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Pre-clinical research organisation Biomodels has announced that it has successfully collaborated with ActoGeniX, a development stage biopharmaceutical company, in obtaining FDA approval for an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for AGO13, a novel therapeutic product for the treatment of oral mucositis in cancer patients. The FDA approval permits ActoGenix to initiate a phase 1b clinical trial in six major oncology centres in the US. AGO13 could become the first approved therapy for oral mucositis in patients undergoing treatment of solid tumours or head/neck cancers, according to A...

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Scientists at Biomodels have successfully developed the first model that accurately duplicates human cancer treatment-related fatigue (CTRF). The new model shows that, as in human cancer patients, fatigue is independent of anaemia or weight loss and persists long after cancer treatments end. The new model and research findings were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics meeting in Boston. Lingering fatigue is a debilitating problem in patients who have been treated for cancer and its etiology is poorly understood. Fat...

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Medical researchers have reported findings demonstrating that injecting the protein lubricin into knee joints can dramatically reduce cartilage degeneration. The discovery by scientists at Biomodels, a preclinical drug research organisation, and Lubris, a Massachusetts-based start-up company, could result in a new therapy for individuals at risk for osteoarthritis, researchers said. The study, by Gregory D. Jay, MD, PhD, a professor of emergency medicine and biomedical engineering at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University, was presented at the American College of Rheumatology/Associa...

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If you have been injured in a automobile accident, in your workplace, or in a commercial location and you believe that the actions or in actions of another person are to blame, you should consider consulting a personal injury attorney. While accidents by their very nature are often random occurrences for which no one is at fault, any injury that you or a family member have sustained as a result of the negligence or malice of others is cause for a personal injury claim. Why Pursue Legal Action? Accident claims and compensation claims after an accident can help cover any medical fees after the personal injury. When you or a member of your family is injured, you will face unexpected ...

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Beech Tree Labs, Inc., has announced that the FDA has approved its IND for a 180 patient Phase 1/2a clinical evaluation of BTL-TML001, a novel therapeutic agent for treating acute influenza virus infections. In the US outbreaks of seasonal flu are estimated to incur annual costs of more than $12bn, with a mortality rate of over 36,000 people. In the case of a pandemic, estimated annual costs would range from $71bn to $167bn for attack rates of 15%-35% of the population. Beech Tree Labs is a privately held biopharmaceutical company specialising in discovery and early-s...

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UTrain is an online e-learning training solution designed to fulfil your in-house training requirements in pharmaceutical analysis areas, such as HPLC training, in an effective, efficient and economic way. The UTrain package consists of three key elements: Training videos are used to provide all the necessary subject information. They can be used either by an individual for self-paced learning or in a group training setting. The videos can be viewed as often as required by individual learners. An example of a training video is provided in the training resources section of the MTS websit...

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Accumetrics, Inc., developer and marketer of the VerifyNow® System, has received a certificate of registration to ISO 13485:2003, the Quality Management System, a standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization for medical device manufacturers. VerifyNow is the first rapid and easy-to-use diagnostic system for measuring an individual's response to multiple antiplatelet agents. "We are extremely pleased to achieve certification to the ISO 13485:2003 standard, which demonstrates our commitment to quality," says Timothy I. Still, president and CEO of Accumetrics. "...

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Accumetrics, Inc., developer and marketer of the VerifyNow® System, has announced that 2009 has seen a doubling in the number of international and US distribution agreements, as well as positive medical community support and significant capital financing that will take the company into 2011. In 2009, the company continued its commitment to creating a powerful, worldwide distribution network to gain adoption of its products at end-user levels. Spanning Europe, Latin America and Asia, Accumetrics currently has partnerships with 20 leading international distributors who provide the company wit...

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Following on from the release of our guide to using HPLC for the analysis of pharmaceuticals, Mourne Training Services is pleased to announce a guide for the validation of analytical methods. It is based on our popular training course Validation of Analytical Methods for Pharmaceutical Analysis, which deals with applying the available regulatory guidelines on method validation, such as ICH and FDA, to methods used for the chemical analysis of pharmaceuticals. Methods which are used for the analysis of pharmaceuticals generate critical data and it is essential that the quality of this data i...

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