Chemical Business Newsbase articles from December 2005, page 9

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Kemira GrowHow warns of loss on high gas costs.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Kemira GrowHow will post an operating loss in 4Q 2005 because of a considerable increase in UK and Belgian natural gas costs. The 400,000 tonnes/y ammonia plant at Ince, UK,...

Fitch says best yet to come.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Fitch Ratings says US commodity chemical producers still have the best to come. They can look forward to peak profitability in 1H 2006. Supply is expected to continue tight in...

EC to probe food ingredients deal.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) The European Commission has asked for detailed information from Degussa on the planned sale of its food ingredients business to Cargill. Degussa says the extensive examination...

Ammonia project gearing up.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Ghadir Urea-Ammonia Petrochemical has begun precommissioning operations for a 1.16 M tonnes/y ammonia/urea plant at Assaluyeh, Iran. The project is expected onstream as planned...

Amgen to pay $2.2 bn for Abgenix.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Amgen is to pay $2.2 bn in cash, and assume debts of around $180 M to acquire drug development partner Abgenix Inc. At the centre of the deal is cancer drug panitumumab, which...

Explosion prompts Basell FM.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Following an explosion at Basell's HDPE plant on 10 Dec 2005, the company has declared force majeure on ethylene from BP Refining and Petrochemicals (BPRP) at Munchmunster,...

Degussa forms PMMA venture.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Degussa AG is to erect a 40,000 tonnes/y PMMA plant in Taichung, Taiwan, in a 51-49 joint venture with Forhouse Corp. The plant is due onstream by the end of 2006. The joint...

Total builds MTO plant.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Total Petrochemicals has concluded deals with Honeywell subsidiary UOP LLC for a joint development programme to integrate technology for increasing light olefins output. Total...

Cyanco mulls Ca(CN)2.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Cyanco is looking at the viability of making liquid calcium cyanamide at Winnamucca, NE, where it already makes liquid sodium cyanide. The company is examining possible ways to...

Domo drops plans to sell chemicals, polymer division.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Domo Group has abandoned plans to sell its chemicals and polymers division. The company has also called off the sale because of the division's good results in 2005 and better...

Celanese to build China VAM plant.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Celanese Corp is to erect a 300,000 tonnes/y vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant at Nanjing, China, for commissioning by early 2008. Acetic acid will come from the company's...

Omega protein on the block.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Zapata Corp is looking for a purchaser for its 58% holding in Omega Protein Corp, a major producer of fish meal and oil. Omega Protein posted a loss of $6.1 M in its 3Q on sales...

Merck seeks $1 bn more savings.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Merck & Co is to step up its extensive restructuring programme by $1 bn. The company now expects to achieve savings of $4.5-5 bn by 2010. The new savings will come from an...

Kellogs picks low-lin soy oil.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Kellogg Company is to use Monsanto's Vistive low-linolenic soybean oil for a number products that will be introduced in early 2006. Kellogg will also use Nutrium low-linolenic...

LycoRed reorganizes.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) LycoRed, a producer of carotenoids, has consolidated its subsidiaries Nutriblend, Biodar, Nutriblend International Sarl and Buckton Scott Nutrition under the LycoRed name. It...

Cognis hooks with DeWolf.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Cognis Corp has established a partnership with DeWolf Chemical Inc, with effect from 8 Dec 2005 to distribute Cognis' primary and secondary surfactants and product lines from...

Chattem divests Phisoderm.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Chattem's Phisoderm brand of skin care products has been sold to Mentholatum Company.

ADM expands food portfolio.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Archer Daniels Midland Company has acquired Sunlight Foods' mayonnaise, sauces and salad products business, entering these markets for the first time.

Symrise GmbH & Co investing in new facilities.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Symrise GmbH & Co is spending over EUR 1.5 M on new manufacturing facilities and laboratory and application technology at Nordingen, Germany. The site specializes in developing...

SciClone releases results of Zadaxin trial.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) A Phase III trial of SciClone Pharmaceuticals' Zadaxin (thymalfasin) in combination with pegylated interferon alpha did not show a statistically significant benefit to hepatitis...

HGSI to spin off CoGenesys.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Human Genome Sciences Inc (HGSI) is to divest its CoGenesys division with a start-up loan of $10 M to operate as an independent company concentrating on the early development of...

BASF will acquire engineering plastics.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) BASF is to acquire the N American engineering polymers business of LATI USA Inc, an affiliate of Italian plastics maker LATI Industria Termoplastici SpA.

