Companies and People News for December 2010

Companies and People News Archive

Aesica Announces European Expansion And Long Term Strategic Partnership Aesica Announces European Expansion And Long Term Strategic Partnership

Aesica Pharmaceuticals has today announced (15th December 2010) that it has signed contracts ahead of acquiring three manufacturing sites in Germany andItaly

New Data Suggest a Potential Role for AT9283 in Combination With Lenalidomide and With Docetaxel in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma New Data Suggest a Potential Role for AT9283 in Combination With Lenalidomide and With Docetaxel in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Astex Therapeutics, the UK-based biotechnology company developing targeted therapies for oncology and virology, today announced presentations of new data on its combinatorial oncogenic kinase inhibitor AT9283. The presentations will be made during the 52nd American Society of Hematology Meeting, 4-7th December in Orlando.

Bioventix develops novel antibody to Vitamin D Bioventix develops novel antibody to Vitamin D

Vitamin D status is linked with increased risk of many chronic diseases including autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular disease, cancers, type II diabetes and infectious diseases. This new awareness of the importance of vitamin D to overall health and the consequences of vitamin D deficiency has stimulated rapid growth in the demand for vitamin D tests at hospitals and clinics. Consequently, antibodies for use in such diagnostic tests are highly sought after within the healthcare industry.