Lugano, Switzerland / Raleigh, N.C., USA (ots) - Gelclair® Strengthens DARA's Growing Portfolio of In-licensed Oncology and Oncology Supportive Care Products The Helsinn Group of Switzerland announced today that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with DARA BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DARA) for U.S. ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Starting July 1st the Swiss Group has become Gold sponsor of the Sharing Progress in Cancer Care (SPCC) Programme Through its support to the Sharing Progress in Cancer Care (SPCC) Programme, Helsinn Group starts to actively collaborate with the European School of Oncology (ESO) in promoting education in oncology, with special attention to cancer supportive care. SPPC is a collaborative ...
Lugano, Switzerland and Greifswald, Germany (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare SA, Switzerland and Riemser Arzneimittel AG, German licensee of Helsinn's second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, announce today the signing of a licensing agreement granting Riemser the commercialization rights for a ...
Lugano, Switerland (ots) - The Company has entered the Phase III clinical program for both its investigational medications anamorelin, in non-small cell lung cancer-associated anorexia/cachexia, and netupitant + palonosetron oral fixed-dose combination in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) Helsinn, the Swiss pharmaceutical Group, global leader in the segment of the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea ...
Lugano, Switzerland and Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA (ots) - Helsinn Group and Eisai Inc. announced today that Helsinn has commenced a multi-centered Phase III clinical study program investigating the Netupitant/Palonosetron (300mg/0.50mg) oral fixed-dose combination for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and ...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ots) - New data presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, show the efficacy of the 2nd generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist alone and in combination with aprepitant New data on the 2nd generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, in the ...
Lugano, Switzerland/Sandpoint, ID (ots) - Helsinn Group makes an equity investment for a minority interest in Thorne Research, Inc. and plans to jointly commercialize nutritional supplement products with initial focus on meeting the needs of people living with cancer Helsinn Group a rapidly growing pharmaceutical ...
Lugano, Switzerland/Tokyo, Japan (ots) - License Agreement for Japan on Potential New Therapy in the Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) Helsinn Group of Switzerland and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japanese licensee of Helsinn's second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, announce today the signing on April 12, of a licensing agreement granting Taiho the development and ...
Lugano, Switzerland/Woodcliff Lake, NJ (ots) - Helsinn Group and Eisai Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to the safety and efficacy protocols for Phase III trials with an investigational oral fixed-dose combination of netupitant and palonosetron in the prevention ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals Ltd, has been assigned world-wide rights, title and interest in Klean-Prep®, excluding Canada, and an exclusive license for the U.S. Helsinn, a pharmaceutical group based in Lugano, Switzerland today announced that it has entered into an agreement ...
Lugoano, Switzerland/Melbourne, Australia (ots) - Australians can now access a new drug to prevent acute (and delayed phase) nausea and vomiting which may occur in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy1. This follows an agreement between the Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn and Specialised Therapeutics ...
Lugano (ots) - New data presented at the ESMO Milan 2010 Congress show a better control of nausea and vomiting with palonosetron versus granisetron in patients undergoing cisplatin or anthracycline plus cyclophosphamide based regimens. Palonosetron superior efficacy is statistically significant in nausea control, following Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy, in the ...
Lugano (ots) - The Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D. today performed the official opening of the centre which will play a significant role in Helsinn group's pipeline of new products. The Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn announced the official opening, performed today by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Lenihan T.D, of its new R&D Centre of ...
Lugano (ots) - Helsinn's second-generation 5-HT3 RA Aloxi expands its presence in Asia through the Agreement signed with Mundipharma Helsinn Healthcare SA and Mundipharma International Corporation Ltd. announce the signature of a Distribution and Licensing Agreement for Helsinn's product palonosetron in Malesia, Philippines and Singapore. Aloxi® is a ...
Lugano, Switzerland/Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare S.A. and Eisai Inc. today announce the signing of a licensing agreement granting Eisai Inc. commercialization rights for a new product for potential use in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in the United ...