Lubrizol adds fuel additives capacity.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Lubrizol Corp has increased capacity for gasoline detergent additives at Bayport, TX, to supply the expanding market.

Minerals facility for glass makers.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Minerals Technologies Inc is to erect a new plant in Cleburne, TX, for its Synsil product line, a new composite mineral for the glass industry. This will be the company's second...

Hugo creates new sulfur company.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Hugo Petersen and Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz have formed Hugo Peterson GmbH, which brings together Hugo Petersen's sulfuric acid production and gas cleaning and CAC's plant...

PPD in biomarker deal with Falco biosystems.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) PPD Inc has agreed a deal with Falco biosystems Ltd to apply its biomarker technology to come up with markers for the potential development of a diagnostic test for renal cell...

PET prices drop on feedstock costs, imports.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Falling raw material costs and a surge in Asian imports have meant significant downward pressure on US PET prices. Even so, US prices should remain above Asian prices, at least...

DuPont confirms plant closure.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) DuPont Performance Elastomers has confirmed it is to close its neoprene plant at Louisville, KY, in Dec 2006, despite the material being in short supply in New England because...

Honeywell, Cabot cross-license patent.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Honeywell Electronic Materials and Cabot Corp have signed a global patent cross-licensing deal for tantalum materials and product for the semiconductor sector. The agreement...

BioFuels builds new ethanol plant.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) BioFuels Solutions is to erect a second 110 M gals/y ethanol plant at Wood River, NB. Construction of the initial plant is expected to begin in 1Q 2006.

Airgas expands CO2.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical Market Reporter) Airgas Inc is to invest $7.5 M on expanding its liquid carbon dioxide plant at Star, MS, by a further 850 tons/day, taking overall output at the site to 2000 tons/day....

Biological products: bacterial vaccines and toxoids: implementation of efficacy review.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed to amend the biologics regulations and proposed to classify the bacterial vaccines and toxoids on the basis of findings and...

Clinical studies of safety and effectiveness of orphan products: availability of grants: request for applications.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing changes to its Office of Orphan Products Development (OPD) grant program for fiscal year (FY) 2007 and FY 2008. This announcement...

Biological products: bacterial vaccines and toxoids: implementation of efficacy review: anthrax vaccine adsorbed: final order.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed, among other things, to classify Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA) on the basis of findings and recommendations of the Panel on Review of...

List of hazardous air pollutants, petition process, lesser quantity designations, source category list.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the list of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) contained in section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by removing the compound methyl...

New animal drugs: change of sponsor: tiamulin.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor for four approved new animal drug applications (NADAs) for oral dosage...

Oral dosage form new animal drugs: moxidectin gel, moxidectin and praziquantel gel.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of two supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs) filed by Fort Dodge Animal...

Establishment of import limits for certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles and textile products produced or manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) On 13 Dec 2005 the US Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA issued a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection establishing import...

Adjustment of import limits for certain cotton and man-made fiber textiles and textile products produced or manufactured in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) On 13 Dec 2005 the US Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) issued a directive to the Commissioner, US Customs and Border Protection adjusting import limits for...

TSCA inventory update reporting revisions.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) regulations. The IUR currently requires...

Manufacturer of controlled substances: notice of application (Norac Inc).
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) On 18 Oct 2005, Norac Inc, 405 S. Motor Avenue, P.O. Box 577, Azusa, California 91702, made application by renewal to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered as a...

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - buyback of own shares.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Royal Dutch Shell plc announces that on 19 Dec 2005 it purchased for cancellation 750,000 "A" Shares at a price of EUR 25.84/share. It further announces that on the same date it purchased...

Scion Capital urges Bolivar Gold investors to reject acquisition by Gold Fields.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Scion Capital LLC has mailed a Dissident Proxy Circular opposing the acquisition of Bolivar Gold Corp by Gold Fields Ltd to the holders of Bolivar's common shares, warrants and options....

Forage Genetics Inc and NuTein Companies Inc jointly announce they are entering into an exclusive agreement on identifying Alfalfa with enhanced lutein levels.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Forage Genetics Inc and NuTein Companies Inc have formalized their commitment to work with each other on an exclusive basis to optimise Lutein production in alfalfa. Lutein is a natural...

DuPont and Omniflex finalise joint sales agreement for active layer film.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) DuPont Engineering Polymers and Omniflex have recently finalized a sales agreement to expedite growth of DuPont Active Layer for use in various performance apparel and other applications....

