Biopharmaceutical refers to a type of medicine or drug that is made using living organisms, such as bacteria or cells. These drugs are created by modifying cells to produce the desired substances that can help prevent, treat, or cure diseases. They are different from regular drugs as they are derived from living sources and can be more targeted and effective against specific medical conditions.
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With a eight years of research & development experience in molecular biology and biochemistry, I desire to develop a career in
biopharmaceutical industry by using my technical, scientific, leadership, problem solving and management skills to carry out lab bench work that meet the business goals of a cutting edge company.
Analyze clinical trial landscape and drug pipelines
of biopharmaceutical companies for pursuing strategic partnerships.
NGM Bio is a research - driven, clinical
stage biopharmaceutical company with a drug discovery platform that has generated a pipeline of first - in - class biologic development candidates.
In biopharmaceutical companies such as Genzyme, «we need people with a good background in either process - related disciplines such as cell culture and purification, or the analytical field for quality control,» she says.
• FLX Bio Inc, a South San Francisco -
based biopharmaceutical company focused on activating the immune system against cancer, raised $ 60 million in Series C funding.
Coming soon the National Institute of Bioprocessing & Training Online Training Academy offering an online portal
for biopharmaceutical industry training courses.
By September, the first reports had appeared showing that ZMapp effectively fights Ebola in monkeys, and the U.S. government pledged $ 25 million to help Mapp
Biopharmaceutical manufacture more of the drug, test it in clinical trials and get it approved for human use.
The Vanderbilt researchers currently are developing a mouse model to confirm these findings, and they are working
with biopharmaceutical firms to develop more effective treatments for ASD that specifically target the dopamine transporter, he said.
• Alzheon, a Framingham, Mass. - based
biopharmaceutical firm developing Alzheimer's disease, said it plans to raise $ 70 million in an offering of 5 million shares priced between $ 13 to $ 15 a piece.
Logo of
global biopharmaceutical company Bristol - Myers Squibb is pictured at the headquarters in Le Passage, near Agen, France March 29, 2018.
Quintiles is the world's largest provider of
biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing services with a network of more than 27,000 employees conducting business in approximately 100 countries.
«With no vaccines or therapeutics currently licensed to treat or prevent Ebola virus, MB - 003 is a promising candidate for continued development,» said collaborator Larry Zeitlin, Ph.D., president of
Mapp Biopharmaceutical in San Diego, California.
Outsourced business services companies that focus on
biopharmaceutical research, development and commercialization, and business services to providers and payors.
In April 2011, TransMolecular's tumour - targeter was snapped up
by biopharmaceutical company Morphotek, a US - based subsidiary of Japanese drug giant Eisai.
We discovered our lead compounds, cabozantinib and cobimetinib, and advanced them into clinical development before entering into partnerships with
leading biopharmaceutical companies in our efforts to bring these medicines to patients globally.
MedImmune is the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, a global, innovation - driven
biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule and biologic prescription medicines.
GMP Analytical Services Unit certified by the INFARMED (the Portuguese medicines authority, EMA Portuguese branch) and by DGAV (the Portuguese veterinary authority) for quality control and batch release of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals,
biopharmaceuticals as well as experimental new drugs.
Together with vaccines, GSK's R&D is now focused
on biopharmaceuticals, immunoinflammation, infectious diseases, metabolic pathways, neuroscience, oncology, ophthalmology, and respiratory conditions.
Hyde is chairman of GTx Inc., a publicly -
held biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics primarily related to the treatment of serious men's health conditions.
A better economic outlook, with venture capital money flowing into the biotechnology and
biopharmaceutical sectors more freely, doesn't hurt either.
Ms. Kim served as the Chief Business Officer at
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. from August 2009 to January 2012.
About Quintiles Quintiles is the only fully integrated
biopharmaceutical services company offering clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions worldwide.
In joining Pappas, Mathers» initial mandate will be to spearhead the formation of a
new biopharmaceutical company that is expected to be backed by Pappas and other venture capital investors.
A San Diego company called Mapp
Biopharmaceutical Inc. has produced an experimental drug called ZMapp, which uses antibodies designed to inactivate the Ebola virus and help the body kill infected cells.
«It is a great testament to Alexandria for making this happen, and I credit Joel [Marcus, Alexandria's chairman, CEO and founder,] with executing on his tremendous vision,» says Mike Powell, a general partner with
biopharmaceutical venture capital firm Sofinnova Ventures.
Horizon Pharma Plc is a
specialty biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the business of identifying, developing, acquiring and commercializing differentiated products that address unmet medical needs.
Nearly all
major biopharmaceutical companies including AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Lundbeck A / S, Novartis, Orion, Pfizer, Roche, Servier and Abbott are participating in the project.
«This could transform pharmaceutical drug discovery into
biopharmaceutical drug discovery with much more effort.»
New investors
include biopharmaceutical company Bristol - Myers Squibb, healthcare company Johnson & Johnson Innovation — JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) as well as private equity investor Schroder Adveq, and the MAN Pension Trust.
To drive home that point, the combined company renamed itself Allergan in June — just six weeks ago — then bought
Kythera Biopharmaceuticals (KYTH) for $ 2.1 billion.
«We are flexible enough to apply new technologies, an example being our investment a few years ago in
biopharmaceutical production,» says Gerd Schnorrenberg, vice president in research at Boehringer Ingelheim in Germany.
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation -
driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three main therapy areas - respiratory, inflammation, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular and metabolic disease and oncology — as well as in infection and neuroscience.
Constellation is the
first biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics in the emerging field of Epigenetics, a new field of science involving selective regulators that are critical to controlling gene expression.
Dr. Waksal co-founded ImClone Systems (ImClone) in 1987, a publicly
traded biopharmaceutical company acquired by Eli Lilly and Company in 2008 serving as President, CEO, and Director.
«Synthetic biology is expected to provide major advances in the areas of biomedicine,
biopharmaceuticals synthesis, biosecurity, energy and environment, sustainable chemical segment, and biomaterials / smart materials production,» the Global Industry Analysts press release states.
Alan Moore is responsible for commercial activities
supporting biopharmaceutical products and advanced therapies such as cell and genetic therapies.
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Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, a Westlake Village, Ca. - based medical dermatology and aesthetics company, raised $ 40 million in Series B funding.
Immunotherapy and
small biopharmaceutical companies as well as pharmaceutical giants all are scrambling to be first to market with one of these medicines.
This may seem contradictory, as the
U.S. biopharmaceutical industry is the world's leader in drug research and has a total economic impact of $ 790 billion a year on the U.S. economy.
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innovative biopharmaceutical products for companion animals, announced it will... and more»
Shares of
biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE - Free Pfizer Stock Report) held on to the top spot for a fifth consecutive month, with a cumulative gain of 7.6 % through June.
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