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BioSpace
India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Unit Gets Warning from US FDA

BTG plc Signs $16.6 Mln Deal To Sell Nycomed's Antivenom Drugs

Scientists Discover New Protein That Gets To the Roots of Obesity and Osteoporosis, Study Published in

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals and Bayer Corporation Unit Intendis, Inc. Enter Licensing and Development Agreement for Adipolytic Agent ATX-101; To Receive $43 Million Upfront And May Receive $330 Million More

Study Links Male Y Chromosome Variants with the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, University of Leicester Study

BioSpace - Breaking News
Stromedix, Inc. Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for STX-100 for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present Preclinical Study of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies Against C. difficile at 2010

Naurex Inc.'s Novel Antidepressant GLYX-13 Recognized as One of Windhover's Top 10 Neuroscience Projects to Watch

Neurotech Announces Initiation of Phase 1 Clinical Trial for AAD-2004, a Potent Spin Trapping Molecule and Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase-1 Inhibitor, Targeting Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Lou Gehrig's Disease

Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation Release: Combination Therapy of Telmisartan and Amlodipine Provides Significantly Better Blood Pressure Lowering Than Either Agent Alone

Biotech News - Business Wire
Pri-Med Announces Expansion of On-Demand Programming with ReachMD

Research and Markets: This Biotechnology in Japan Industry Profile Is an Essential Resource for Top-Level Data and Analysis

PacificHealth Laboratories Promotes Fred Duffner, Current President, to CEO and President

Ovatech reports successful completion of Phase 2 clinical trial of Ovaprene non-hormonal intravaginal contraceptive ring

Research and Markets: This Biotechnology in China Industry Profile Is an Essential Resource for Top-Level Data and Analysis

Biotech News - PR Newswire
Enerkem Announces Construction Start of World's First Municipal Waste-to-Biofuels Facility in Edmonton, Alberta

Reportlinker Adds Women's Health Therapeutics, Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016 - High Unmet Need will Drive the Uptake of Novel Drugs in the Menopause and Osteoporosis Markets

Deloitte Recap Honors Sanofi-aventis and Exelixis With the Allicense 2010 Breakthrough Alliance Award for Early-Stage Collaboration in Cancer

Reportlinker Adds Women's Infertility - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2017

Reportlinker Adds The Global Orthobiologics Market - Players, products and technologies driving change 2008

Biotechnology - Moreover
Genzyme rejects Sanofi-Aventis bid

Genzyme rejects buyout bid

Israel Pharmaceuticals And Healthcare Report Q3 2010 - New Market Report Published

Saudi Aramco Summer Festival wraps up

Shares of Cell Therapeutics Rank the Highest in terms of Short Interest in the Biotechnology Industry (CTIC, MBLX, MATK, VICL, CLDA)

Burrill Report
Roche Dominates the Deal Flow

Abuse Concerns Lead FDA Committee to Reject Expanded Use of Jazz Pharmaceuticals Drug

Costs of Scientific Misconduct

Legislators Weigh Goals of Personalized Medicine Bill

Retrovirus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CenterWatch - Clinical Trials
First commercial IRB opens in Indiana to fill geographic gap and attract clinical research

Parexel introduces temperature control process

Competitors MDCI and CDSS form cross-continental CRO partnership

Synexus sees clinical trials rise 25% in Hungary

Merck partners with Alectos to develop new type of Alzheimer's treatment

Clinical Trials - Business Wire
AUXILIO Retains Financial Profiles for Investor Relations

Aptus Endosystems Completes $15 Million Series AA Financing

Medical Action Industries Inc. Completes Acquisition of AVID Medical, Inc.

