Pharmaceutical companies collaboration with

A number of major drugs in OROS system form are now in development and in various stages of clinical trials. These are collaborative activities between ALZA and other pharmaceutical firms collaborations with other companies are under discussion. 

The initial pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines were first reported as Src inhibitors by Parke-Davis, now Pfizer, and the first disclosures of Abl activity were done in collaboration with academic researchers. Although the recent studies with these analogs were reported by academic groups, it has been stated that Sloan-Kettering is working with a pharmaceutical company to develop a compoimd from this class [92]. 

Drug discovery has become much more integrated with the other main functions of a pharmaceutical company, i.e. drug development and marketing. Discovery is no longer done in an ivory tower with unlimited freedom for the scientist to select topics for research. Nowadays, in most big pharmaceutical companies, the areas of research are chosen in close collaboration with marketing and development, usually as part of a comprehensive therapeutic... 

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Besides biocatalytic and microbial systems, we are increasingly employing animal and human cell lines for the production of advanced pharmaceutical products, including recombinant proteins such as antibodies. In collaboration with the Dutch-based biotech company Crucell, we are currently improving their PER.C6-based production platform for a range of human pharmaceutical proteins. 

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