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Filings and Review Times Increase FDA Approvals

Dec. 2, 2013

The FDA approved 35 new molecular/biological entities (NMEs/NBEs) on average in 2011-2012, substantially higher than the 20-year average of 28 approvals.

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Researchers discover how glioblastoma tumors dodge chemotherapy

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Researchers at the University of Sydney have uncovered a mechanism that may explain why glioblastoma returns after treatment, and the world-first discovery offers...

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HIV research is close to a cure but far from ending the pandemic

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Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) now allow people living with HIV to lead normal lives with undetectable and nontransmissible levels of the virus in their...

Big pharma taps fast Asia innovation in search of next Keytruda

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Speed and innovation from Asia Pacific’s (APAC) biotechnology sector had big pharma scouring the region for the next oncology heir to Keytruda (pembrolizumab),...