Pico-Tesla Expands Operations to Midwest Region

AUXILIO Provides Business Update and Outlook

Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
Study Findings Show Value of Dietary Supplement SAMe in Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorders

Reaction to Extavia Promotion is Analyzed in New Report by BioTrends

Randomized Controlled Trial Finds Masimo PVI Improves Fluid Management During Surgery

Eyegenix Artificial Cornea Achieves Major Advancement Towards Curing Corneal Blindness

Naurex's Novel Antidepressant GLYX-13 Recognized as One of Windhover's Top 10 Neuroscience Projects to Watch

Contract Pharma
Quintiles To Help Launch Pharmaxis CF Drug

PharmaNet Adds Medidata EDC/CDM Solution

Vetter Opens Sales Office in IL

GreenVax Selects Xcellerex Single-Use Bioreactor

Meda Acquires Alaven

FDA Drugs- What's New
September 20, 2010: Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing Safety Review of Stalevo and possible increased cardiovascular risk

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Aseptic meningitis associated with use of Lamictal (lamotrigine)

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Serious medication errors from intravenous administration of nimodipine oral capsules

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing safety review of Evamist (estradiol transdermal spray) and unintended exposure of children and pets to topical estrogen

FDA News - Business Wire
Riassunto: Il settore del tabacco messo alle strette dalle imprese innovatrici della Silicon Valley Rousseau Research, Inc. e ETOBACCO LLC

Big Tobacco Challenged by Silicon Valley Innovation Firms Rousseau Research, Inc. and ETOBACCO LLC

Article Stresses Value of Safe Design for IV Connectors

pSivida Announces Iluvien® Receives FDA Priority Review for Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

Stromedix Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for STX-100 for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

FDA Press Releases
FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid TimeOut Capsules

FDA releases guidance on federal menu labeling requirements

FDA Warns of Possible Dangers from Portable Foot-Tanning Device

Study: Presence of murine leukemia virus found in CFS Patients, others

Urgent Nationwide Frozen Mamey Fruit Products Recall

FDA Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
August 24, 2010 Approval Letter - Fluvirin

URGENT - Voluntary Market Withdrawal of Octagam [Immune Globulin Intravenous (human)] 5% Liquid Preparation

July 19, 2010 Approval Letter - Fluarix

Recall of Panoscreen lll

AFLURIA

FierceBiotech
Bayer, Kythera ink $373M dermatology deal

Achaogen wins $64M biodefense contract

AMT looks for funding while it waits for EMA approval

Endo looks for more acquisitions

Apixaban, Xarelto deliver good results in studies

FierceBiotech IT
Better modeling to reduce animal testing

Risk approach comes to site monitoring

Researchers pit local vs. cloud clusters in compute-intensive race

EU inspectors tap CDISC in GCP guidance

Grass-roots effort drives cloud business case

FierceBiotech Research
Researchers turn mice into biosensors

ESC advocates scramble to limit fallout from court ruling

Research scientists brace for layoffs as stimulus cash dries up

Heart study finds long-term value in stem cell treatments

Muscle strength emerging as a major R&D focus

FiercePharma
Halozyme preps for FDA meeting on recalled drug

Tasigna gets Swiss nod as first-line drug

Worried India eyes more drug-price controls

FDA: Tainted eggs won't endanger flu shots

Abused cough meds may get DEA controls

FiercePharma Manufacturing
Weldon: Long ops fixes underway at J&J

Report to Obama: Target fill/finish to speed vax-making

Ops emphasis lets Pfizer extend product life

Fakes report: Forget handbags, focus on drugs

Packaging reminds patients to take drugs

FierceVaccines
Bill Gates on vaccines: "Our investment is mind-blowing"

Will FDA reconsider hen vaccination program

Antigenics shares gain on GSK's ambitious PhIII vax program

Feds earmark $2B for new, faster vaccine tech

CDC: More teens getting their recommended shots

Health News - BizJournals.com
WhiteGlove House Call coming to Arizona

Hill-Rom names Scott Jeffers to supply chain post

Tilley Eye Centers merge with Clarkson Eyecare

Regions offering personal insurance lines

Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children opening delayed

Health News - CNBC
Jefferies analyst upgrades Bristol-Myers to "Buy"

Summary Box: 3M buying ankle bracelet maker

Continucare acquires South Florida sleep centers

Stocks to Watch: CVS, Potash and More ...

