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Indian Court Refers Novartis Plea for Patent on Anti-cancer Drug to a Separate Board

...ctual property rights (TRIPS) treaty. It prohibits patents for a new form of a known substance unless that ne...on the Novartis’ challenge of the amendment to the patents law have been reserved. They could be delivered in a month or so from now. And if a company like ...

FDA Cites Challenges of Generic Biotech

...ccess to an estimated $12 billion worth of biotech patents that have already expired. Unlike traditional chemical-based pharmaceuticals, biotech pharmaceuticals are made from living cells and proteins. The biotech industry has long argued that because these proteins are more prone to minor differences when...

'Smart' Sunglasses With Chameleon Powers

...ore fashionable frames. Xu's group has a number of patents filed on the technology and is exploring options for commercialization. It will be a few years until these sunglasses show up on store shelves. Source-Eurekalert PRI...

Generic Biologics – U.S Panel Hearing Draws Mixed Response

...rnative versions of expensive biologic drugs after patents expire. Yet it has drawn both brickbats and accolades from various sections. Says Jay Siegel, head of research for Johnson & Johnson's biotechnology business: ' You just can't take a molecule that you don't know what it is and market it to the p...

FDA Decision Encourages Lamictal Generics

...ady faces generic competition in Europe, where its patents have expired. Lamictal (lamotrigine) is an antiepileptic drug indicated as adjunctive therapy for partial seizures in adults and pediatric patients. It is also approved for conversion to monotherapy in adults with partial seizures who are receivin...

New Study Suggests Special Cocoa may Lead to Sustained Improvement in Blood Vessel Function

...ed research publications on cocoa and more than 30 patents held by Mars scientists – numbers that dwarf the combined research efforts of all other companies in this promising area of health science. Scientists at Mars, Incorporated developed a patented process called Cocoapro? that helps retain more of the n...

Transcendental Meditation To The Rescue of Cardiac Patients

...adevappa averred that further study involving more patents is needed to consolidate this finding. He also added that the present study is in continuation with an older one which talked about the positive effects of TM on high blood pressure, stress, metabolic syndrome, left ventricular hypertrophy and severi...

Thailand Backs Off Threat to Break Drug Patents

...country had used compulsory licensing to challenge patents for a 'life-style' disease — one that is not for AIDS or an epidemic. But the move drew strong opposition from the drug producers. The World Health Organization pursuaded the Thai government to negotiate with drug firms before issuing a compulsory ...

To Patent or Not-A Question of Life

...is being because it did not grant pharmaceutical patents until 2005, when it was forced to comply with Worl... life saving drugs. In defense Novartis says that patents enable income needed for drug research and production. The company says that AIDS affected persons s...

Thailand Goes Ahead With Licenses for Generic Drugs

...le budget. We can't watch our people die and their patents have been here for so long." Thailand is planning to purchase generic versions of drugs, from companies in China or India for a reduced cost, about 10 percent of the original price....

NRI Doctor's R&D Model in India to Slash Cost of Drugs

...eady employed large teams of lawyers to defend the patents which they describe as the lifeblood of the industry. Source-Newswise...

Indian American Scientist at Work on Multi-targeted Drug

...man clinical trials. Chakrabarty, who holds five patents in the US, is keen that the proposed Indian research centre should study whether the candidate drug would be effective for cervical cancer, which is more prevalent in India. "If my drug passes the first stage of toxicity trial, it will be easier to...

Bivalirudin, a new anti-clotting drug may be a safer option for treatment of acute coronary conditions

...his report states that bivalirudin can be used for patents with acute coronary syndrome with a lower risk of bleeding than conventional treatment."...

Two Day International Conclave on Traditional Medicine Inaugurated

...cal texts from mis-appropriation by issue of wrong patents based on traditional medicine knowledge which is already in public domain. Smt. Anita Das, Secretary AYUSH in her opening address, said that international Regulatory Cooperation in Herbal Medicines (IRCH) has been set up under the aegis of WHO rec...

Drug Boosts Platelet Production, Reversing Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

...G 531, successfully boosted platelet production in patents with chronic ITP, a serious autoimmune disorder that affects more than 16,000 adult Americans, and perhaps as many children, each year. In ITP, immune system antibodies mysteriously begin to attack and destroy blood platelet cells. In some cases, t...

Epilepsy Treated with Implanted Devices

... and DBS- could offer new, potential treatment for patents with epilepsy without a lot of other treatment options, especially those whose seizures aren't controlled by drugs and who aren't good surgical candidates. Patients who have epileptic seizures after using one drug tend to continue to have them on ano...

"Beach to Bedside" Study Focuses on Effects of Inhaled Toxins

...lished articles detail findings to date, and three patents dealing with seafood poisoning and pulmonary therapeutics have resulted from the work. Source-Newswise...

Viread To Retail In India For $1

...e battle against HIV/AIDS and are hopeful that our patents will be issued in India as they have in many other countries across the world." Under the terms of the agreement, the generic companies will have the right to manufacture and market both the API (active particle ingredient) and the tablets in perpe...

Scientist Recognized for Drug Addiction Research

...articles and 30 book chapters and has completed 34 patents and patent applications in the fields of organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry and drug abuse research. In addition to the Eddy Award, the National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded Carroll the Pacesetter Award in 1993 and the MERIT Aw...

POLY Medicure Ltd Applies for 8 Patents, 2 FDA Approvals

...dicure Ltd today said it has applied for eight new patents and two USFDA approvals for its new range of safety syringes and safe blood collection holders. // "In our latest safety syringe, the needle retracts back in the plunger and gets locked after administering the shot so that it does not remain expose...

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