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Jan. 12, 1999

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Peptide immunomodulators available for licensing from Peptech

Isolex 300 and 300i cell selection system is approvable, FDA says

Health Canada approves new indication for Proleukin

New Canadian biotherapeutics company will develop SERP1 for antiinflammatory indications

Orally bioavailable agents for vascular wall hypertrophy described by Kissei

New patents issued, new developments under way at Aradigm

Shionogi patents water-soluble inhibitors of human sPLA2

Series of Na+/H+ exchange inhibitors developed at Toa Eiyo

Max Planck reports cysteine-containing compounds as MMP inhibitors

Preparation and use of new class of tachykinin antagonists disclosed by MS&D

Spanish university research team discovers new alkaloids with antitumor properties

Quinazolinones as farnesyltransferase inhibitors in early development at Janssen

China Pharmaceutical University presents new antiarrhythmic series

Novel antibiotic of the manumycin group isolated at Chinese research institute

Intravenous adenosine for MI advances to phase III

Merck KGaA acquires U.S. biochemical and reagents supplier

Ketolide antibiotic demonstrates efficacy in mice with pulmonary inflammation

Promising results reported from pilot studies of MaxDerm in several skin conditions

Preclinical studies demonstrate mechanism of action, efficacy of anti-HBV agent

ThGRF1-44 enters clinical development at Theratechnologies

FDA approves world's smallest estrogen transdermal patch

New market approvals for Zestril as Rx for renal complications of diabetes

Two Elan neurology products move closer to market in U.S.

Milestone reached in Metabasis-Sankyo diabetes collaboration

ATP citrate (pro-S)-lyase confirmed as potential therapeutic target in lipid disorders

SangStat continues to progress with generic ciclosporin formulations

Novel antiviral phenylpropenamide derivative for HBV

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