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Anacor completes initial public offering of common stock

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the completion of its initial public offering of 12,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.00 per share.

30 Nov 2010

Anacor prices initial public offering of common stock

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 12,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $5.00 per share.

24 Nov 2010

Provectus reports progress in PV-10 program for metastatic melanoma

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, reports continued progress in its compassionate use program for PV-10. The program currently has enrolled more than 40 patients, ten of whom are expanded access patients from the company's Phase 2 trial of PV-10 for metastatic melanoma, as well as more than 30 new patients.

24 Nov 2010

ALLOZYNE's AZ17 antagonist shows positive data for treatment of autoimmune diseases

ALLOZYNE Inc. announced today positive data from preclinical studies evaluating AZ17 which is a novel bispecific Th17 antagonist that inhibits the differentiation and effector function of human Th17 cells in vivo.

17 Nov 2010

IFPA announces winner of Under the Spotlight Award for psoriasis documentary

125 million people worldwide suffer from psoriasis and the hardships this difficult disease brings. Today, on the International Day of Tolerance we are very proud to announce the winner of the 1st Under the Spotlight Award for Best International Documentary on Psoriasis.

16 Nov 2010

Forest enters commercialization collaboration with Janssen for Bystolic and Savella in Canada

Forest Laboratories, Inc. announced that Forest Laboratories Holdings Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a definitive collaboration and distribution agreement for Bystolic® (nebivolol) and Savella® (milnacipran HCl) in Canada with Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV and Janssen Pharmaceutical respectively, on behalf of Janssen Inc., which will market the products in Canada.

12 Nov 2010

Abbott presents results of 2 pivotal HUMIRA studies at American College of Rheumatology meeting

Today, Abbott presents results from a pooled analysis of two pivotal HUMIRA® (adalimumab) studies, which look at patients with early and long-standing moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), at the American College of Rheumatology meeting in Atlanta.

10 Nov 2010

Preclinical data from Idera's autoimmune and inflammatory disease program presented at 74th ACR

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced two presentations of preclinical data from its autoimmune and inflammatory disease program at the 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in Atlanta, Georgia. One presentation is entitled "IMO-3100, a Toll-like Receptor (TLR) Antagonist, Suppresses TLR7- and TLR9-mediated Immune Responses in Non-human Primates" (#856).

10 Nov 2010

Provectus holds second meeting with Australian TGA to review approval of PV-10 for metastatic melanoma

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, has held its second meeting with the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration ("TGA") to discuss milestones for approval of PV-10 for treatment of metastatic melanoma. The TGA is the part of the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing responsible for the assessment, approval and monitoring of therapeutic goods available in Australia. The initial meeting with the TGA was held in October 2008.

9 Nov 2010

ORAL Solo Phase 3 study shows tasocitinib reduces signs and symptoms of active RA

Pfizer Inc. today announced results of ORAL Solo (1045), a Phase 3 study that showed tasocitinib (CP-690,550), an investigational, novel, oral JAK inhibitor, administered as monotherapy met two primary endpoints, demonstrating a statistically significant reduction in signs and symptoms of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and improvement in physical function as measured by ACR20 response rates and mean change in HAQ-DI, respectively, versus placebo at three months.

9 Nov 2010

SIMPONI injection improves inflammation, structural damage in RA patients

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analyses from two Phase 3 clinical trials showed that once every four week subcutaneous injections of SIMPONI (golimumab) 50 mg plus methotrexate resulted in statistically significant improvements in markers of inflammation and structural damage in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with placebo plus methotrexate.

9 Nov 2010

Manhattan awarded $244,279 grant under QTDP program

Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded $244,279 in funding under the U.S. Government's Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) credit program. The Company has received this funding for its lead product candidate AST-726 for the treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency.

8 Nov 2010

InNexus receives $116,760 cash grant under QTDP program to develop DXL anti-cancer antibodies

InNexus Biotechnology Inc. a leading drug development company commercializing the next generation of antibodies based on its groundbreaking Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL) technology, today announced it has been awarded a cash grant by the U.S. government totaling $116,760 for projects related to the Company's development of DXL anti-cancer antibodies.

