Tuesday, October 30, 2012
廣州訊聯生技 破局 !!
生技現增申購 比一比???
PGD技術 = 上帝的角色????
Glaxo & Pfizer rejig JV deal with Shionogi
Mon 29 Oct 2012LONDON (SHARECAST) - ViiV Healthcare, a joint venture (JV) between drugs giants GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, is to acquire the exclusive global rights to the assets of Shionogi-ViiV Healthcare, a JV set up with Shionogi, the Japanese pharmaceuticals firm.
The assets include the investigational medicine dolutegravir and other early stage HIV integrase inhibitor compounds. As a result of the deal, Shionogi will receive an ongoing royalty and dividend stream, and will also receive a 10% equity in ViiV Healthcare. As a result of this, Glaxo's stake will be diluted to 76.5% and Pfizer's stake will be reduced to 13.5%. Specifically, Shionogi will receive a royalty on net sales of the integrase inhibitor portfolio averaging in the high teens. For a defined period post-launch, while the franchise gets itself established, the royalty applies to sales above certain minimum thresholds; after that period, the royalty applies to all sales. Shionogi will be entitled to representation on the ViiV Healthcare board, and will, for a defined period, continue to have ongoing involvement in the formulation of the development and commercialisation plans for the integrase inhibitor portfolio. The deal kicks in on October 31st, and replaces the existing joint venture agreement between ViiV Healthcare and Shionogi. With ViiV Healthcare in exclusive control of the development and commercialisation rights to the integrase inhibitor portfolio, the hope is that this will streamline research & development and commercial operations. "Both ViiV Healthcare and Shionogi believe that now is the right time to simplify and evolve their existing arrangement," said David Redfern, Chairman of the board of Viiv Healthcare. "In doing so, we will deepen the relationship as shareholders and at board level. We will also unlock synergies through simplifying processes and avoiding duplication. We believe this new agreement will create long-term value for ViiV Healthcare and its shareholders," he added. Glaxo will continue to consolidate 100% of ViiV Healthcare into its consolidated financial statements. The portion of ViiV Healthcare's after-tax profit attributable to the non-controlling interests of Pfizer and Shionogi will be reflected in the Glaxo income statement. As a result of this transaction a non-cash accounting gain is expected to be recognised in Glaxo's fourth quarter 2012 non-core results. Future royalty payments to Shionogi will be recorded as a reduction of the royalty obligation on Glaxo's balance sheet.
dendritic cell- cytokine induced killer cells (DC-CIK) = 醫美療程??????
抽血培植細胞回春? 港女醫美喪命鉅亨網新聞中心(來源:中廣新聞網)2012-10-2509:51抽血培植細胞回春? 港女醫美喪命 (吳霈蓁報導)香港四名婦女在當地接受一種通常用來治療癌症的輸血技術、名為「DC-CIK」的醫美療程後,相繼感染敗血性休克,造成一名46歲婦人死亡、另一名60歲婦人命危。根據香港媒體報導,「DC-CIK」手術是一種輸血技術,過程是必須抽取顧客的血液進行幹細胞培植之後再藉輸液輸回人體。衛生署疾病管制局防疫醫師、台大醫院感染科醫師羅一鈞表示,這種將血液輸出,再輸回到體內的作法,很容易因管路消毒不完全滋生細菌而感染、引發全身性的敗血症,羅一鈞說:香港衛生署表示,這四名接受輸液患者,導致敗血的原因是因感染到「膿腫分枝桿菌」,羅一鈞表示,日常生活中,會被「分枝桿菌」汙染到的包括點滴液、或是注射用的食鹽水,如果沒有消毒完整,就會被環境中的「分枝桿菌」汙染,避免的方法就是在醫療的過程中必須要完整消毒,整個管路和使用的輸液都要完整消毒。羅一鈞說:「例如穿耳洞的器械可能會消毒,但消毒用的消毒水如果沒有經常更換、沒有滅菌的話,就容易會讓上一個人的細菌帶到下一個人身上。」羅一鈞表示,感染到「分枝桿菌」後,會出現發燒、局部紅腫疼痛等症狀,嚴重的話甚至會潰瘍及流膿,加上這種細菌抗藥性強,往往要合併好幾種抗生素治療。而香港的這個案例是因為細菌藉由輸液的過程直接進入血液,隨著血液蔓延到全身,會造成深部內臟的感染,進而導致敗血性休克。而一般醫美療程如果只是單純在皮膚上進行療程,可能只是造成局部的皮膚或皮下脂肪的感染,不太致於會蔓延到全身。其實,目前類似這種將血液抽出,再輸回體內,號稱可以回春、增加免疫力的療程,在台灣也有類似的療程,中華民國美容教育學會理事長趙昭明表示,國內目前流行的「PRP自體細胞回春術」、「洗血」、「ILIB雷射血管內照射療法」等,和香港的「DC-CIK」療法都是大同小異的技術,差別在於萃取出來的成份不同,一般號稱可以抗老化回春、增強免疫力、治療禿頭、美容等。但因「DC-CIK」療法必須將血液內的物質抽取出來,培植大約一星期後再輸回人體身上,培養過程中更容易受到外界病原菌的汙染,所以風險性更高,趙昭明說:「在抽出來的過程中或是在培養的過程中,容易接觸到一些病原菌,例如細菌或黴菌而造成汙染,要做到完全無菌不太可能。」既然國內有類似的療程,衛生署是否有就醫美市場進行管控及規範?衛生署表示,目前我國並沒有特意針對單一療程進行規範及核准。衛生署醫事處簡任視察周道君說:「目前在管理上除非它的技術是新到非常特殊,而且對人體有高度風險性,照醫療法規定,必須先符合人體試驗,不然一般的醫療行為只要在醫學上有足夠的證據支持,衛生署並不會去主動要求對這樣的行為做特別的核准。」也就是說,要等到國際上有死亡案例、或是國內有不良反應個案出現,衛生署才會主動介入了解調查,並進行規範。周道君建議,民眾在進行醫美療程前,最好先能釐清要進行的項目的細節、並且和醫事人員充份討論醫療過程中可能會產生的風險,才能保障個人權益。趙昭明說,這些相關的療法衛生署並沒有核准,而且所提出的相關科學根據也很薄弱,他認為效果有限,加上風險高、並不建議民眾進行這類相關療程。而羅一鈞則建議,民眾在選擇醫美療程時,千萬不要被比價格、比優惠、揪團促銷、或是過度誇大的廣告給吸引,提醒民眾除了價格之外,也要注意醫療品質的過程,畢竟這些東西會注射到人體上,萬一造成感染,反而得不償失。