FMC Corp completes two financings.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) FMC Corp announced the completion of two financings. A European finance subsidiary executed a new credit agreement on 16 Dec 2005, with a group of lenders providing for a five-year, EUR...

Kline Study: consumer demand for convenience drives growth in US barrier packaging film market.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Consumer demand for convenience food products has contributed significantly to the overall growth in the US market for barrier packaging films, according to a new study of the market by...

Adjustment of import limits for certain wool and man-made fiber textile products produced or manufactured in Belarus.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) On 13 Dec 2005 the US Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA issued a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting import...

Arkema and SpecialChem launch online polyamide 11 & 12 technical centre.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Arkema's Technical Polymers Business Unit is pleased to announce the start of collaboration with Omnexus, a division of SpecialChem, to promote a variety of high-performance Rilsan...

Reinforced Thermosets show great potential to generate revenues from new applications.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Reinforced thermosets such as unsaturated polyester and epoxies ride a popularity wave due to their superior strength and better heat/corrosion resistance. They are steadily replacing...

Tronox Inc declares quarterly dividend, payable on 3 Apr 2006.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) The Tronox Inc board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cts/share of Class A and Class B common stock for the quarter ending 31 Mar 2006. The dividend will be payable on 3 Apr...

Circle Group Holdings subsidiary FiberGel Technologies receives order for a South American meat processing manufacturer.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) FiberGel Technologies, a subsidiary of Circle Group Holdings, received a purchase order for 2500 pounds of Z-Trim for immediate delivery. This order which comes after several months of...

Amarin Corp plc announces $26.4 M private placement.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Amarin Corp plc has entered into definitive purchase agreements for a private equity placement, consisting of American Depositary Shares (each representing one ordinary share) (ADSs) and...

Rib-X, novel antibiotic discovery firm, launches first clinical trial from ribosome-based technology platform.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Inc has initiated Phase I trials of its first candidate for treating resistant infections. The candidate had been derived from the company's Rx-01 programme, which...

Northwestern completes acquisition of Firefly and Gray Daun uranium-vanadium mines.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc is pleased to announce the completion of a Formal Agreement to acquire 100% ownership of the Firefly Project in Utah's La Sal uranium district. The...

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals updates European commercialisation strategy.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Nabi Biopharmaceuticals announced changes to its European commercialisation strategy as it conducts an assessment of confirmatory Phase III clinical trial results for StaphVAX...

DOV Pharmaceutical Inc announces initiation of DOV 21,947 Phase Ib clinical trial.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) DOV Pharmaceutical Inc has dosed the initial set of subjects in a second Phase Ib clinical trial of DOV 21,947, a novel antidepressant. This clinical trial is an important step in the...

Mylan announces final approval for Bisoprolol Fumarate Tablets, USP.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Mylan Laboratories Inc (Mylan) announced that Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application...

Cambrex named first biopharmaceutical manufacturing partner for Pfenex expression technology from Dowpharma.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Cambrex Bio Science Baltimore Inc (Cambrex), a subsidiary of Cambrex Corp, and Dowpharma contract manufacturing services, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co, have entered into an...

Lilly announces dividend increase, payable on 10 Mar 2006.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) The board of directors of Eli Lilly and Co (Lilly) announced a 5% increase in its quarterly dividend. The board declared a dividend for 1Q 2006 of 40 cts/share on outstanding common stock....

New data show 66% of patients achieve undetectable viral load with Fuzeon and investigational protease inhibitor.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) New clinical data presented at the 45th annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) demonstrate that the highest rates of viral suppression with an...

Lev Pharmaceuticals receives fast track designation for C1-INH for hereditary angioedema.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Lev Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that its lead investigational product, C1-esterase inhibitor ("C1-INH"), has been granted "fast track" status by the US Food and Drug Administration...

Sasol Olefins & Surfactants GmbH to modernize its linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) plant in Marl, Germany.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) By 2006, Sasol Olefins & Surfactants (O&S) will make investments to modernize its linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) plant in Marl, Germany. The project will involve the replacement of...

NanoLogix management opposing hostile takeover bid of company patents.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) NanoLogix Inc announced that the company's management has commenced action necessary to block on a hostile takeover bid for NanoLogix's patent portfolio by Boynton Beach, Florida-based...

Inverness Medical Innovations announces FDA clearance for avian influenza claim with the BinaxNOW influenza A & B test.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Inverness Medical Innovations announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Binax Inc, obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new claim with the...

