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phase of clinical research
steps for human subject medical research
Schering AG
German multinational pharmaceutical company
Celgene
Celgene Corporation is an American pharmaceutical company that makes cancer and immunology drugs. Its major product is Revlimid (lenalidomide), which is used in the treatment of multiple myeloma, and also in certain anemias. The company is incorporated in Delaware, headquartered in Summit, New Jersey, and a subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) since its acquisition in 2019.
health technology assessment
multi-disciplinary field of policy analysis that studies the medical, social, ethical, and economic implications of development, diffusion, and use of health technology.
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. is an American company based in Durham, North Carolina, focused on health information technology and clinical research.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
American company
Research Triangle
geographic region in North Carolina, United States
fine chemical
pure chemical substances produced by and for the chemical industry
International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
Initiative to promote public health
Shire plc
British company
enzyme replacement therapy
treatment for some lysosomal diseases
Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA
academic conference held in 1975
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
American venture capital firm
Bausch Health
multinational specialty drugs company based in Laval, Quebec, Canada
Incyte
Incyte Corporation is an American multinational pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. The company currently operates manufacturing and R&D locations in North America, Europe, and Asia.
nucleoside-modified messenger RNA
chemically modified messenger RNA
Becton Dickinson
American multinational medical technology company
Actelion
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company established in December 1997, headquartered in Allschwil near Basel, Switzerland. The company is part of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine business segment.
Common Technical Document
internationally agreed format for drug approvals
Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency
Brazilian government agency
Edwards Lifesciences
American medical technology company
new chemical entity
according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a drug that contains no active moiety that has been approved by the FDA in any other application submitted under section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
agricultural biotechnology
use of living organisms, cells or cell constituents for the purpose of developing agricultural products or improving livestock or crop plants
Huntingdon Life Sciences
contract research organisation
BioMarin Pharmaceutical
American company
Bio-Rad Laboratories
American life science research firm
history of biotechnology
aspect of history
Quest Diagnostics
medical research company
RTI International
independent, nonprofit research institute, headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC, US
WuXi AppTec
Chinese public (bio)pharmaceutical, medical device and pharmaceutical services company
Allergan, Inc.
U.S. subsidary of Allergan plc
New Enterprise Associates
American Venture Capital firm
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
business school
Office of Technology Assessment
organization in the United States
Farmitalia
Farmitalia was an Italian pharmaceutical company best known for its parallel discovery with Rhone-Poulenc of daunorubicin and subsequent discovery of doxorubicin. Farmitalia had been founded in 1935 as a joint venture by Rhone-Poulenc and Montecatini. Farmitalia occupied a position of choice in the world rankings of the profession, not only in Italy, but also at the world level with in particular the patent of Adriamycin, an anti-cancer drug qualified. From its creation, Farmaceutici Italia buys the Schiapparelli factory.
Human Genome Project–Write
project to synthesize the human genome
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Catalent, Inc. (Catalent Pharma Solutions), is an American pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tampa, Florida.It operates as a privately held independent subsidiary of Novo Holdings A/S. It is a provider of drug delivery technologies, drug development, drug manufacturing, biologics, gene therapy, and consumer health products. It has over 50 facilities on four continents and has supported more than half the products approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the last ten years. Annually, it produces 70 billion doses for 8,000 products. The company's major customers include Bayer, Brist
Exact Sciences
American company in Madison, United States
Medicago
company in Québec, Canada
Charles River Laboratories
major US biomedical company
Vaxart
Vaxart, Inc. is an American biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of oral recombinant vaccines administered using temperature-stable tablets that can be stored and shipped without refrigeration, eliminating the need for needle injection. Its development programs for oral vaccine delivery (Vector-Adjuvant-Antigen Standardized Technology known as VAAST) include prophylactic, enteric-coated tablet vaccines for inhibiting norovirus, seasonal influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and human papillomavirus. It was founded in 2004 by Sean Tucker. Original
Celltrion
Celltrion, Inc. () is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Incheon, South Korea. Celltrion Healthcare conducts worldwide marketing, sales, and distribution of biological medicines developed by Celltrion. Celltrion's founder, Seo Jung-jin, is the richest person in South Korea. Seo Jung-jin, its founder was awarded the 2021 EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year.
Abivax
Abivax SA is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative treatments that harness the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms to modulate the immune response in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases.
Animal Efficacy Rule
Therapeutic Goods Administration
regulatory body for therapeutic goods (including medicines, medical devices, gene technology, and blood products) in Australia
National Agency for the Safety of Medicine and Health Products
French public establishment for health risks
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
company
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
organization in the United States
HealthCap
HealthCap is a specialized provider of venture capital within life sciences. HealthCap invests in innovative companies with focus on therapeutics. As of 2023, HealthCap has invested in over 125 companies since inception and completed initial public offerings of more than 45 companies. HealthCap has offices in Stockholm and Lausanne.
Kamada Ltd.
pharmaceutical company