1. Postitive news for marimastat; British Biotech's drug shows promise against nonoperable gastric cancer
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Fox, Sophia
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British Biotech PLC -- Product development ,Scotia Holdings PLC -- Product development ,Novartis AG -- Research ,Imutran PLC -- Research ,Cambridge Antibody Technology Group PLC -- Research ,LeukoSite Inc. -- Contracts ,Ilex Oncology Inc. -- Contracts ,Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals -- Contracts ,Glaxo Wellcome PLC -- Product discontinuation ,Wyeth -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments ,Stagecoach Group PLC -- Investigations ,Cyclacel Ltd. -- Finance ,Bayer AG -- Product introduction ,BioFocus PLC -- Contracts ,Roche Holding Ltd. -- Contracts ,Warner-Lambert Co. Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Div. -- Contracts ,RiboTargets Ltd. -- Contracts ,Tepnel Life Sciences -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments ,Nuclyx -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments ,Pharmagene Inc. -- Finance ,British Linen Bank Ltd. -- Finance ,Kleinwort Benson Group PLC -- Finance ,Sanofi-Synthelabo -- Product introduction ,Bavarian Nordic Research Institute A/S -- Product development ,Oxford Molecular Group PLC -- Product development ,Cambridge Antibody Technology Group PLC -- Product development ,Pharmaceutical industry ,Biological products industry ,Biotechnology industry ,Business ,European Union - Abstract
This is a roundup of news about European Union's biotechnology industry. It includes the promising trial result of Marimastat, British Biotech PLC's anticancer drug for gastric cancer treatment. Other news includes marketing agreement for new drugs, and research and development in genetic engineering and biological products.
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- 1999