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Shares in Genmab A/S slid more than 20 percent Monday on news that zalutumumab, an antibody-targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), failed to reach the primary endpoint of a pivotal Phase III trial in head and neck cancer. (BioWorld Today)
Since nothing stirs the faithful quite so much as the perception of
persecution, the anti-science forces have been freshly energized by
The Lancet's retraction of a controversial 1998 paper suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. (BioPerspectives)
LONDON - Archimedes Pharma Ltd. completed the biggest fundraising by a private European biotech in 15 years, raising £65 million (US$96.9 million) to set up U.S. operations and begin commercialization of PecFent, a fast-onset nasal formulation of the pain killer fentanyl. (BioWorld International)