Source: FierceBiotech Allergan and partner Paratek Pharmaceuticals have hit their primary endpoints in two key phase 3 acne trials for their investigational med sarecycline. The pair will now seek an FDA NDA in the second half of the year after the two replicative late-stage tests that saw the med outdo…...

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Appoints Robert D. Tessarolo as CEO
Source: Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CPH.TO) ("Cipher" or "the Company") announced today that veteran pharmaceutical industry executive Robert D. Tessarolo has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Cipher, effective April 17 , 2017. Mr. Tessarolo will also be nominated for election as a director at the Company's next annual…...

Sun Pharma’s indirect arm Taro to acquire Thallion Pharmaceuticals
Source: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries today said an indirect arm of its group firm Taro will fully acquire Canadas Thallion Pharmaceuticals for 2.7 million Canadian dollar. Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc (Canada) has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Thallion Pharmaceuticals, a Canadian pharmaceutical corporation,…...

Novan Provides Update on SB204 Development Program
Source: Novan MORRISVILLE, N.C., March 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novan, Inc. (“the Company” or “Novan”) (NASDAQ:NOVN) today announced that, after further analysis of the results from the NI-AC301 and NI-AC302 pivotal clinical trials for the Company’s topical nitric oxide-releasing product candidate, SB204, it intends to proceed with the SB204…...