Saint-Prex, Switzerland (ots) - Results from a phase III pivotal study sub-analyses reported in European Urology show that prostate cancer patients who received Firmagon® (degarelix) in the study have a statistically significant greater probability of PSA (prostate-specific-antigen) recurrence-free survival ...
Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn, the Swiss pharmaceutical group, announced today that its Dublin plant, Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals (HBP), has been awarded the Irish 2009 Responsible Care® Award for Waste Management by PharmaChemical Ireland, the industry association representing the Irish chemical and pharmaceutical sector. "Environmental protection is ...
Zug (ots) - The Swiss biopharmaceuticals company AmVac AG in Zug has joined forces with the long-term strategic investor V+ GmbH & Co Fonds 2 KG. The private equity company based in Dresden has invested CHF 1,500,000 in AmVac AG since the first half of 2009. Last week V+ GmbH & Co Fonds 2 KG announced their intention of acquiring further shares in AmVac AG to the sum of CHF 3,000,000.00. Michael Vogel, spokesman of the investment board: "We agree with boosting ...
Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn announces the completion of its state of the art Stability Centre at its Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals facility in, Dublin, Ireland. The new facility which has a total storage capacity of 24 cu meters, contains a range of stability chambers which will operate at ICH ...
Munich, Germany (ots) - An educational programme available on DVD is launched today, on World Osteoporosis Day, bringing together the glamorous world of ballroom dance with the serious nature of disease management. Sponsored by DAIICHI SANKYO EUROPE and endorsed by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, ...
Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany (ots) - Pieris AG, the biopharmaceutical company developing Anticalins as a novel class of targeted human protein therapeutics, today reported continued progress in development of its lead therapeutic program for the clinic. Under its manufacturing agreement with Wacker Biotech ...
Lugano/Berlin, Germany (ots) - Single dose palonosetron achieves optimal control of acute emesis in patients receiving multiday-high dose chemotherapy before autologous stem cell transplantation. The addition of a second dose of palonosetron after 48 hours significantly reduces the detrimental impact of ...
Frankfurt (ots) - Trying economic times mean tight budgets. More projects, fewer people, rigid quality standards and competitve pressures are making the computer-driven proofreading tool made by Schlafender Hase more valuable than ever. Schlafender Hase GmbH of Frankfurt reported that an analyis of discussions with professionals attending the annually RAPS ...
Lugano (ots) - The Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn and Eisai Italy, subsidiary of the Japanese pharmaceutical company, have signed a licensing agreement for the commercialization of the medical device Gelclair in Italy. Helsinn is the worldwide licensor of Gelclair, a viscous, concentrated, bioadherent oral gel with a mechanical protective action, which relieves pain by adhering to the mucosal surface of ...
Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany (ots) - Pieris AG today announced that they have entered into a collaboration agreement with Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) that combines Pieris' proprietary Anticalin technology with Allergan's expertise in drug delivery and ophthalmic drug development with a goal of developing agents for the treatment of serious ocular disorders. Under the terms of the collaboration Pieris will ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - As part of the Helsinn Group's development strategy, William Mann, PhD, has been appointed as new CEO in the American subsidiary, Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.) Inc. William Mann, PhD, was already Chief Operating Officer of the recently acquired Helsinn Therapeutics, and has held ...
Barcelona (ots) - New treatment could offer further option in addition to current standard of care in thromboembolic disease Edoxaban, an oral factor Xa inhibitor, is currently being investigated in the pivotal phase III study ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 (Effective aNticoaGulation with factor xA next GEneration in ...
Lugano (ots) - Anticipated at the Rome 2009 MASCC International Symposium the outcome of the 2009 joint MASCC (Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer)/ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology) antiemetic guideline update meeting New important acknowledgment for palonosetron, the second ...
Rome, Italy (ots) - The MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer) 2009 International Symposium opens today in Rome, Italy - Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), treatment of pain, and quality of life in survivors among the key topics of the conference "Supportive care in cancer is a field of increasing relevance for both ...
Berlin, Germany (ots) - Single dose palonosetron is effective and safe in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphomas who undergo moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Data presented today at the European Haematology Association Congress in Berlin, Germany New data presented today at the EHA ...
Investment in line with the Government and IDA strategy for R&D Lugano, Switzerland/Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn together with the Irish Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan TD, today announced, that Helsinn Holding S.A., a privately owned pharmaceutical company, is to establish a Centre-of-excellence in Research and ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - A new release of the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology on Antiemesis recommends palonosetron as the "preferred" 5-HT3 antagonist in combination with aprepitant and dexamethasone for prevention of emesis in highly emetic risk ...
Zurich, Switzerland (ots) - A new, innovative study shows that a single dose of palonosetron, the second generation 5-HT3 antagonist, plus dexamethasone not only prevents chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), but also allows adequate caloric intake in oncology patients. Data presented today at the ESMO ...
Lugano (ots) - Helsinn, the chemical pharmaceutical group based in Lugano and Biasca is pleased to announce today that it has awarded a grant for the sum of CHF 30'000 to the Institute of Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Antonio Lanzavecchia. The grant will be used for research work performed by Prof. Markus Manz, in the ...
New gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist demonstrates rapid, long-term suppression of testosterone Saint-Prex (ots) - Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has received marketing authorisation from the European Commission, for FIRMAGON® (degarelix), a new GnRH receptor antagonist ...
Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany (ots) - Pieris AG, a biopharmaceutical company developing Anticalins®, a novel class of targeted human protein therapeutics, reports today that it has made significant progress in the development of its Anticalin® candidate PRS-050, a potent VEGF antagonist with broad ...
Lugano (ots) - Today the Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn announced the acquisition, of the US biopharmaceutical company, Sapphire Therapeutics Inc. with headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey, for an undisclosed amount. The establishment of a US-based R&D and commercial operation represents attainment of ...
Zug, Switzerland (ots) - Swiss AmVac AG establishes comprehensive collaboration with the National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan to combat H5N1. H5N1/Influenza A is a flu virus known colloquially as "avian flu". "Avian flu" first occurred in Asia, and was transmitted to humans in a number of cases. ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn is delighted to announce that its drug product manufacturing facility in Dublin, Ireland, Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals, has recently obtained an authorisation for Manufacture of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP) for products for human use from the Irish Medicines Board ...
Zurich (ots) - Solianis has just finalized a test series in which patients with diabetes have worn the first configuration of the multisensor system for non-invasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring at home and at work. Results show that the system tracks glucose in these settings and that it is sensitive to hyper- ...
- Indication: The full press release can be downloaded free of charge under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100007839 - Ecublens/Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - - AC Immune selected as Technology Pioneer 2009 by the ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare's Top management today announced that it has signed a partnering agreement with Zealand Pharma, for the development and worldwide commercialization of ZP1846, a GLP-2 (glucagon-like peptide-2) receptor agonist which provides a novel way to treat chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID), a debilitating condition affecting ...
Berlin (ots) - The new compounds will provide a "full time" protection of neurons against aging and degeneration. Continuous administration technologies, which are one of the core competencies of Axxonis Pharma AG, will additionally enable the concept of 24 hours protection. This is a completely new and innovative approach in radical scavenging therapy and in ...
New data on the mechanism of action of the second generation 5-HT3 antagonist palonosetron presented today at the 33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm, Sweden (ots) - New data presented today at the 33rd ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology) Congress in Stockholm may contribute to explain the reason why palonosetron, a second generation 5-HT3 ...
Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn is pleased to announce that Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals, its drug facility in Dublin Ireland, has undergone a successful inspection by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) without any Form 483 observations. The FDA visit, which lasted 5 days, was a pre-approval inspection ...