Aachen (ots) - - EMBARGO: This information is for healthcare professionals only. Not intended for UK audience. - A recent study published in the medical journal "Current Medical Research and Opinion"* has results that are good news for chronic pain patients. This new trial was designed to meet real-life conditions ...
LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
Andernach (ots) - The supervisory board ("Aufsichtsrat") and management board ("Vorstand") of LTS have concluded the assessment of strategic options for the future development of the LTS group. LTS developed innovative, value oriented growth strategies identifying also the prerequisites for the successful strategy ...
Istanbul (ots) - This year's IFCC in Istanbul was a remarkable event for Sysmex. With one of our largest stands ever - showcasing the entire range of our products - we showed what we believe is living our mission of "Shaping the Advancement of Healthcare". After the IFCC we can be confident we are well on our way. The Sysmex mission is to shape the advancement of healthcare - the laboratory workflow, the diagnostic ...
Woodcliff Lake, NJ, and Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Eisai Inc. and Helsinn Group announced today that several abstracts highlighting data analyses of NEPA, an investigational oral fixed- dose combination of netupitant and palonosetron being evaluated for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting ...
Eysins (ots) - In line with its mission of market innovator, Biosafe is proud to announce the launch of the SepaMax multiprocessing device, on the occasion of the International Cord Blood Symposium in San Francisco. SepaMax is designed for high throughput cell processing. Based on Biosafe's industry-leading Sepax technology, it offers six processing modules in a compact package, which are centrally controlled. Combined ...
Singapore (ots) - Since 2012 the hearing industry's largest manufacturers have collaborated to sponsor a non-competitive, mutually agreed upon research agenda benefitting the hearing aid industry, its customers, and end users. The framework for this collaboration is the Hearing Industry Research Consortium (IRC). ...
Aachen/Brussels (ots) - Multi-stakeholder views on chronic pain presented in the European Parliament / Call to Action to fight chronic pain On the occasion of an exhibition and cocktail reception hosted by Petru Luhan, Member of the European Parliament and winner of the MEP award for Health 2013, a multi- ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - The pharmaceutical group in Ticino, global leader in cancer supportive care, supports the International Conference on mobile technology dedicated to improve the quality of life of people with cancer in collaboration with SDA Bocconi and CERGAS Bocconi. The combination of medicine and mobile technology to improve the quality of life of people ...
Rastatt, Landquart (ots) - MAQUET and Swisstom are pleased to announce their distribution partnership for the monitoring and diagnostic product Swisstom BB2. Acute Lung Injury is still a leading cause of death for intensive care patients. Swisstom BB2 was especially developed to continuously monitor the lung function of ICU patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - NEPA is currently under development for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting The Swiss pharmaceutical Helsinn Group announced today that on January 22nd the European Medicines Agency (EMA) determined netupitant-palonosetron fixed dose combination (NEPA) Marketing ...
E.S.PKU (European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria)
Alter, Belgium (ots) - First ever pan-European perspective on optimal care identifies key challenges in this rare genetic disease The first ever pan-European patient/carer perspective on optimal care of the rare genetic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU) has been published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. This paper, supported by the European Society for ...
Lugano, Schweiz (ots) - Swiss Pharma Group Helsinn grants exclusive distribution and licensing rights to Angelini, through its subsidiary company CSC Pharmaceuticals, for the commercialization in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary , Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Georgia, Russia and the other CIS ...
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH
Zurich Switzerland (ots) - Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH ("Takeda") announced that the European decentralised procedure (DCP) was positively concluded for dexlansoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) with a new dual- delayed release technology for the treatment of reflux disease. The regulatory process ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn Group grants exclusive distribution and licensing rights to Italfarmaco for the commercialization of its compound currently in development for the treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome related to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Helsinn Group is pleased to announce that ...
Aachen, Germany / Redwood City (California), USA (ots) - Grünenthal Group today announced that the company entered into a commercial partnership with AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for ZALVISO, a patient-controlled analgesia device for self- administration of sufentanil nanotablets by patients following surgery. The agreement covers the countries of the European Union, ...
