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Pfizer Expands its Oncology Team by Acquiring Array BioPharma
Already a leader in the treatment of prostate and breast cancer,Pfizer,the world's largest pharmaceutical company,has further enlarged its oncology portfolio by completing its acquisition of Array BioPharma,Inc.,the company announced on 30 July 2019.This will advance breakthrough science for the discovery,development and commercialisation of targeted small molecule medicines to treat cancer and other diseases of high unmet need,Pfizer said.*
Array's portfolio included the approved combined use of BRAFTOVI (R) and MEKTOVI (R) for the treatment of two forms of unresectable or metastatic melanoma skin cancer,with significant potential for long-term growth with expansion into additional areas of unmet need.The combination is also being investigated as a potential first-in-class combination for the treatment of BRAF-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC),based on interim results the company feels are compelling from the pivotal Phase 3 BEACON trial,according to Pfizer.They believe this application has industry-leading potential.*
Pfizer says it will maintain Array's operations in Cambridge,Massachusetts;Morrisville,North Carolina;and Boulder,Colorado.Array is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the New York-based pharma titan.The all-cash deal had a value of around 11.4 billion dollars.*
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Array's portfolio included the approved combined use of BRAFTOVI (R) and MEKTOVI (R) for the treatment of two forms of unresectable or metastatic melanoma skin cancer,with significant potential for long-term growth with expansion into additional areas of unmet need.The combination is also being investigated as a potential first-in-class combination for the treatment of BRAF-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC),based on interim results the company feels are compelling from the pivotal Phase 3 BEACON trial,according to Pfizer.They believe this application has industry-leading potential.*
Pfizer says it will maintain Array's operations in Cambridge,Massachusetts;Morrisville,North Carolina;and Boulder,Colorado.Array is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the New York-based pharma titan.The all-cash deal had a value of around 11.4 billion dollars.*
Pfizer Inc (PFE)
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Monday, August 5, 2019
NASA Volunteer Marks Apollo 11 Anniversary
On 3 August 2019,Erin Gambrill,an official volunteer with NASA,gave a powerpoint presentation on the Apollo program at C.Burr Artz Library in Frederick,Maryland.Ms.Gambrill said she had to pass a background check to become a volunteer for the space agency.She covered the Apollo history from its predecessor Mercury and Gemini programs,through the disaster of the fatal Apollo 1 fire to the first lunar landing,and the near-catastrophe of Apollo 13.So it wasn't just a rah-rah session,but an honest look at NASA's boldest missions to date.*
Her favourite mission was Apollo 8,which achieved the first glimpse humans had ever had of the far side of the Moon and the iconic "earthrise" photo showing the Earth rising over the bleak lunar surface.On that so-called "dark" side of the Moon,there is a communications blackout,so it was pretty tense until the astronauts emerged on the earthward side.Actually,the far side of the Moon gets sunshine just as the earthward side does.*
The talk was aimed at children,but adults found it plenty educational as well.Few realise,for instance,that most of the Apollo 11 photos of astronauts on the Moon were of Buzz Aldrin,since Neil Armstrong had the photographer role.The lunar samples they collected are sealed in nitrogen for their preservation,and you can only touch them using thick gloves in a bio-containment unit.*
If you answered Ms.Gambrill's questions correctly,you got a little NASA prize,such as a small Apollo capsule model or a lapel pin.At one point,Ms.Gambrill helped us make paper models of the solar system by folding a long strip of paper and labeling the creases to mark the position of various celestial objects such as the planets,asteroid belt and the Kuiper Belt.*
It was definitely worthwhile to recall those intriguing days of lunar exploration that captivated the nation and indeed the entire world.
Her favourite mission was Apollo 8,which achieved the first glimpse humans had ever had of the far side of the Moon and the iconic "earthrise" photo showing the Earth rising over the bleak lunar surface.On that so-called "dark" side of the Moon,there is a communications blackout,so it was pretty tense until the astronauts emerged on the earthward side.Actually,the far side of the Moon gets sunshine just as the earthward side does.*
The talk was aimed at children,but adults found it plenty educational as well.Few realise,for instance,that most of the Apollo 11 photos of astronauts on the Moon were of Buzz Aldrin,since Neil Armstrong had the photographer role.The lunar samples they collected are sealed in nitrogen for their preservation,and you can only touch them using thick gloves in a bio-containment unit.*
If you answered Ms.Gambrill's questions correctly,you got a little NASA prize,such as a small Apollo capsule model or a lapel pin.At one point,Ms.Gambrill helped us make paper models of the solar system by folding a long strip of paper and labeling the creases to mark the position of various celestial objects such as the planets,asteroid belt and the Kuiper Belt.*
It was definitely worthwhile to recall those intriguing days of lunar exploration that captivated the nation and indeed the entire world.
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