Former Colorado medical company officials indicted

Health News - Fox Business
Alimera Leads Drug Stocks Higher

Pfizer/Bristol Blood Thinner Halves Stroke Rate In Study

AstraZeneca Buys 643,156 In Own Shares

Nestle Nutrition Head Laube Exits, Oversaw Expansion

Natco Pharma Seeks US OK For Generic Version Of Celgene's Revlimid

Inside Industry - Gen
BTG to Facilitate Return of U.S. Drug Rights from Nycomed with up to $16.6M

Lineagen Raises Another $5M to Support Genetic-Testing Service Launch

Canada Grants GW Pharm's Sativex Full Approval for MS Spasticity

Achaogen Wins $64M BARDA Contract to Develop Antibiotic for Biothreats

TPP and Edinburgh University Team Up to Develop Preclinical IP for Multiple Diseases

Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
Fly for MS to Embark on a Record-Making 60-Day, 29,000-Mile Trans-Atlantic Journey for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness

VIVALIS PUBLISHES ITS RESULTS FOR THE FIRST HALF AND CONFIRMS 2010 TARGETS

New Report on Point of Care Diagnostic Market

New number of shares and votes in Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)

NIAID Grant to Fund Dynavax Research on Hepatitis B Vaccination and Individual Variations in Human Responsiveness

MassBio News
Plymouth Joins Others with BioReady Rating

Quincy Earns Plantinum BioReady Rating

Massachusetts maintains national strength in biotech despite downturn

MassBio Statement on Stem Cell Decision

Sixteen MassBio Member Companies Selected to Present at BioPharm America 2010 and the MassBio Investors Forum

Medical Pharma - PR Newswire
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center Highlights Life-Changing Treatment Options During National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month

Reportlinker Adds Endometriosis - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2017

Reportlinker Adds Epigenetics Therapeutics to 2017 - High Market Potential for Epigenetics Drugs in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma and Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Reportlinker Adds All Change in the Coronary Stent Market

Reportlinker Adds Erectile Dysfunction - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2017

National Center for Biotechnology Information
BLAST NEWS

BLASTFeed

Blast Tips

dbGaP News and Announcements

NCBI News

Nature Biotechnology
Waking up and smelling the coffee

Reply to Waking up and smelling the coffee

Genetic stability in two commercialized transgenic lines (MON810)

Distances needed to limit cross-fertilization between GM and conventional maize in Europe

Case study: India's billion dollar biotech

New York Times- Biotechnology
Sanofi Makes Public a $18.5 Billion Bid for Genzyme

Sanofi Offers $18.5 Billion for Genzyme

Sanofi Reveals $18.5 Billion Offer for Genzyme

Sanofi Reveals $18.5 Billion Offer to Take Over Genzyme

Sanofi Reveals Its Bid for Genzyme

New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
Roche Backs New Method For Drugs

Drug Makers Vie to Cut the Risk of Blood Clots

Genzyme Rejects Bid From Sanofi-Aventis

Companies Hurry to Develop Drugs to Prevent Blood Clotting

Sanofi’s Offer Is a Plea for Genzyme to Open Its Books

OnBioVC
EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.: Series F $30M

Si-Bone, Inc.: Series B $10.6M

Complete Genomics, Inc.: Series E $39M

Poxel, SA: Series A $20.3M

Gemin X Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Series E $8M

Outsourcing-Pharma
KCAS talks biomarker strategy development

Almac Diagnostics discusses new biomarker service

Asia Pacific trial sector poised for continued growth, says Novotech

ERT develops IVR suicidality monitoring for trials

Demand for discovery services recovering, says Domainex

Pharma News - Business Wire
Samenvatting: Dr. Klaus Wiedey herbenoemd tot managing director en CEO voor Europa bij Ecron Acunova (EA)

Dr. Klaus Wiedey erneut zum Managing Director und CEO Europe von Ecron Acunova (EA) ernannt

Riassunto: Il dr. Klaus Wiedey rinominato Direttore Generale e Amministratore Delegato per lEuropa di Ecron Acunova (EA)

