Abelia og Norsk Biotekforum (NBA) støtter arbeidet med å få på plass en norsk node i Elixir og ber Forskningsrådet legge til rette for et møte for å orientere om planene, fremgår det av et brev til Norges forskningsråd. Elixir er den europeiske life science-infrastrukturen for biologisk informasjon.
The FDAs Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) has recommended Photocure's pharmaceutical product Hexvix as an adjunct to white light cystoscopy in the detection of non-muscle invasive papillary cancer of the bladder.
Aker BioMarine has been notified by the Finnish Food Safety Authority that Superba™ Krill Oil is now approved as Novel Food in the European Union. Consequently, Superba™ Krill Oil can be sold in all countries within the European Union.
Algeta ASA, the cancer therapeutics company, announces that the Tulane Cancer Center has started randomizing patients in the phase III clinical study of Alpharadin in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) that has metastasized to the skeleton.
Biotec Pharmacon has decided to reduce the workforce within the parent company by 20 people out of a total of 35, to reflect a reduced activity level following the negative outcome of the phase III studies with SBG for diabetic ulcer.
Bionor CEO Birger Sørensen (picture) and other representatives from the Norwegian Biotech Industry took part in a series of meetings with EU decision makers on Brussels Day in the beginning of December. The representatives also had productive meetings with representatives from the Norwegian governments' advisors in Brussels.
Norges forskningsråd bruker for tiden ca 600 mill.kr. pr år på bioteknologi, hvorav 175 mill. til programmet FUGE (FUnksjonell GEnomforskning). Norsk Biotekforum (NBA) mener det er viktig at Forskningsrådet opprettholder minst det samme bevilgningsnivået også etter 2011, heter det i et brev til Forskningsrådet. Utfordringen fremover vil være å få mer kommersialiserbar innovasjon ut av midlene.
Both the European Patent Office and the Patent Office in Russia have issued decisions to grant a patent on Photocure's patent application "PDT Acne". The granted patents will provide protection for the use of Photocure's ingredients in the treatment of acne until November 2025.
Det norske legemiddelselskapet Clavis Pharma har inngått sin største avtale noensinne. Det amerikanske legemiddelselskapet Clovis Oncology tar sikte på å betale til sammen 2,3 milliarder kroner for utvikling og kommersialisering av det lovende legemiddelet CP-4126.
Norway offers an environment where biotech can prosper, according to the investment magazine Regions & Locations Guide 1/2009. Norway has an excellent science base, a high level of GDP, and a long tradition of international collaboration.
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