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 BioSpace
AIDS Cure Quest to Kill 'Sleeping' Viruses Enlists Merck & Co., Inc. Cancer Medicine, University of North Carolina Study

Abbott Laboratories's Diet Drug Meridia Study Shows Drug Raises Heart Attack, Stroke Risk; Renews Calls For U.S. Ban

Hansen Medical Announces First Sale of Lynx(TM) Irrigated Ablation Catheter, First Patients Treated

Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation Opens Centre Of Competence Opens As Part Of A 100m China Plan

Cebix Raises $16M From Investors

BioSpace - Breaking News
Hamamatsu Photonics Linear CMOS Image Sensor with APS Technology

EUSA Pharma Announces the Appointment of to Its Board of Directors

MethylGene Appoints as Chairman of the Board of Directors

Adimab, Inc. Selected as Technology Pioneer 2011 by

Cardiome Pharma Corp. Gets Nod For Marketing Heart Drug In EU; Receives $30 Million From Merck & Co., Inc.

Biotech News - Business Wire
Stentys annonce la nomination de M. Stanislas Piot au poste de Directeur Financier

Stentys appoints Stanislas Piot as Chief Financial Officer

Herbert A. Fritsche, Ph.D., Former M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Professor and Scientist, Joins Health Discovery Corporation as Senior Vice President and Chief Science Officer

CLC bio Expanding US Operations with New Offices and Hirings

Stem Cell Assurance Secures First Phase of Private Funding

 Biotech News - PR Newswire
Statement From Sicel Technologies, Inc.

AloeSafe Hand Sanitizer is Free From Toxic Chemicals

Cetero Research Launches Seminar Series on Accelerated Proof-of-Concept in Drug Development

New Research Demonstrates Safety of Cord-blood-derived Stem Cell Treatments

EUCODIS Bioscience Appoints Two Industry Executives to Realigned Advisory Board

 Biotechnology - Moreover
Yongye Int'l (YONG) Subsidiary Enters $59M in Revolving Credit Facilities

PROT.OB, PRXL, MAXY BioTechnology Market Report from PennyToBuck.com

Novartis Int'l BioCamp: Forum for future research, business leaders

Catalan health care and bio-tech reach China

Biotechnology (12)
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
CenterWatch Monthly September 2010

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

 Clinical Trials - Business Wire
Elekta Opens South Korea Office to Support Country's Growing Cancer Management Needs

IntegraMed's Attain Fertility Centers Offers Attain IVF Programs through Stanford Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center

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.
Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
Study Links Fluoride to Pre-term Birth and Anemia in Pregnancy

Soligenix Announces Publication of Article Identifying Domains Within the Ricin Toxin A Subunit as Targets of Protective Antibodies

New England Journal of Medicine Study Reports Xpert MTB/RIF a Faster, More Sensitive & Specific Test for Tuberculosis (TB) Than Current World Standards

New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows New Molecular TB Test Could Offer Rapid and Effective Diagnosis in Developing Countries

'You Kick Like A Girl': New Study Finds Men and Women Use Different Leg and Hip Muscles During Soccer Kick

 Contract Pharma
Orexigen, Takeda Enter Contrave Commercialization Pact

Veritas To Market Epistem’s Services in Japan

NextPharma Expands Microbiology Lab in Germany

Executive Moves: Advanced Clinical

Toxikon Adds Cancer Assay

FDA Drugs- What's New
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Increased risk of death with Tygacil (tigecycline) compared to other antibiotics used to treat similar infections

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 News - Business Wire
EHSI Very Pleased by Stand-By Systems Demonstration at Homeland Security Fair

Most Neurologists Plan to Prescribe Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drugs, but Will Proceed with Caution

ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc. and Northwest Clinical Research Group, Inc. Sign Agreement

Data from Mipomersen Phase 3 Trial in heFH Patients Presented at ESC

Lifeline Biotechnologies Continues FDA Filing Preparation Process for the First Warning System

 FDA Press Releases
FDA seeks court order against Michigan dairy

FDA launches new organizational performance management system

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

 FDA Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
August 23, 2010 Approval Letter - Havrix

August 23, 2010 Approval Letter - Engerix-B

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
FierceBiotech
Antibiotic gets positive FDA staff assessment

Nobel Prize-winner finds new path for Alzheimer's drug

Genzyme dickers over sales deals as Sanofi dangles

Cardiome shares jump after vernakalant OK triggers $30M milestone

Orexigen and Takeda ink a billion-dollar pact on weight loss drug

 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
Lilly gets patent support from appeals court

Merck puts off Dutch closures to renegotiate

SEC accuses Merck exec of insider trading

JAMA's DeAngelis to step aside next year

NEJM fuels calls to withdraw Abbott's Meridia

 FiercePharma Manufacturing
FDA opens kimono on agency performance

International troika drives biomanufacturing platforms

Halozyme, Baxter to pitch FDA on Hylenex fixes

Anesthesia drug drought hits prisons, people, pets

Haw Par warning accents pain patch limbo

FierceVaccines
Epidemiologists fear monkeypox outbreak could spread

Medicare's Provenge review comes into clearer focus

NIAID awards $46.3 million in vax grants and contracts

Panels in U.S., U.K. issue opposite rulings in vax-autism cases

Bill Gates on vaccines: "Our investment is mind-blowing"
Health News - BizJournals.com
North Memorial CEO arrested in prostitution bust

