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Biomodels/IBD Colitis Research Collaboration in PNAS Publication

Biomodels would like to announce the publication of an important manuscript in PNAS that explores the potential role of mast cell tryptase in the development and severity of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis). This manuscript was … Continue reading

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CIT and BioModels Announce Alliance

Skills in providing efficacy models combined with GLP toxicology know-how will provide clients with seamless development services Evreux, France and Watertown, MA, USA, December 16, 2010 – CIT, the preclinical drug safety CRO based outside Paris, and Biomodels, the Boston-based … Continue reading

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Swedish Orphan Biovitrum and Biomodels to Develop Assay For Mucositis Risk In Cancer Treatment

Stockholm, Sweden and Watertown, MA, USA – May 11, 2010 – Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (STO: BVT) and Biomodels LLC today announced a research agreement, under which Biomodels will explore the possibility of developing a clinically applicable screening platform that will … Continue reading

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Biomodels Scientists Report Development of a Novel Model for Cancer Treatment-Related Fatigue

Research Opens Door for Developing New Treatments Boston, MA (November 16, 2009) — Scientists at Biomodels have successfully developed the first model that accurately duplicates human cancer treatment-related fatigue (CTRF). The new model shows, that as in human cancer patients, … Continue reading

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Lubris, Biomodels Report On Potential New Therapy For Osteoarthritis

Medical researchers will report findings (Oct. 19) that demonstrate that injecting the protein lubricin into knee joints can dramatically reduce cartilage degeneration. The discovery by scientists at Biomodels, a preclinical drug research organization, and Lubris, a Massachusetts-based startup company, could … Continue reading

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Avaxia Biologics Awarded Phase I SBIR Grant to Develop Antibody Therapeutic for Oral Mucositis

Collaboration with Biomodels facilitates development of novel drug product. BURLINGTON, MA (Sept. 16) Avaxia Biologics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing oral antibodies for disease targets accessible via the GI tract, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I … Continue reading

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Biomodels’ Oral Mucositis Expertise Speeds FDA Approval for ActoGeniX’s Phase 1b Trial of AGO13 in Cancer Patients

ActoGeniX taps Biomodels CRO expertise in $1 billion market for cancer support care to relieve side effects of cancer treatments WATERTOWN, Mass., June 22 /PRNewswire/ — Biomodels LLC, a preclinical research organization specializing in cancer support care, today announced that … Continue reading

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Applied Protein Sciences and Biomodels Collaborate to Boost Supportive Cancer Care

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(Business Wire)– Applied Protein Sciences, a biotechnology start-up focused on preventing mucositis, announced today that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Biomodels. This alliance allows speedier product development and helps APS expand its pipeline to develop … Continue reading

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Biomodels announces the availability of new laboratory space combined with new state of the art imaging and diagnostic equipment

Biomodels has just completed the commissioning of new laboratory space combined and bought online new diagnostic imaging capabilities as well as new clinical diagnostic equipment. The new space increases Biomodels total capacity by 150%, and will increase Biomodels ability to … Continue reading

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American Cancer Society Updates Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Oral Mucositis

Revised February 2008 Considerable progress in research and clinical application has been made since the original guidelines for managing mucositis in cancer patients were published in 2004, and the first active drug for the prevention and treatment of this condition … Continue reading

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