Friday, June 24, 2011

FDA approves second anti-HIV drug from Rutgers-Janssen collaboration

Two decades after Rutgers scientists began working with Paul Janssen, a legendary drug developer and founder of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica, to create new and potent drugs to fight AIDS, the FDA has approved the second anti-HIV drug that came from this collaboration.

-For a drug to successfully make it to the finish line, countless obstacles must be overcome,- said Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Eddy Arnold, who led the Rutgers team of scientists. -As a researcher in biomedical sciences I can tell you that helping to create new medicines is something you always dream about.

Full story http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110624/FDA-approves-second-anti-HIV-drug-from-Rutgers-Janssen-collaboration.aspx