Sebelius announces $13.8M for HealthBridge

Former hedge fund manager settles insider trading case

Walgreens to buy 18 pharmacies in Colorado, 4 other states

Scott & White closes on Taylor hospital

 Health News - CNBC
U.S. workers see higher health costs, less care

Rite Aid key sales figure falls in August

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

Key Perfumania revenue figure falls in August

Orexigen signs licensing deal for obesity drug

 Health News - Fox Business
Petroleum Shares Rise, Energy Stocks Waver

Merck Postpones Closing Dutch R&D Units To End Of Year

Orexigen Soars On Takeda Deal; Drug Indexes Slip

Index Ventures Hires Kevin Johnson As Life Sciences Partner

Fresenius Medical Care Sees Annual Revenue Growth At 6% To 8%
Inside Industry - Gen
Takeda Shells Out $50M Up Front in Deal for Orexigen's Registrational Obesity Drug

NIH Gives Out $1.3M in Grants to Support Biomedical Research in Space

Cellerant Scores $153M Contract for Acute Radiation Syndrome Treatment

EU Sanctions Merck & Co.'s Sublingual Bipolar Disorder Drug Sycrest

Medicinal cannabis review highlights dilemmas facing health care professionals

 Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
Eurand to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

Antisoma Annual Report and Accounts 2010

SDA (Stearidonic Acid) Soybean Oil Increases the Omega-3 Index: Study Published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Xylitol Canada Strategic Partnership Now Includes Mascoma Corporation

Daxor Announces Third Quarter Dividend and Update on Use of Blood Volume Analyzer in Heart Failure

 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
ECRI Institute, AHRQ, NIH, and Others Address the Interface Between Comparative Effectiveness and Personalized Medicine

ECRI Institute, AHRQ, NIH, and Others Address the Interface Between Comparative Effectiveness and Personalized Medicine

Ascension Orthopedics Receives FDA Approval for TITAN Modular Total Shoulder System

Webmedx Strengthens Quality Program and Improves Patient Safety in Compliance with New Industry Standards for Clinical Documentation

ConvaTec Expands AQUACEL® Dressing Product Line With Introduction of New Ribbon Dressing

 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
Child’s Ordeal Shows Dangers of Antipsychotic Drugs

Study Sees Heart Risk in Meridia Diet Pill

Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry on Off-Label Marketing

Child’s Journey Shows Dangers of Antipsychotic Drugs

New Drugs Rival Warfarin as Blood Clot Preventer

 OnBioVC
Otonomy, Inc.: Series B $38.5M

Aptus Endosystems, Inc.: Series D $15

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.: Series F $30M

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

Complete Genomics, Inc.: Series E $39M
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
Research and Markets: Global Multi-Sector Trends 2010

CRF Health Achieves EXACT ePRO Vendor Certification for Windows Mobile Systems

BRINAVESS (vernakalant) per infusione approvato nell'Unione europea per la conversione rapida della fibrillazione atriale di recente insorgenza

Research and Markets: Trends in Generics Industry Ownership: Evaluating Changing Industry Paradigms and Emerging Players

Blood Publication Shows MLN4924 Preclinical Activity in Lymphoma

 Pharma News - PharmiWeb
NextPharma Technologies Announces Increased Capability through Addition of New Microbiology Laboratory in Göttingen, Germany

Prism Ideas Appoints Nigel Brooksby as Non-Executive Chairman

Stockholm-Uppsala Professor receives prestigious cardiovascular award

Clinigen Announces Group Management Changes

Canadian team awarded Bioanalysis Best Article of the Year
Pharma News - PR Newswire
Pharmacy Times Launches iPad Edition

Nutraceutical Leader Announces Internal Promotions of Key Personnel

K-V Pharmaceutical Company Receives Notification From New York Stock Exchange of Compliance With Quantitative Continued Listing Standards

Transdel Pharmaceuticals Presents Phase 3 Study Data on Ketotransdel® at World Pain Congress in Montreal, Canada

Bionovo Receives NIH Grant to Develop Drugs for the Treatment of Female-Specific Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

 Pharmaceutical - Moreover
Consumer and capital goods sectors remain profitable

Form 4 BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL For: Aug 30 Filed by: BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES

Sun Pharma income will not be hit by FDA rap

Just ask the KnowItAll

Botox Maker Settles Case

 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
Pond Magician® by Organic Environmental Technology selected by...

Cole-Parmer Introduces APEX 100 Metal Detectors from Thermo Scientific

Intrinsic Imaging Appoints Jatinder Kaur as Senior Director, Medical...

Deadline Nears for the Largest Drug Safety Summit held in the Western...

Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) Helps NASA Grow Vegetables...

 PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
Isotech Laboratories Named to Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 Fastest...

NeedyMeds Adds New Camps and Scholarships Databases to its Resources

Benchmark Displays' Eye-Catching Displays Are Dramatically Building...

Advanced Clinical Announces New Vice President

Promega Expands Availability of FuGENE® HD to All Life Science...

 Scientific American
New Microscope Enables Real-Time 3-D Movies of Developing Embryos [Slide Show]

Pox Swap: 30 Years After the End of Smallpox, Monkeypox Cases Are on the Rise

Shades of "Gray Literature": How Much IPCC Reform Is Needed

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
Xconomy Life Sciences
Orexigen Nabs $1B Deal With Takeda to Market Obesity Drug, Shares Climb

Otonomy Gets $38.5M, Avalon Helps Restart Drug for Age-Related Blindness, Accumetrics Heads Toward Profitability, & More San Diego Life Sciences News

Buzzient Makes Social Media Analytics Software, Attracting Business Customers From Gaming to Financial Services

Mascoma Gets New Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Through $51M Deal With SunOpta

Cebix Raises $16M From Investors

 Yahoo Biotech News
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com)

Stem cell firms defend record after criticism (Reuters)

How I Learned to Love Farmed Salmon (Time.com)

Health experts warn of "stem cell tourism" dangers (Reuters)

Corrected: Health experts warn of "stem cell tourism" dangers (Reuters)


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