Neuroscience
From the AP:
Elan Shares Jump As Tysabri to Get Review
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 18, 2005
Filed at 12:52 p.m. ET
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- Shares in Irish drug maker Elan Corp. PLC jumped Friday after U.S. regulators announced they would accelerate their review of a key suspended drug, Tysabri.
On the Irish Stock Exchange in Dublin, Elan shares rose 4.4 percent to close at 9.24 euros ($10.81) amid renewed optimism about the multiple sclerosis-fighting drug. Elan is developing Tysabri in conjunction with Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen Idec Inc.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday night it had granted Tysabri ''priority review'' status, which means that a decision on whether the drug can return to the U.S. market will be made within six months instead of the standard 10.
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Business World: Biogen Idec, Elan, & Tysabri (Natalizumab)
From the AP:
Elan Shares Jump As Tysabri to Get Review
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 18, 2005
Filed at 12:52 p.m. ET
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- Shares in Irish drug maker Elan Corp. PLC jumped Friday after U.S. regulators announced they would accelerate their review of a key suspended drug, Tysabri.
On the Irish Stock Exchange in Dublin, Elan shares rose 4.4 percent to close at 9.24 euros ($10.81) amid renewed optimism about the multiple sclerosis-fighting drug. Elan is developing Tysabri in conjunction with Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen Idec Inc.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday night it had granted Tysabri ''priority review'' status, which means that a decision on whether the drug can return to the U.S. market will be made within six months instead of the standard 10.
[ ... Read the full article ... ]
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Anthony H. Risser | neuroscience | neuropsychology | brain
- Business World: Biogen Idec, Elan, & Tysabri (natalizumab) And Ms
From the AP, via the New York Times website: FDA Panel Supports MS Drug's Market Return By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: March 8, 2006 Filed at 11:24 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Food and Drug Administration panel said Wednesday the agency should...
- Business World: Biogen Idec, Elan, Tysabri (natalizumab), And Multiple Sclerosis
From Bloomberg via the New York Times:Move to Reinstate Multiple Sclerosis Drug Published: September 21, 2005 By Bloomberg News Biogen Idec Inc. and the Elan Corporation said yesterday that they would seek federal regulatory approval to resume sales...
- Business World: Biogen Idec, Elan, & Tysabri (natalizumab) And Avonex (interferon Beta-1a)
From: RTE Ireland:Elan releases Tysabri trial figures July 19, 2005 11:09 Pharmaceutical company Elan has released figures showing that its suspended Tysabri drug improved the effectiveness of Biogen's Avonex in the treatment of multiple sclerosis....
- Tysabri (natalizumab): Another Case Of Pml
A third case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), as reported via The New York Times website: M.S. Drug Tied to a Death Published: March 31, 2005 By Bloomberg News Biogen Idec and the Elan Corporation said that a third patient had developed...
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From today's Boston Globe: Biogen Idec's top lawyer quits amid investigation By Jeffrey Krasner The Boston Globe March 10, 2005 Thomas J. Bucknum, Biogen Idec's longtime top lawyer, resigned suddenly yesterday amid an inquiry by the Securities...