Obama’s precision medicine initiative looks set for bipartisan support, Valeant has offered $296 million to buy Dendreon and researchers say Roche’s Tamiflu works.
Five things for pharma marketers to know: Tuesday, December 30
NIH project for genome sequencing of newborns commences; remote care, next-gen. DNA sequencing top list of 2014 healthcare-market trends; WHO plans evaluation of contagious-disease response.
NIH tests second Ebola vax in humans
October 22, 2014
6:00 pm
Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory developed the vaccine, which has been licensed to NewLink Genetics Corp.
Six new Parkinson’s factors found
July 28, 2014
5:49 pm
A National Institutes of Health-funded study of over 18,000 patients has identified six new genetic risk factors associated with Parkinson’s Disease.
NIH: HPV test beats Pap for cancer assessment
July 22, 2014
5:42 pm
HPV testing provides an edge over Pap screenings when it comes to detecting cervical cancer risk.
NIH wants gender trial parity
May 15, 2014
5:05 pm
The National Institutes of Health wants female lab animals to be part of the animal testing mix.
Critics say NIH stung by budget proposal
March 6, 2014
6:48 pm
Advocates say the National Institutes of Health is working with 22% less buying power than it had 11 years ago.
NIH database links genetics, medical info
February 27, 2014
6:21 pm
The NIH says the information will help researchers find the genetic underpinnings of adult diseases.
Big Pharma puts $250M towards disease collaboration
February 4, 2014
6:18 pm
Ten pharma companies will share money and biomarker research under an NIH collaboration.
NIH finds new bladder cancer targets
January 29, 2014
7:22 pm
New research finds overlap with some forms of breast, lung, and head & neck cancers, as well as 32 recurring genetic mutations.