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Serono Enlists Marketing Muscle' Of Pfizer In $200M Rebif Alliance.
BIOWORLD Today; 11/4/2009; 1337 words; ...at CIBC World Markets Corp. in New York, said the...market Rebif (interferon beta 1-a) in the U.S...Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) from Emeryville, Calif.-based Chiron Corp., partnered with Schering...based Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. In light of the...

Genzyme Wins FDA Approval For Fabry's Disease Treatment.
BIOWORLD Today; 11/4/2009; 1339 words; ...Genzyme General, a division of Genzyme Corp., of Cambridge, Mass., seven-year...had clear-cut conflicts of interest. Industry watchers were interested in what the FDA...who need it." Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) was approved based on a surrogate endpoint...

Other News To Note.
BIOWORLD Today; 11/4/2009; 1214 words; Advanced Viral Research Corp., of Yonkers, N.Y., said it began...at least a 25 percent reduction of the industry-recognized PASI score at the trial...wound-healing properties of thymosin beta-4 (TB4) in animal models. Researchers...

FDA Asks Biogen To Clarify Info On Amevive, But No Trial Needed.
BIOWORLD Today; 11/4/2009; 1126 words; ...drive the biotechnology industry this year, an analyst...positive." But in an industry that's faced a series...Rebif, an interferon beta 1-a made by Serono...with SG Cowen Securities Corp. in New York, said...Seattle-based Immunex Corp.; and Xanelim, a product...

Acorda's Spinal Injury Work Gains Boost In $55.3M Round.
BIOWORLD Today; 11/4/2009; 961 words; ...of Avonex (interferon beta-1a), from Biogen Inc...Betaseron (interferon beta-1b), from Berlex Laboratories...N.J., and Chiron Corp., of Emeryville, Calif.; Rebif (interferon beta-1a), from Geneva...from Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., of Jerusalem...