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> Concordia Pharmaceuticals has signed a licensing agreement with Japan's Ono Pharmaceutical for salirasib, a treatment for pancreatic, non-small cell lung and colorectal cancers. The agreement grants Ono the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize salirasib in Japan. Concordia release
> Next week, dissident shareholder Ib Sonderby plans to hold a conference call to introduce four proposed board members he would like to install at Elan. Report
> Gilead Sciences has sumited a marketing authorization application to the EMA for approval for the fixed-dose combination of Truvada for HIV-1 infection in adults. Gilead release
> Over the previous decade, the proportion of Americans (of all ages) reporting they took a prescription drug in the past month rose to 48 percent from 44 percent. Report
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