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April 20, 2007
Pfizer
1Q Revenues: $12.5 billion (+6%)
1Q Earnings: $3.4 billion (-16%)
Comments: Worldwide pharmaceutical revenues grew 5% in the quarter to $11.6 billion. Revenue growth was driven by Lipitor, up 8% to $3.4 billion, Celebrex, up 22% t…
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April 20, 2007
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals has executed a definitive agreement to sell its Aloprim for Injection product to Bioniche Teoranta for $3.7 million. Bioniche Teoranta is based in Ireland and is part of Bioniche Pharma Group. The transaction, subject to custo…
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April 19, 2007
BioConvergence LLC is expanding its Bloomington, IN headquarters in an effort to better serve its pharma/biopharmaceutical clients. BioConvergence will add approximately 20,000 sq. ft. to its existing 50,000-sq.-ft. facility to accommodate its growin…
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April 19, 2007
Lexicon Genetics released data highlighting potential therapeutic targets related to its collaboration with Genentech. These target discoveries were made through the collaboration between the two companies that was initiated in December 2002 and expa…
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April 19, 2007
Merck
1Q Revenues: $5.8 billion (+7%)
1Q Earnings: $1.7 billion (+12%)
Comments: Gardasil sales reached $365 million in the quarter. Key products -- including Singulair, Zetia, Vytorin and Januvia -- drove results in the quarter. Combined glo…
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April 18, 2007
Avanir Pharmaceuticals achieved positive results from its Phase III trial evaluating Zenvia, an NMDA antagonist and sigma-1 agonist, in diabetic neuropathic pain.
The primary endpoint of the trial was based on the daily diary entries for the Pai…
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April 18, 2007
Abbott
1Q Revenues: $5.3 billion (15.5%)
1Q Earnings: $697.5 million (-19%)
Comments: Worldwide pharmaceutical sales were $3.4 billion, up 16.6%. Humira grew to $289 million in sales, up $32.4. Earnings in the quarter excludes after-ta…
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April 18, 2007
The FDA has licensed Sanofi Pasteur's H5N1 vaccine, the first avian flu vaccine for humans. Sanofi Pasteur, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, submitted a BLA to the FDA for the vaccine. The licensure is the first step in achiev…
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April 17, 2007
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Co., has acquired Wave Biotech LLC, a supplier of disposable manufacturing technologies for the biopharmaceutical industry. The acquisition of Wave Biotech LLC, including its subsidiary Wave Europe Pvt. Ltd.,…
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April 17, 2007
Patheon plans to restructure its network of six pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in southern ON, Canada as part of its strategy to focus on developing and manufacturing prescription pharmaceutical products and to improve profitability.
Th…
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April 17, 2007
Johnson & Johnson
1Q Revenues: $15 billion (+16%)
1Q Earnings: $2.6 billion (-22%)
Comments: Worldwide Pharmaceutical sales were $6.2 billion in the quarter, up 11%. Sales growth reflects the strong performance of Topamax, Levaquin,…
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April 17, 2007
Merck has submitted a sBLA for Gardasil to the FDA to update the labeling to include efficacy data showing protection against additional cervical cancer causing HPV types responsible for more than 10% of cervical cancers, vaginal and vulvar, and data…
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April 16, 2007
Millipore Corp. is the first company to integrate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology with filtration products used to manufacture biopharmaceutical drugs. The new RFID capability will be branded as SMART Technology and will be introduce…
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April 16, 2007
Galapagos' BioFocus DPI service division has signed two new collaborations with Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., building on the successful relationship between Ono and DPI, which began in 2004. Under the first collaboration, BioFocus DPI will use select…
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April 16, 2007
Lilly
1Q Revenues: $4.2 billion (+14%)
1Q Earnings: $508.7 million (-39%)
Comments: Alimta, Byetta, Cialis, Cymbalta, Forteo, Strattera, Symbyax, Xigris and Yentreve, collectively grew 57% to $1.3 billion, and accounted for 30% of total…
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