Lugano (ots) - The second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, already approved as an intravenous solution formulation in more than 60 countries worldwide including US, EU and Japan, obtains the European Marketing Authorization for 0.5 mg oral capsules Palonosetron 0.5 mg soft gelatine capsule oral formulation has been approved by the EMA (European Medicine Agency) for the prevention of nausea and ...
Lugano (ots) - New therapeutic option for the management of painful symptoms of oral mucositis in the oncology setting soon available for Swiss patients Helsinn, the pharmaceutical group based in Lugano, and Vifor Pharma, are pleased to announce that a Distribution & Licensing Agreement for Helsinn's product Gelclair in Switzerland has been signed recently. ...
Lugano, Switzerland / Tokyo, Japan (ots) - Helsinn Healthcare SA, Switzerland, and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japanese licensee of Helsinn's second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, announce the launch of Aloxi® injection today. Aloxi was developed in Japan by Taiho in close cooperation with Helsinn, based on the license agreement between Taiho and Helsinn of January 2004, and its marketing ...
Lugano/Tokyo, Japan (ots) - The second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron available in more than 50 countries worldwide, including US, EU and Japan Today, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japanese licensee of Helsinn's second generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist palonosetron, gained marketing approval in Japan for this drug indicated for the ...
Lugano (ots) - Giorgio Calderari promoted to Group General Manager, responsible for Corporate, Business Development, R&D, Technical Affairs, Commercial, and Manufacturing functions Riccardo Braglia has been confirmed as CEO of the Helsinn Group. His role will focus on the Group's fundamental strategic tasks, including internal and external growth, and new market opening. Riccardo Braglia will also directly ...
Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn, the Swiss pharmaceutical group, announced today that its Dublin plant, Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals (HBP), has been awarded the Irish 2009 Responsible Care® Award for Waste Management by PharmaChemical Ireland, the industry association representing the Irish chemical and pharmaceutical sector. "Environmental protection is ...
Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn announces the completion of its state of the art Stability Centre at its Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals facility in, Dublin, Ireland. The new facility which has a total storage capacity of 24 cu meters, contains a range of stability chambers which will operate at ICH ...
Lugano/Berlin, Germany (ots) - Single dose palonosetron achieves optimal control of acute emesis in patients receiving multiday-high dose chemotherapy before autologous stem cell transplantation. The addition of a second dose of palonosetron after 48 hours significantly reduces the detrimental impact of ...
Lugano (ots) - The Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn and Eisai Italy, subsidiary of the Japanese pharmaceutical company, have signed a licensing agreement for the commercialization of the medical device Gelclair in Italy. Helsinn is the worldwide licensor of Gelclair, a viscous, concentrated, bioadherent oral gel with a mechanical protective action, which relieves pain by adhering to the mucosal surface of ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - As part of the Helsinn Group's development strategy, William Mann, PhD, has been appointed as new CEO in the American subsidiary, Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.) Inc. William Mann, PhD, was already Chief Operating Officer of the recently acquired Helsinn Therapeutics, and has held ...
Lugano (ots) - Anticipated at the Rome 2009 MASCC International Symposium the outcome of the 2009 joint MASCC (Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer)/ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology) antiemetic guideline update meeting New important acknowledgment for palonosetron, the second ...
Rome, Italy (ots) - The MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer) 2009 International Symposium opens today in Rome, Italy - Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), treatment of pain, and quality of life in survivors among the key topics of the conference "Supportive care in cancer is a field of increasing relevance for both ...
Berlin, Germany (ots) - Single dose palonosetron is effective and safe in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphomas who undergo moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Data presented today at the European Haematology Association Congress in Berlin, Germany New data presented today at the EHA ...
Investment in line with the Government and IDA strategy for R&D Lugano, Switzerland/Dublin, Ireland (ots) - Helsinn together with the Irish Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan TD, today announced, that Helsinn Holding S.A., a privately owned pharmaceutical company, is to establish a Centre-of-excellence in Research and ...
Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - A new release of the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology on Antiemesis recommends palonosetron as the "preferred" 5-HT3 antagonist in combination with aprepitant and dexamethasone for prevention of emesis in highly emetic risk ...