" report to their offering. Fixed dose combination (FDC) products are becoming increasingly (…)

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25.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: South Korea Pharmaceutical Market Report - 2010-2014 Analysis | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d4c0da/south_korea_pharma) has announced the addition of the "South Korea Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed fluctuating growth rates in (…)

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26.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Essential China Pharmaceutical Market Analysis with Forecasts to 2014 is Now Available | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/95a2af/china_pharmaceutic) has announced the addition of the "China Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed very high growth rates in the (…)

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25.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Educating the Market: Creating Value Through Support of Continuing Medical Education 2010 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e9e8b4/educating_the_mark) has announced the addition of the "Educating the Market: Creating Value Through Support of Continuing Medical Education 2010" report to their offering. Educating (…)

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24.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Australian Pharmaceutical Market Analysis 2010 - the Australia Pharmaceutical Market Revenue Reached $8,738.6 Million in 2009 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/29d9d5/australia_pharmace) has announced the addition of the "Australia Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed quite healthy growth rates in (…)

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20.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Emerging clinical applications in cardiovascular pharmacogenomics.

Over one-fourth of the 36 million annual outpatient prescriptions filled in the United States are known to have human genomic biomarker information available that predicts drug safety and efficacy, or both. However, to date, we have not systematically implemented strategies to (…)

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21.08.2010 | Medical News Today: Arqule And Daiichi Sankyo Move Forward With Phase 3 Clinical Trial Plan For Arq 197 In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

ArQule, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQL) and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TSE 4568) announced that they will move forward with a Phase 3 clinical trial of ARQ 197, a small molecule inhibitor of the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In (…)

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19.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Market Access in Japan: New Challenges and Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Industry | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e3c0d9/market_access_in_j) has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report "Market Access in Japan: New Challenges and Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Industry" to (…)

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18.08.2010 | BioSpace: Biota Holdings Limited (BTA.AX) CEO on FY10 Results

18 August 2010 Biota Holdings Limited today reported NPAT of $16.2 million for the year ended June 2010, down from $38.2 million in the previous year, which included receipt of a $20.0 million litigation settlement. Relenza royalty income rose to $63.7 million from $45.0 (…)

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12.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Irinotecan plus S-1 (IRIS) versus fluorouracil and folinic acid plus irinotecan (FOLFIRI) as second-line chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer: a randomised phase 2/3 non-inferiority study (FIRIS study).

BACKGROUND: Fluorouracil and folinic acid with either oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) or irinotecan (FOLFIRI) are widely used as first-line or second-line chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. However, infusional fluorouracil-based regimens, requiring continuous infusion and (…)

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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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17.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation: PharmaVitae Profile | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/243635/mitsubishi_tanabe) has announced the addition of the "Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation: PharmaVitae Profile" company profile to their offering. This analysis examines the (…)

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17.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH: PharmaVitae Profile | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f48fd7/boehringer_ingelhe) has announced the addition of the "Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH: PharmaVitae Profile" company profile to their offering. This analysis examines the historical and (…)

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17.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.: PharmaVitae Profile | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/89d247/bristolmyers_squi) has announced the addition of the "Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.: PharmaVitae Profile" company profile to their offering. This analysis examines the historical and (…)

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16.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Effective Social Media Marketing Strategies for Pharmaceutical Market | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2061ac/effective_social_m) has announced the addition of the "Effective Social Media Marketing Strategies for Pharmaceutical Market" report to their offering. Effective Social Media (…)

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12.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Obesity-Induced Diabetes in Mouse Strains Treated With Gold Thioglucose: A Novel Animal Model for Studying beta-Cell Dysfunction.

An obesity-induced diabetes model using genetically normal mouse strains would be invaluable but remains to be established. One reason is that several normal mouse strains are resistant to high-fat diet-induced obesity. In the present study, we show the effectiveness of gold (…)

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11.08.2010 | Medical News Today: Study To Examine Genotyping & Platelet Function Testing At Point-Of-Care To Personalize Anti-Platelet Therapy And Improve Patient Outcomes

A new study by the Center for Thrombosis Research at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD will examine the utility of point-of-care genetic and platelet function testing to identify patients at risk for a cardiac event after coronary stenting. Therapy will be altered based on the (…)

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

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Maven Semantic (http:/www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Hypercholesterolemia 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 (…)

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02.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Chondrotoxicity and Toxicokinetics of Novel Quinolone Antibacterial Agents DC-159a and DX-619 in Juvenile Rats.

Quinolone antibacterial agents are extensively utilized in antimicrobial chemotherapy. However, they have been reported to induce arthropathy in juvenile animals, and the mechanism has not been clarified. Recently, we have demonstrated that Dusp1, Tnfrsf12a, Ptgs2, Fos, Mt1a, (…)

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06.08.2010 | Business Wire: Exelixis Announces August 12 Webcast of Presentation at the Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference | Business Wire

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) announced today that Charles Butler, the company s vice president of investor relations and corporate communications, will present at the Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference at 10:30 a.m. EDT (…)

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01.01.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Evaluation of serum protein binding by using in vitro pharmacological activity for the effective pharmacokinetics profiling in drug discovery.

