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Alginate is used as an ingredient in various pharmaceutical preparations, such as Gaviscon, in which it combines with bicarbonate to inhibit gastroesophageal reflux. [citation needed] Sodium alginate is used as an impression-making material in dentistry, prosthetics, lifecasting, and for creating positives for small-scale casting. [citation needed]
The New York City Economic Development Corporation's Early Stage Life Sciences Funding Initiative and venture capital partners, including Celgene, General Electric Ventures, and Eli Lilly, committed a minimum of US$100 million to help launch 15 to 20 ventures in life sciences and biotechnology in 2014, [6] and in January 2018, the City of New ...
Alembic Group is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Vadodara.It was founded in 1907 [5] and was initially known as Alembic Chemical Works Company Ltd. The company was founded by T. K. Gajjar, A. S. Kotibhaskar and B. D. Amin. [6] It is one of the oldest industrial houses in India and has a diversified portfolio of business. [2]
Alvogen is an Icelandic pharmaceutical company founded in 2009. In 2014, a controlling stake in the company was acquired by CVC Capital Partners and Temasek Holdings.Alvogen has about 350 different medical and non-medical products, and both produces its own products and markets the products of brand name pharmaceutical companies.
In August 2004, the company prevailed in a patent case by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries related to Sarafem . [5] On May 19, 2006, the company received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Sarafem. [6] On October 30, 2009, the company acquired the prescription drug business of Procter & Gamble for $3.1 billion. [7]
Danco is a private company that does not disclose the names of its investors, but stated that "[Investors] included wealthy individuals and foundations that supported abortion rights." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Outside the United States, mifepristone is distributed by the French pharmaceutical company Exelgyn , under the trade name Mifegyne.
Pharmacia company was founded in 1911 in Stockholm, Sweden by pharmacist Gustav Felix Grönfeldt at the Elgen Pharmacy. [1] [2] The company was named after the Greek word φαρμακεία, transliterated pharmakeia, which means 'sorcery'. In the company's early days, much of its profits were derived from the "miracle medicine" Phospho-Energon.
In 1947 the business was resurrected, and registered in the State of New York under the name the Stiefel Medicinal Soap Company, Inc., initially operating from a former creamery in Oak Hill, New York. As the product line grew and diversified beyond medicinal soaps, the company was renamed Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. [7]