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Lugano (ots) - Medical oncologists have a vital role to play in cancer care, particularly as treatments become ever more complex, a new position statement from the European Society for Medical Oncology says (http://www.presseportal.ch/go2/new_position_statement ). Medical oncologists are specialist cancer physicians ...
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Lugano (ots) - A ground-breaking international survey published today, shows that more than half of the world's population live in countries where regulations aiming to stem drug misuse leave patients without access to opioid medicines for managing cancer pain. The results from the Global Opioid Policy Initiative ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - The Swiss Helsinn Group announced today the formation of a sales organization in the US subsidiary, Helsinn Therapeutics (US) Inc. A commercial organization of 20 people has been engaged throughout the United States. The new oncology sales representatives will be working via a co-detailing agreement for Aloxi® (palonosetron HCl injection), licensed by the Helsinn Group to Eisai, Inc. The ...
ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE
Garching (ots) - - In-licensing of superior DOTA-Tyr3-octreotide - Pharmaceutical development for treatment of NETs - Excellent pharmacokinetic properties ITM Isotope Technologies Munich AG (ITM) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. for pharmaceutical development and commercialization of ...
Hamburg/Düsseldorf (ots) - The European trade fair "Hospital Build & infrastructure Europe" will be held in the Congress Center Hamburg from 3 to 4 September 2013. Hospital managers, architects, planners and investors, as well as facility managers, will meet here for the third time to exchange experiences. The ...
Lugano, Switzerland and Barcelona, Spain (ots) - The Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn and the Spanish company, Advancell, Advanced In Vitro Cell Technologies, SA, today announced a partnering agreement for the development and worldwide commercialization of ATH008, a new topical product for the prevention and/or ...
Soho Flordis International (SFI)
Bioggio, Switzerland (ots) - Pharmaton and Soho Flordis International (SFI), an international provider of clinically proven natural medicines, announced today the acquisition of Ginsana SA, a leader and innovator in natural medicine products. The acquisition from Pharmaton, a company of the Boehringer Ingelheim ...
München (ots) - New data from the SEVITENSION study show the fixed-dose combination treatment Sevikar® (olmesartan/amlodipine) to be superior to perindopril in combination with amlodipine in reducing central blood pressure When the traditional arm (brachial) method of measurement is used, blood pressure is usually found to be higher than it is in the large central ...
Lugano, Switzerland & Copenhagen, Denmark (ots) - The decision follows promising findings from a Phase IIa Proof-of-Concept study. Helsinn is planning a Phase IIb study with elsiglutide, and study activities are expected to start in H2 2013. The Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn, a leading player in the cancer ...
Aachen (ots) - Healthcare professionals who would like to know more about the topical treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) can now find useful information online. PHN is a chronic disabling pain condition with symptoms often described as burning, stabbing, or shooting pain, and caused by a previous herpes zoster infection (commonly known as shingles). The new ...
Munich, Germany (ots) - * Lack of patient adherence to hypertension treatment is one of the root causes of failure to reach blood pressure goals, contributing to increased risk of serious cardiovascular events * The Daiichi Sankyo myHypertensionCare patient support programme aims to improve patient engagement and ...
Lugano/Glattbrugg, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare SA and Vifor Pharma, announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive license and distribution agreement for netupitant-palonosetron fixed dose combination, a Helsinn product currently in the development stage for the treatment of ...
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
Rome, Italy (ots) - Every year 43,000 people die following osteoporotic fractures; reports show that European healthcare systems are not treating people at risk; burden and costs will rise dramatically by 2025. Two landmark multi-stakeholder reports launched today - Osteoporosis in the European Union and the Scorecard for Osteoporosis in Europe - describe and compare the epidemiology, burden, and management of ...
Norderstedt (ots) - Endomagnetics, the company developing a portfolio of products to improve the standard of breast cancer management, has announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Sysmex Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of global healthcare company Sysmex Corporation. Sysmex has the exclusive right to provide sales and support for Endomagnetics' SentiMag® system across the EMEA region. This is Endomagnetics' first ...