The establishment of a new index for the profile of serum protein binding was analyzed theoretically. The in vitro pharmacological activity ratio of the inhibition constant in the absence of serum protein to that in its presence (activity ratio), which represents the extent of (…)

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05.08.2010 | Business Wire: Exelixis Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results | Business Wire

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. I m excited to move into the role of CEO and lead the company with a clear sense of focus and urgency as we advance our key (…)

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04.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Comprehensive Business Report on Calming and Sleeping Products in Japan | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/990d00/calming_and_sleepi) has announced the addition of the "Calming and Sleeping in Japan" report to their offering. Calming and sleeping products declined 3% to just over 29 billion in (…)

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05.08.2010 | BioSpace: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (D4S.F), Apotex Corp. Settle Evoxac Litigation

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ - Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and its parent company, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd, (collectively, "Daiichi Sankyo") have reached an agreement with Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. (collectively, "Apotex") to settle their patent litigation involving (…)

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04.08.2010 | Business Wire: Seattle Genetics to Present at the Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference | Business Wire

BOTHELL, Wash.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) announced today that Eric L. Dobmeier, Chief Business Officer, will speak at the Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A webcast of the (…)

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04.08.2010 | Business Wire: ArQule Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results | Business Wire

WOBURN, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ArQule, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQL) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2010. and pre-clinical activities are continuing as planned with a B-RAF inhibitor and an FGFR inhibitor. For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the Company (…)

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03.08.2010 | Business Wire: ArQule and Daiichi Sankyo Move Forward with Phase 3 Clinical Trial Plan for ARQ 197 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Business Wire

WOBURN, Mass. and TOKYO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ArQule, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQL) and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TSE 4568) today announced that they will move forward with a Phase 3 clinical trial of ARQ 197, a small molecule inhibitor of the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase, in patients with (…)

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03.08.2010 | Business Wire: REPEAT/ArQule and Daiichi Sankyo Move Forward with Phase 3 Clinical Trial Plan for ARQ 197 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Business Wire

WOBURN, Mass. and TOKYO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ArQule, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQL) and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TSE 4568) today announced that they will move forward with a Phase 3 clinical trial of ARQ 197, a small molecule inhibitor of the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase, in patients with (…)

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13.07.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Discovery of imidazo1,2-bpyridazine derivatives as IKKbeta inhibitors. Part 1: Hit-to-lead study and structure-activity relationship.

Imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives from high-throughput screening were developed as IKKbeta inhibitors. By the optimization of the 3- and 6-position of imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine scaffold, cell-free IKKbeta inhibitory activity and TNFalpha inhibitory activity in THP-1 cell (…)

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03.08.2010 | BioSpace: ArQule, Inc. (ARQL) and Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (D4S.F) Move Forward with Phase 3 Clinical Trial Plan for ARQ 197 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

WOBURN, Mass. and TOKYO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-ArQule, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQL) and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TSE 4568) today announced that they will move forward with a Phase 3 clinical trial of ARQ 197, a small molecule inhibitor of the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase, in patients with (…)

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03.08.2010 | BioSpace: Seattle Genetics, Inc. (SGEN) Gets $12 Mln From Genentech (RHHBY)'s Roche (RHHBY) For Rights; Deal Potentially Worth $900 Million

BOTHELL, Wash., Aug 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Seattle Genetics, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!sgen/quotes/nls/sgen (SGEN 12.90, +0.44, +3.53%) announced today that it has expanded its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaboration agreement with Genentech, Inc., a member of the (…)

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01.07.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Novel antifungal agents: Triazolopyridines as inhibitors of beta-1,6-glucan synthesis.

Preparations and in vitro antifungal activities of triazolopyridines, imidazopyridines, and a pyrazolopyridine were reported. Among those scaffolds, triazolopyridine was found to be the specific inhibitor of the synthesis of beta-1,6-glucan, an essential component of the fungal (…)

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29.07.2010 | Business Wire: Exelixis Announces August 5 Webcast of Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call | Business Wire

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) will release its second quarter 2010 financial results on Thursday, August 5, 2010 after the markets close. The announcement will be followed by a live webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET/ 2:00 p.m. PT, in which (…)

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01.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: PEGylation of osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor (OPG/OCIF) results in decreased uptake into rats and human liver.

Objectives Our aim was to investigate the effect of PEGylation on the uptake of osteoprotegerin/osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor (OPG/OCIF) into rat liver, kidney and spleen, and human liver. Methods Copolymer of polyethyleneglycol allylmethylether and maleamic acid sodium (…)

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