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AMT Successful in Preclinical Treatment of DMD
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - November 11, 2009 - Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that it has successfully treated Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in an animal model with its proprietary gene therapy. The proof of concept studies were performed in collaboration with the group of Professor Irene Bozzoni (University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy) and demonstrated effectiveness in the heart as well as in skeletal...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb and Alder Biopharmaceuticals Enter Global Agreement on Rheumatoid Arthritis Biologic
(PRINCETON, New Jersey, and BOTHELL, Washington, November 10, 2009) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced a global agreement for the development and commercialization of ALD518, a novel biologic that has completed Phase IIa development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Enobia Pharma Expands Clinical Program for ENB-0040, a Bone-Targeted Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Hypophosphatasia
MONTREAL, November 3, 2009 -- Enobia Pharma announced today the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study of ENB-0040, a bone-targeted enzyme replacement therapy, under investigation for the treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP). The six-month study will assess the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of ENB-0040 in up to 12 children with HPP. This study follows the recent presentation of positive Phase 2 data in infants, which showed that, in the majority of patients, six months of treatment with...
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GlaxoSmithKline and Human Genome Sciences announce positive results in second of two phase 3 trials of Benlysta in systemic lupus erythematosus
Monday 2nd November 2009, London UK & Philadelphia US --GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) and Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) today announced that Benlysta(TM) (belimumab) met the primary endpoint in BLISS-76, the...
AXIS-SHIELD RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE FOR THE ANTI-CCP RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS TEST ON ABBOTT'S ARCHITECT ANALYSER
Dundee, Scotland, 16 October, 2009: Axis-Shield plc (LSE:ASD, OSE:ASD), the international in vitro diagnostics (IVD) company, today announces that it has received marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug...
Lpath's iSONEP Is Well Tolerated at All Dose Levels in a Phase 1 Trial in Wet-AMD Patients
SAN DIEGO, CA, October 08, 2009 -- Lpath, Inc. (OTCBB: LPTN), the category leader in lipidomics-based therapeutics, reported positive summary results of its single-dose Phase 1 clinical trial of iSONEP(TM) in wet-AMD...