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These 11 companies will be featured in the MedCity ENGAGE Innovation Showcase June 5-6 in Washington, D.C.

Celgene deal boosts startup developing a way to test different cancer drugs in the same tumor

Celgene deal boosts startup developing a way to test different cancer drugs in the same tumor

March 21, 2013 12:08 pm by | 0 Comments

As part of a new research deal with Celgene Corp., a startup with intriguing technology that could someday enable personalized medicine by letting doctors test different cancer drugs in a ... Read more

Celgene drug shown to be effective, safe in psoriasis trial

Celgene drug shown to be effective, safe in psoriasis trial

March 2, 2013 11:19 am by | 0 Comments

March 2 (Reuters) - Celgene Corp's experimental drug apremilast proved to be more effective than a dummy pill for psoriasis patients in a late-stage study, clearing the way for the ... Read more


Celgene wins Chinese OK for Revlimid

Celgene wins Chinese OK for Revlimid

February 11, 2013 9:05 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Celgene Corp on Monday said its drug Revlimid won full regulatory approval in China for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that starts ... Read more

Celgene’s Abraxane increases survival in pancreatic cancer

Celgene’s Abraxane increases survival in pancreatic cancer

January 23, 2013 10:32 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Celgene Corp said its Abraxane drug helped patients with advanced pancreatic cancer live an average of two months longer than chemotherapy and significantly increased the percentage of those ... Read more

Celgene’s Abraxane improved survival rates among pancreatic cancer patients in trial

Celgene’s Abraxane improved survival rates among pancreatic cancer patients in trial

November 9, 2012 7:33 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Celgene Corp said on Friday that a clinical trial of Abraxane, its drug to treat breast and lung cancer, improved survival in patients with pancreatic cancer.The company did ... Read more

Celgene multiple myeloma cancer treatment passes a critical test

Celgene multiple myeloma cancer treatment passes a critical test

October 23, 2012 2:24 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Independent safety monitors determined that Celgene Corp's experimental cancer drug met the main goal of a late stage trial of improving progression-free survival in multiple myeloma patients who ... Read more

Abraxane can now be used for lung cancer treatment, boosting fortunes for Celgene

Abraxane can now be used for lung cancer treatment, boosting fortunes for Celgene

October 12, 2012 9:38 am by | 0 Comments

U.S. health regulators on Friday widened the approved use of Celgene Corp's breast cancer drug Abraxane to include treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, the most common form of lung ... Read more


Celgene’s Abraxane meets main goal in melanoma trial

Celgene’s Abraxane meets main goal in melanoma trial

October 2, 2012 8:04 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Celgene Corp said a late-stage trial of its cancer drug Abraxane met its main goal of improving the patient's time of survival without worsening skin cancer, when compared ... Read more

Celgene’s multiple myeloma drug setback in Europe gets mixed response

Celgene’s multiple myeloma drug setback in Europe gets mixed response

June 21, 2012 2:57 pm by | 0 Comments

Celgene’s (NASDAQ:CELG) move to withdraw its multiple myeloma drug Revlimid new application submission from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use was a setback for the drug developer. But ... Read more

Celgene submits NDA for multiple myeloma, forges personalized medicine collaboration

Celgene submits NDA for multiple myeloma, forges personalized medicine collaboration

April 26, 2012 1:43 pm by | 0 Comments

Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG) has submitted a new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for pomalidomide, a drug designed for multiple myeloma that does not respond to therapies.Since the ... Read more

Celgene in strategic discovery deal with therapeutic antibody firm

Celgene in strategic discovery deal with therapeutic antibody firm

April 9, 2012 3:49 pm by | 0 Comments

Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG) has agreed to a strategic discovery deal with a company that is developing antibodies to combat multiple diseases in Celgene’s latest move to diversify its portfolio.AnaptysBio uses a ... Read more

Celgene invests $15 million for closer collaboration with cancer drug co.

Celgene invests $15 million for closer collaboration with cancer drug co.

February 9, 2012 11:27 am by | 0 Comments

Celgene (NYSE:CELG) has made a $15 million strategic investment in a cancer drug developer, which gives it a seat on the company’s board and opens up collaboration opportunities down the ... Read more

Celgene cancer drug acquisition may bode well for life science M&A

Celgene cancer drug acquisition may bode well for life science M&A

January 26, 2012 5:18 pm by | 0 Comments

Celgene (NYSE:CELG) has acquired cancer drug developer Avila Therapeutics in a deal valued up to $925 million if milestones are reached.Avila’s therapeutic platform involves the development of covalent drugs, which ... Read more

Penn cancer research institute sues former director over IP breach

Penn cancer research institute sues former director over IP breach

January 13, 2012 5:32 pm by | 0 Comments

The CEO of Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Research Center is the focus of a $1 billion lawsuit filed by a cancer research institute at the University of Pennsylvania for allegedly stealing ... Read more

N.J. governor’s chief of staff will return to pharmaceutical industry

N.J. governor’s chief of staff will return to pharmaceutical industry

December 23, 2011 8:30 am by | 0 Comments

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s chief of staff is returning to the pharmaceutical industry in a newly created position with Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) next month.Richard Bagger will serve as senior ... Read more