Pfizer Loses Lipitor Patent - Nov. 30, 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  |   |   |   |  Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 19th Annual Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference February 19-23, 2012 | San Francisco, California www.TriConference.com Register by Friday, December 2 and Save up to $350! CHI's flagship event The 2012 program will feature compelling talks from industry, academia, government, and healthcare organizations. Spanning five days this year, the event now includes more activities including: 2 partnering forums, 5 symposia, 18 short courses, and 12 core programs. Join over 3,000 attendees in interactive lectures, discussions, and various receptions as a way to facilitate networking opportunities and hearing differing views and perspectives on poignant issues facing you and our industry today. •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Loses Lipitor Patent More... •  United States Patent and Trademark Office Upholds Key Santaris Pharma A/S LNA Patents in Two Re-Examination Cases Brought by Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ISIS) More... •  NephRx Corporation Awarded U.S. Patent for NX002 for Treatment of Oral Mucositis More... More Patent News •  Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI) Launches Generic LIPITOR More... •  Novartis AG (NVS)'s Lucentis Fails to Win Backing for Eye Condition in U.K. Review More... •  Cannabis Science Inc. Confirms Two Extract-Based Formulations are Both Available Now at Cannabis Therapeutics and Marisol Therapeutics in Colorado More... •  Octapharma USA, Inc. Announces Octagam 5% Again Available for U.S. Purchase More... More Drug Product News •  Naari AG Wants Nebraska to Return Lethal Injection Drug More... More Discontinuations News More Recalls and Warning News •  Genentech (RHHBY) to Present Important New Data for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer at 2011 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium More... •  Cytokinetics, Inc. (CYTK) Announces Positive Results From Phase II Clinical Trial Evaluating CK-2017357 in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis More... •  Positive Clinical Study Results Reported by Adeona Pharmaceuticals (AEN) Oral Zinc for ALS Collaborator More... •  TARIS Biomedical Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study with LiRIS(R) in Interstitial Cystitis Patients More... •  BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) Initiates Phase 2 Study for GALNS in Patients Under Five Years of Age With MPS IVA More... More Phase III News More Phase II News More Phase I News More Pre-Clinical News More Post-Approval News Partnerships 2012: The Largest Yet Most Intimate Gathering of Clinical Decision Makers in the World The world has radically changed in just the last few years and the trend is likely to continue at an exponential rate. Partnerships in Clinical Trials is changing with it. Partnerships has always been where business gets done and strategic partnership deals are inked, but in 2012 it is where the industry moves forward with answers. We've taken your most pressing challenges and translated them into the most provocative meeting agenda the industry has ever seen. For more information, please visit the conference site: http://www.iirusa.com/cropartners/welcome-to-CROs.xml?registration=XP1700BSENL. •  Injection Lowers Cholesterol in Preliminary Human Trial, Amgen (AMGN) Reveals More... •  Eating Fish Reduces Risk of Alzheimer's Disease, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Study More... •  Violent Video Games Alter Brain Function in Young Men, Indiana University School of Medicine Study More... •  High Blood Sugar Levels in Older Women Linked to Colorectal Cancer, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Study More... •  Secondhand Smoke Tied to Bad Heart Failure Outcomes, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Study More... 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