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Fujifilm Completes Acquisition of Kalon Biotherapeutics

December 18, 2014

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies announced the completion of the acquisition of Kalon Biotherapeutics, a company that specializes in advanced biologics development manufacturing.

FDA Approves 35 New Drugs in 2014

December 17, 2014

FDA drug approvals are up in 2014 with biologics drugs representing more than 25% of FDA approvals to date.

Baxter Enters Agreement to Sell Vero Cell Vaccines Platform

December 15, 2014

Baxter announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell its Vero cell technology and related assets to Nanotherapeutics.

Legal Immunity Offered to Makers of Ebola Vaccines in the US

December 11, 2014

US Department of Health and Human Services announced a declaration to provide immunity to legal claims made in the US in relation to three investigational Ebola vaccines.

FDA Approves Amgen Drug for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

December 04, 2014

Amgen's bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) antibody constructs help the body fight malignant cancer cells.

Drug Spending Rises

December 04, 2014

Spending rises on prescription drugs despite overall slow-down in health care outlays.

Sanofi Faces Alleged Kickback Charges

December 04, 2014

Sanofi executives are being charged in a whistleblower lawsuit for allegedly granting illicit payments to healthcare providers.

FDA Issues Formal Clinical Hold on Aldoxorubicin Trials

December 03, 2014

CytRx receives formal written communication from FDA on a prior decision for a partial clinical hold for CytRx's trials involving chemotherapeutic agent aldoxorubicin.

First Remicade Biosimilar Hits India

December 02, 2014

Ranbaxy and Epirus announce the launch of India's first biosimilar for Remicade.

Novel Technologies Win CPhI Pharma Awards

December 02, 2014

On Oct. 7, 2014 at CPhI Worldwide in Paris, France, UBM Live announced the winners of the 11th annual CPhI Pharma Awards.