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Friday, 03 September 2010   
European Commission Issues Positive Decision for Approval of Seroquel XR
AstraZenecaAstraZeneca announced that the European Commission (EC) has issued a positive decision for the approval of once-daily SEROQUEL XR (quetiapine fumarate) Extended Release Tablets as an add-on treatment of major depressive episodes in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) who have had sub-optimal response to antidepressant monotherapy.
 
Thursday, 02 September 2010   
Starting signal sounded: analytica 2012 to offer Early Bird discount
The starting signal has sounded for analytica 2012 in Munich. Application forms for the 23rd International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology are available to interested companies. Also, a new offer is being introduced this year: For the first time ever, companies that register by January 31, 2011 will receive a five-percent Early Bird discount on selected stand space. Stand-space allocation for analytica 2012 was also moved forward considerably, i.e. to March 15, 2011.
 
Thursday, 02 September 2010   
Data from Mipomersen Phase 3 Trial in heFH Patients Presented at ESC
Genzyme Corp.Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announced that data from the phase 3 study of mipomersen in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) were presented at the European Society of Cardiology's Congress 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The study met its primary endpoint with a 28 percent reduction in LDL-cholesterol, compared with an increase of 5 percent for placebo (p<0.001).
 
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