Sun Pharma Announces USFDA Approval for Generic Strattera® Capsules

Synexus dá as boas vindas ao seu novo CEO e se prepara para sua próxima fase de crescimento

Pharma News - PharmiWeb
Canadian team awarded Bioanalysis Best Article of the Year

The Hartford Names Dr. David Williams Medical Director of Underwriting

Southwest Kidney Institute Selects Full Suite of athenahealth Services

RecipharmCobra Biologics Announces Patent for Novel Antibiotic-Free Plasmid Maintenance System

ANGINA DRUG, PROCORALAN, SAVES LIVES OF PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE

Pharma News - PR Newswire
Reportlinker Adds Breast Cancer Drug Discoveries: What the Future Holds 2008: Chapter

Reportlinker Adds Cardiovascular Generic Drugs: Prospects and Opportunities to 2012

Reportlinker Adds Men's Health Therapeutics Market to 2016 - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Hormone Replacement Therapy and Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibitors Will Dominate the Market

Clinical Studies Prove Natural Remedy for Constipation

An Expanding Aging Population and Increases in Diagnosis and Drug Treatment Will Fuel Steady 4.6 Percent Annual Growth in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Drug Market

Pharmaceutical - Moreover
Incurred Sample Reanalysis (ISR) Information Kit

PharmaVentures Ltd: PharmaVentures Appoints Paul Phull as Senior Director

HUYA partners with School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

BMP Sunstone's 'Hao Wawa' tops China's pediatric medicines

Cipla Medpro posts profit

PR Leap - Biotech
Executive Impact Group Provides Startup Solutions to VC funded $40M Calithera Biosciences

Vivante GMP Solutions Announces Expansion of Technical Staff

Vivante GMP Solutions Announces Successful Completion of GMP Manufacture, Lot Release Campaign

SourceSolution Announces the Implementation of the PlanIt Partner Portal for Vivante GMP Solutions

Vivante GMP Solutions Announces Successful Completion of GMP Fill/Finish, Lot Release Campaign for Etubics Corporation

PRWeb - Biotechnology
Brinks Announces 2010 Innovation Competition Finalists

Therapure Biopharma Inc.'s Drug Delivery Program for the Treatment of...

Microsonic Systems Enters Asia-Pacific Market

Invida to Participate in Key September Conferences in the U.S.

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopedics, Inc. Recalls the ASR XL...

PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
PAINWeek 2010 Debuts Advanced Information Management for Attendees and...

Grant MacEwan University Chooses EBSCO Discovery Service

Highland Hospital Partners with Swisslog for Secure Medication...

Webinars On New Federal Penalties In $100 / Day / Patient On Insurers,...

Argo Translation, Inc. Offering Free Spanish Translation of Human...

Scientific American
Pox Swap: 30 Years After the End of Small Pox, Monkey Pox Cases Are on the Rise

Shades of 'Gray Literature': How Much IPCC Reform is Needed

Paper Wasps Punish Phonies*

Which Ray: Conflicting Data on High-Energy Cosmic Rays Leave Their Source--or Sources--Unresolved

Stem Cells from Reprogrammed Adult Cells Found to Bring Along Genetic Defects of Their Donors

Xconomy Life Sciences
$15M for Aptus Endosystems

Proximetry Emerging with Technology to Manage Performance of 'smart Grid and Other Wireless Networks

Bing Powers Yahoo Search, City Teams Up With Ford, Startup Investments Drop from June to July, and More Seattle-Area Deals News

Aveo Pharma Stock Jumps 40 Percent in A Week, CEO Notes Progress in Pivotal Kidney Cancer Trial

Electronic Data Sharing, Cloud-Computing, and Collaboration: The WBBA Talks on the Future of Health IT

Yahoo Biotech News
BASF seeking EU green light for new potato: chairman (AFP)

Is genetically altered fish OK FDA to decide (Reuters)

Is genetically altered fish OK U.S. to decide (Reuters)

Genzyme rejects Sanofi offer as long battle looms (Reuters)

Genzyme rejects Sanofi offer, long battle looms (Reuters)