Lucerne (ots) - Following its nomination for an eight time in a row as Top Employer Switzerland, MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme AG) is delighted to announce the introduction of a new gender-neutral parental leave policy to all its employees within ...
Lucerne (ots) - World Cancer Day every 4th of February is a global uniting movement led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme) is a proud sponsor of this initiative, joining the conversation to create a groundswell of awareness and action that will enable powerful ...
Lucerne (ots) - - Swissmedic approval is based on a significant benefit in overall survival with pembrolizumab in combination with axitinib compared to sunitinib in the Phase III study KEYNOTE-426 - Pembrolizumab is the first PD-1 inhibitor that has ...
Lausanne (ots) - - Novadiscovery pioneers the use of in silico clinical trials to predict drug efficacy and optimize clinical development, an approach meeting the strong expectations from pharmaceutical companies for faster and more efficient development, and benefiting from increased endorsement from health ...
MONTREAL, CANADA and LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (ots) - Knight Therapeutics Inc., (TSX: GUD) ("Knight") a pan-American (ex-USA) specialty pharmaceutical company and Debiopharm, a swiss-based, global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement that grants Knight the rights to commercialize Trelstar® (triptorelin) in Canada. ...
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (ots) - Innovative FORA 6 GTel Capability Provides 6 Tests with Single Device, SIM Direct-to-Telehealth Connectivity ForaCare Suisse AG announced the launch of its FORA 6 GTel multi-functional monitoring device with its new "Lab in the Pocket" technology (available on the GTel model and FORA 6 Series products). The innovative 6-in-1 monitoring technology provides seamless 3G/4G data transmission of ...
Zurich (ots) - The medication costs in Switzerland amounted to about CHF 7.6 billion in 2018. Since 2010, costs have risen by 46 percent, whereby half of this increase was attributable to immunosuppressants and cancer medication. Great savings potential is above all associated with the use of biosimilars. One of the other findings of this year's Helsana Drug Report is ...
Leobendorf (ots) - Croma is always committed to deepening its product portfolio to support customers in their daily work. With the acquisition of elure's distribution rights in its strategic markets, Croma can now offer an attractive new skincare that specifically addresses hyperpigmentation with a unique mode of ...
Lausanne (ots) - First patient enrolled in the investigator initiated CATRIPCA study (Combination with an IAP Antagonist To Reverse Immune resistance in Pancreatic and Colorectal Adenocarcinoma) at the Léon Bérard Cancer Center in Lyon France Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com) announced today the first patient ...
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announced positive topline results across clinical endpoints following the completion of the two-year follow-up period of its double-blind, randomized Phase II study of Debio 1143 in high-risk, previously untreated ...
Lausanne, Switzerland and Lyon, France (ots) - Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, and BIOASTER (www.bioaster.org), the French Technology Research Institute in infectiology and microbiology, announced today having officialized a broad research agreement for the development of diagnostic and management innovation for infectious diseases. ...
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - First patient enrolled in SMARTPLUS-106, a Phase lb/II study in patients failing prior PD-1/PD-L1 treatment in selected solid tumors Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com) announced today the first patient enrolled in SMARTPLUS-106, an exploratory study investigating the safety and efficacy of ...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (ots) - Dutch biotechnology company Micreos announced it has secured EUR30 million in funding to accelerate the development of its endolysin technology, set to replace antibiotics. Proceeds are earmarked for the clinical development program of its endolysin XZ.700 and the USA launch of its ...
Québec, Canada (ots) - GenePOC Inc., member of the Debiopharm Group, announces its third test to be cleared by the FDA, the GenePOC Strep A assay, to be used with the revogene(TM) device. About Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection GAS is the most common bacterial etiology of pharyngitis accounting for 15 to 30% cases in children and 5 to 20% in adults[1]. In the ...
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - Debiopharm and Allergan agree to transition the rights to commercialize Trelstar to new licensees. Debiopharm is in advanced discussion with a potential partner in Canada and is engaged in a bidding process for US rights. Debiopharm Group(TM) (Debiopharm - www.debiopharm.com), a ...
Barcelona (ots) - The medication NOLOTIL is one of the most widely distributed painkillers worldwide. However, its use has been prohibited in some countries because of adverse side-effects. To this day, NOLOTIL is still prescribed for acute pain in Spain, despite the potentially severe side-effects. The incidence of ...
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Aachen, Germany (ots) - Grünenthal announced today that first patients have been enrolled in two trials of the company's pivotal phase III program investigating neridronate for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). These two trials, KF7013-02 and KF7013-04, are investigating the efficacy and safety of neridronate in 360 patients with CRPS. ...
Aachen (ots) - To improve the care of patients with acute or chronic pain, a consortium from academia, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), pain societies, patient organizations and pharmaceutical industry launched the research project "IMI-PainCare - Improving the care of patients suffering from acute or ...
Zurich (ots) - Sequana Medical AG ("Sequana Medical"), a commercial stage medical device company and an innovator in the management of liver disease & malignant ascites, announces two important developments at the recent EASL (European Association for the Study of the Liver) International Liver Congress 2018. First, ...
Lausanne (ots) - Debiopharm Group (TM) announces an investment in antibiotic development with the acquisition of a minority stake in ABAC Therapeutics Inc. This investment was made through the Debiopharm Innovation Fund, its strategic investment fund, and illustrates the synergy between the group companies in the ...
Düsseldorf, Germany & Paris, France (ots) - ImmunoQure, a biotech company focused on the research and development of human autoantibodies as therapeutics for the treatment of common human diseases and the international pharmaceutical company Servier today announced the establishment of a Worldwide, exclusive ...
Aachen (ots) - The Grünenthal Group announced today that Nucynta® (tapentadol) will be commercialized in the U.S. territory by Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., instead of Depomed, Inc., from 2018 onwards. In recent months, Depomed has been struggling to grow Nucynta®. Depomed executes its strategy to transform into a specialty pharmaceutical company with less focus ...
Lausanne (ots) - Debiopharm International SA (Debiopharm - www.debiopharm.com), part of Debiopharm Group(TM), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted Orphan Drug Designation to Debio 1347 for treatment of Biliary Tract Cancer affecting around ...
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - The clinical trial is in collaboration with the Merck-Pfizer Alliance Debiopharm International SA (Debiopharm - www.debiopharm.com), part of Debiopharm Group(TM), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the dosing of the first patient in a Phase Ib study of Debio ...
Zurich, Switzerland (ots) - Sequana Medical AG (Sequana Medical), a commercial stage medical device company and an innovator in the management of liver disease, announces the publication of "Treatment of refractory ascites with an automated low-flow ascites pump in patients with cirrhosis", the results of the first ...
Atlanta, GA, USA and Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - Triptodur(TM), (triptorelin) extended release injectable suspension, has been shown to arrest or reverse the clinical signs of puberty associated with CPP via a once every six-month intramuscular (IM) injection. Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a U.S. based specialty ...