Alpharma completes sale of global generics business to Actavis Group for $810 M.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Alpharma Inc completed its previously announced sales of its US and International Generics businesses to Actavis Group on a debt-free and cash-free basis for $810 M in cash. The company is...

New antibiotic candidate shows promise in treating Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhoea (CDAD).
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Studies presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Washington, DC, showed that PAR-101 was potentially efficacious in treating C...

Targanta Therapeutics announces discovery of new class of agents to target staphylococcus aureus.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Targanta Therapeutics Inc presented three posters at the 45th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), which demonstrate the potential of the...

Patients with HIV-associated wasting gain more weight with concentrated form of megestrol acetate, study shows.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Patients with HIV-associated unintended weight loss were shown to gain more weight, more rapidly when taking a daily regimen of megestrol acetate concentrated suspension 575 mg/5ml (MA-CS...

Hypnion Inc raises $20.1 M in extended series B financing.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Hypnion Inc raised $20.1 M in an extension of its Series B private equity financing, in response to favourable clinical results in its lead insomnia programme. Investors included MPM...

Genentech submits Supplemental Biologics Licence Application for Avastin in relapsed metastatic colorectal cancer.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Genentech Inc announced that the company has submitted a supplemental Biologics Licence Application (sBLA) with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Avastin (bevacizumab) in...

MediGene receives one-time payment for licence agreement with Glaxo Group.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) The German-American biotech company MediGene AG has issued a non-exclusive licence to Glaxo Group Ltd under existing patents that had emerged from MediGene's programme to develop a...

Caraco announces FDA final approval to market generic Ultracet.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd (Caraco) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted final approval for the company's Abbreviated New Drug Application...

Biosite Inc and Roche Diagnostics request stay of litigation.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Biosite Inc is in discussions with Roche Diagnostics Corp regarding a potential settlement of pending litigation. Biosite and Roche Diagnostics filed joint requests to stay the litigation...

WuXi PharmaTech's SynTheAll passes ISO 9001:2000 quality management certification audit.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) SynTheAll Pharmaceuticals (STA) has successfully passed ISO 9001:2000 audit by SGS. STA, located in Jinshan District of Shanghai, received the certification for its 250,000 sq ft facility...

MDS Pharma Services divests Fermentation Technologies business.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) MDS Pharma Services announced the sale of its Fermentation Technologies business to Panlabs Biologics of Taiwan, effective 19 Dec 2005. The move is one of a number of actions taken over...

Pharmacyclics announces results from Phase III "Smart: trial of Xcytrin for lung cancer brain metastases.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Pharmacyclics Inc announced top-line results from its pivotal Phase III clinical study of Xcytrin (motexafin gadolinium) Injection, for the potential treatment of non-small cell lung...

Applied DNA Sciences relocates corporate headquarters to New York.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Applied DNA Sciences Inc (APDN) has relocated its corporate headquarters to the Long Island High Technology Incubator (LIHTI) located on the campus of Stony Brook University (SBU). This...

FDA lifts clinical hold on ViaCell CB001 trial.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) ViaCell Inc announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted its clinical hold on the company's Phase I study evaluating CB001, an investigational cord blood stem cell...

Palatin announces voluntary suspension of sales, marketing and distribution of NeutroSpec.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Palatin Technologies Inc (Palatin) announced that, as a result of safety concerns recently raised in connection with the use of NeutroSpec diagnostic imaging agent kits for the...

Neurocrine Biosciences announces positive Phase II safety and efficacy results with urocortin 2 for congestive heart failure.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Neurocrine Biosciences Inc announced positive safety and efficacy results from the company's Phase IIa clinical trial with two dose levels of urocortin 2 in patients with mild to moderate...

United Therapeutics announces positive results from trust study of intravenous Remodulin.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) United Therapeutics Corp announced the preliminary results of its 45-patient placebo-controlled TRUST trial are positive. Specifically, intravenous Remodulin produced an 83 m median...

Dynavax's Heplisav hepatitis B vaccine shows statistically significant efficacy in Phase II/III clinical trial.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Dynavax Technologies Corp announced positive results from the primary endpoint analysis of the company's Phase II/III clinical trial comparing Heplisav, its hepatitis B virus (HBV)...

Eisai resubmits sNDA application for Aricept for treatment of severe alzheimer's disease.
December 19, 2005... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Eisai Co Ltd announced that a reformatted version of the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Aricept (donepezil HCl tablets) for treatment of severe alzheimer's disease has been...