May 22, 2012

2012: A Pivotal Year for Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Development

Face of Alzheimers Disease

An overview of product candidates in clinical trials and the more than 30 life science companies developing novel therapies for Alzheimer’s disease

Rethinking Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors

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Eight companies with immunotherapy approaches for brain tumors

Three Late-Stage Leukemia Company Previews for ASCO

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Three companies with late-stage development programs for the treatment of AML are expected to provide updates at the 2011 ASCO annual meeting.

Similarities Between Two Immunotherapies in Cancer

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Approval of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy® [ipilimumab] for melanoma in March 2011 marked the second victory for the field of immunotherapy in oncology within a year.

To Partner, or Not to Partner: That is the Question

MD Becker Partners' Life Science Digest: To Partner, or Not to Partner - That is the Question

Traditional wisdom holds that biotechnology companies benefit from collaborations with their larger pharmaceutical peers, which can help validate a company’s technology, provide capital to help fund clinical development, and enable access to experienced clinical, regulatory and commercial infrastructure.  While this was certainly true in the early days of biotechnology, the industry has now matured – [...]