Interest heats up in gastrointestinal space

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Many drug development firms in 2006 are placing bets that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a widely prevalent yet poorly understood condition, would become a large, multibillion-dollar revenue opportunity. On a more limited scale, developers of anti-inflammatory biologics are hoping to emulate and extend the initial success of Centorcor's Remicade (infiximab) in treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly Crohn disease.

United States, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Antiinflammatory Drugs, Forecasts and trends, Drug therapy, Market trend/market analysis, Anti-inflammatory drugs, Anti-inflammatory agents, Irritable bowel syndrome

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EU to review rare disease drugs market exclusivity

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Biotech companies that base their business strategy on orphan drug development report for orphan drug pricing are bracing the European Commission (EC). A study is being reviewed on the first eleven orphaned drugs allowed in the European Union.

United Kingdom, European Union, Powers and duties, Orphan drugs

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Positive clinical data in Parkinson's and ischemia buoy gene therapy

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Introgen Therapeutics has developed Gene therapies based on the positive clinical data in Parkinson's and ischemia.

Science & research, Anti-Parkinsons Preparations, Care and treatment, Research, Genetic aspects, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson disease, Ischemia, Introgen Therapeutics Inc., Antiparkinsonian agents, Antiparkinson agents

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