Sanofi inks research pact with Lead Pharma to develop treatments for autoimmune diseases

Sanofi has entered into a research collaboration and license agreement with Lead Pharma,  a Dutch biotech company, to discover, develop and commercialize small-molecule therapies directed against the nuclear hormone receptors called ROR gamma (t) to treat a broad range of autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease, which are among the most common.

"Anti-ROR gamma (t) therapies represent a ground-breaking opportunity that we are eager and motivated to pursue through our collaboration with Lead Pharma," said Christian Antoni vice president and head of the immunology & inflammation franchise, research & development, Sanofi. "At Sanofi, we believe networked innovations - working collaboratively across science sectors - is the most effective way to bring meaningful new therapies to patients. To this end, Lead Pharma's innovative capabilities and productivity, exemplified by the ROR gamma (t) programme, make them ideal partners for Sanofi in this area of drug discovery."

India, China takes lead in Research

The softpower of the globe which was the preserve of the West of centuries is fast shifting to the East as emerging nations led by India and China are enhancing their science, education and technology policies says a research.

According to sturdy the country has seen whopping 146 per cent increase in its research output in the past decade alone, taking its globe share to 3.6 percent.

 Over the past decade the country has increased its scientific research output by a whopping 146 per cent and  account for 3.6 per cent of the total world share of researches increased of its world share by 1.1 percentage .

According to the report the country produced twice a many published research papers in 2012.  The study on G20 nations  compared the research and innovation land scape of the each nations and has found that the US and European Union have dropped in science and innovation impact, while Australia, China, India, France and Britain have gained influence.