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The Motley Fool
November 19, 2011
Luke Timmerman |
Regeneron Wins FDA Approval for Macular-Degeneration Drug The company can begin selling Eylea, which treats the leading cause of blindness in the elderly.   |
Chemistry World
April 2, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Novartis accused of 'derailing' trials for cheap eye disease drug The British Medical Journal has accused pharmaceutical giant Novartis of deliberately hindering research into the use of anticancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat age-related wet macular degeneration. |
Managed Care
March 2005
Thomas Morrow |
Aptamers: Slowing Progression of AMD A single strand of nucleic acid may hold the key to treating the leading cause of severe vision loss and blindness resulting from age-related macular degeneration. |
Chemistry World
May 21, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
Novartis enhances its focus with eyecare deal Swiss pharma major Novartis is continuing its quest to excel in a few specialist fields by licensing rights to US firm Ophthotech's lead candidate, Fovista, for wet age-related macular degeneration. |
Managed Care
August 2006
Thomas Morrow |
New Injectable Medication Effective Against Wet AMD Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in people over age 55. This market will expand rapidly. Managed care should remain informed and start to manage this area. |
PC Magazine
January 18, 2005
Karen Jones |
Setting Sights on Bionics Optobionics has completed a series of clinical trials involving implanting a 2-milimeter silicon chip inside the eye in patients with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease with no cure. |
BusinessWeek
December 29, 2003
Gene G. Marcial |
TLC Vision Is Eyeing Macular Degeneration Laser eye surgery is picking up -- thanks partly to the economic recovery. Some pros are betting big on TLC Vision, with 61 centers in the U.S. and five in Canada where its own ophthalmologists do laser operations. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Fuzzy Outlook for OSI-Eyetech Merger OSI Pharmaceuticals appears to have little to gain from its purchase of Eyetech. The situation does offer an eye-opening lesson on the risks inherent in investing in such one-trick ponies. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2004
Charly Travers |
Biotech's 5-Baggers: Part 2 Several hot drugs are generating smoking returns. If the goal for an investor is to aim for one of these five-baggers, then one option is to invest before the company passes through the inflection point. |
Bio-IT World
Jul/Aug 2006 |
News Blast Health Solutions... Rna Interference... HIV Triple Combo... |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Look for Companies That Strike First Head-to-head trials, whether they're run by companies or by third parties, can be scary. But the way to make big money is by selling drugs that offer superior benefits, so investors should welcome the onslaught of upcoming comparative trial data. |
BusinessWeek
August 16, 2004
Arlene Weintraub |
The Race to Stop an Eyesight Stealer No magic bullet yet, but new drugs to fight age-related macular degeneration are near. |
Chemistry World
September 24, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
Review says cheaper drug is safe for eye disease Researchers have added weight to the argument that health services should use the cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat age-related wet macular degeneration, instead of the more expensive Lucentis (ranibizumab). |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Regeneron Sees Positive Phase 2 Data Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and partner Bayer HealthCare see a bright future for their age-related macular degeneration treatment after announcing positive phase 2 data. |
Chemistry World
November 12, 2013
Dinsa Sachan |
Rough patch for India's clinical trial industry The Indian clinical trial industry is beset by uncertainty. Campaigners have petitioned the courts claiming that drug companies are exploiting poor people and this has led to more than 100 trials being put on hold. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Eying Profits in Eye Sight Macular degeneration is proving to be a field with eye-popping potential. Manufactured by Pfizer and Eyetech, a tiny biotech that went public early last year, Macugen was recently approved by the FDA. |
AskMen.com
Richard Stevens |
Participating In Clinical Trials Check out what participating in clinical trials involves and how you can join a study. You may even make some cash in the process. |
Chemistry World
January 25, 2013
Rajesh Parishwad |
Indian supreme court's anger over unregulated clinical trials The fledgling clinical trials industry in India has been hit by recent revelations of a lack of regulation. Now, the country's supreme court has criticized the body that oversees clinical trials for its inaction in the face of these unethical practices. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2013
Dinsa Sachan |
Supreme court ruling brings clinical trials to a halt in India The fate of 162 global clinical trials hangs in the balance, as the top Indian court has asked the government to provide more details on their approval process before they can proceed. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2008
Brian Lawler |
Regeneron's Results Clearing Up The drugmaker presents new data on a compelling candidate for macular degeneration treatment. |
Bio-IT World
August 2005 |
News Blast Completes initial closing of financing to support RNAi-based therapies to treat macular degeneration... Mayo Clinic, Translational Genomics Research opens biomedical scientific facility... HistoRx appoints VP of research... Gates Foundation to share grant with 43 project winners... |
Food Processing
October 2008 |
New Clues on Cause of AMD Researchers have discovered that a diet rich in antioxidants seems to hold Age-related macular degeneration at bay. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Sharks Don't Go Blind Shark liver oil shows promise in treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Genaera Corp. though leading this interesting investigation, is not profitable, racking up some significant losses over the years. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Regeneron Pharmaceuticals dropped 12% in intraday trading today after an analyst at RBC Capital downgraded the stock from outperform to sector perform. |