8 Nov 2010

Provectus presents PV-10 Phase 2 clinical trial data for metastatic melanoma at Sydney Congress

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, presented positive preliminary data from fully monitored study data for the entire study population of 80 subjects in its Phase 2 clinical trial of PV-10 for metastatic melanoma.

8 Nov 2010

Safeguard Scientifics third quarter aggregate revenue of partner companies increases 73% to $109.6 million

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that provides growth capital for entrepreneurial and innovative life sciences and technology companies, today announced that aggregate revenue of its partner companies for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $109.6 million, up 73% from $63.4 million for the same partner companies in the same period of 2009.

3 Nov 2010

Positive results from linaclotide Phase 3 trial in patients with IBS-C

Almirall, S.A. and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive top-line results from a 26-week pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of once-daily dosing of linaclotide 266 mcg in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C).

2 Nov 2010

New findings on Th17 cells pave way for human cancer treatment protocol

A recently identified immune cell that directs other cells to fight infection plays a critical role in regulating the immune system in both health and disease. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered how a stimulatory molecule and a protein found on the membrane of another immune cell make T helper 17 cells multi-taskers of sorts. Th17 cells protect the body against infection and cancer, but are also culprits in some autoimmune diseases and out-of-control, cancerous cell growth.

29 Oct 2010

Forest, Almirall report topline results from aclidinium bromide comparative Phase III study in COPD

Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Almirall, S.A. today announced top-line results from ACCORD COPD II, a 12-week Phase III study comparing the efficacy and safety of inhaled aclidinium bromide, an investigative bronchodilator, to placebo in 544 patients with moderate to severe COPD.

29 Oct 2010

Celgene third quarter non-GAAP total revenue increases 31% to $908 million

Celgene Corporation announced non-GAAP net income of $349.9 million, or non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.

28 Oct 2010

New global event focuses on childhood psoriasis

October 29 is World Psoriasis Day. Conceived by patients for patients, World Psoriasis Day is a truly global event focusing on the burden of living with psoriasis. There are more than 125 million people with psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis in the world. Many are children. Psoriasis is a severe chronic inflammatory disease that effects all ages, genders, races and ethnicities.

28 Oct 2010

Psoriasis News and Research

Latest Psoriasis News and Research

Anacor completes initial public offering of common stock

Anacor prices initial public offering of common stock

Provectus reports progress in PV-10 program for metastatic melanoma

ALLOZYNE's AZ17 antagonist shows positive data for treatment of autoimmune diseases

IFPA announces winner of Under the Spotlight Award for psoriasis documentary

Forest enters commercialization collaboration with Janssen for Bystolic and Savella in Canada

Abbott presents results of 2 pivotal HUMIRA studies at American College of Rheumatology meeting

Preclinical data from Idera's autoimmune and inflammatory disease program presented at 74th ACR

Provectus holds second meeting with Australian TGA to review approval of PV-10 for metastatic melanoma

ORAL Solo Phase 3 study shows tasocitinib reduces signs and symptoms of active RA

SIMPONI injection improves inflammation, structural damage in RA patients

Manhattan awarded $244,279 grant under QTDP program

InNexus receives $116,760 cash grant under QTDP program to develop DXL anti-cancer antibodies

Provectus presents PV-10 Phase 2 clinical trial data for metastatic melanoma at Sydney Congress

Safeguard Scientifics third quarter aggregate revenue of partner companies increases 73% to $109.6 million

Positive results from linaclotide Phase 3 trial in patients with IBS-C

New findings on Th17 cells pave way for human cancer treatment protocol

Forest, Almirall report topline results from aclidinium bromide comparative Phase III study in COPD

Celgene third quarter non-GAAP total revenue increases 31% to $908 million

New global event focuses on childhood psoriasis

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