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BioSpace
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Biovail Corporation To Cut 25 Pct Jobs Of Combined Company

Cockroach Brains May Be a Source of Antibiotics, University of Nottingham Study

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Hep C Drugs On Clinical Hold On Safety Concerns

Roche. Signs $637M Early-Stage Parkinson, Alzheimer Deal

Sanofi-Aventis (France) Prepares to Raise Genzyme Corporation Bid as GlaxoSmithKline Denies Plans to Step in as Rival Bidder

BioSpace - Breaking News
James F. Szigethy Named CureMark's Director of New Product Development

Curis, Inc. to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw 12th Annual Healthcare Conference

VirtualScopics, LLC and Collaborate to Enhance Global Molecular Imaging Offerings

Precision Therapeutics, Inc. Named to Top 100

Lord Lieutenant Presents 2010 Queen's Award to Malvern Instruments

Biotech News - Business Wire
Colorado's Emmy® Award Winning Heroine Dr. Temple Grandin Keynotes CBSA Awards Dinner at 2010 BioWest Conference & Expo

Medtronic Gains CE Mark for Enhanced CoreValve® Delivery Catheter System with AccuTrak Stability Layer

Teleflex Introduces The PICC WAND

Cell Culture Research Market Growing: New Data Projects Declining Growth in Sub Segments

Whittemore Peterson Institute and Cerus Announce Inactivation of XMRV in Platelets and Red Blood Cells by the INTERCEPT Blood System

Biotech News - PR Newswire
AlloSource Named One of Colorado's Top Three Healthcare Companies

Chindex International, Inc. Announces Investor Conference Participation

James F. Szigethy Named Curemark's Director of New Product Development

3SBio Announces Investor Conference Schedule

Natural Melatonin: German Researchers Manage to Increase the Melatonin Concentration of Milk for the First Time

Biotechnology - Moreover
National Commission for Biotechnology... Guaranteeing Safety of Environment and Food through Research

Genentech example raises flags for Genzyme

Fibrocell Science, Inc. Names Biotechnology and Genetic Research Expert Stefan Gruenwald, M.D.,...

Sanofi-Aventis Could Improve Genzyme Bid

Trygg Pharma Acquires EPAX

Burrill Report
Roche Plans Cost-Cutting as It Feels Pressure from Reform, Delays, and Failures

Genzyme Rejects Sanofi's $18.5 Billion Takeover Offer

Takeda Signs On to Back Contrave

Genzyme Rejects Sanofit $18.5 Billion Takeover Offer

Roche Plans Cost-Cutting as It Feel Pressure from Reform, Delays, and Failures

CenterWatch - Clinical Trials
MediciGlobal's L2FU tracks down, contacts missing clinical trials patients

New index shows CROs far outpacing pharma in hiring

CenterWatch Monthly September 2010

First commercial IRB opens in Indiana to fill geographic gap and attract clinical research

Parexel introduces temperature control process

Clinical Trials - Business Wire
AtheroMed, Inc. Announces Launch of EASE Clinical Trial to Evaluate Peripheral Arterial Disease Treatment

GI Dynamics Announces New Data Showing Significant Weight Loss, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Improvements Following 12 Months of EndoBarrier Treatment

Research and Markets: Daily Updates: Psychiatric Diseases - Tracking Breaking Research - Drug Development News - New Trials

Research and Markets: 2010 Cell Culture Dashboard Series 3 - How the Market is Adapting to New Products, Competitors & Sales & Marketing Strategies

Elekta Opens South Korea Office to Support Country's Growing Cancer Management Needs

Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
CleanBrands LLC Announces Donation to Johns Hopkins Children's Center for Major Mouse Allergen and Asthma Trial

AVAC Calls for Speedy Funding of Critical Microbicide Follow-Up Studies

Rochester Leads International Effort to Improve Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

Celldex Therapeutics Regains Worldwide Rights to Rindopepimut (CDX-110)

Transitions Optical Expands Multicultural Marketing Efforts With Sights on the African-American Community

Contract Pharma
DSM Launches InnoSyn Route Scouting Services for R&D

Quintiles Tokyo Lab Receives CAP Accreditation

PrePak Acquires TestPak

CLC bio Expands Operations

Orexigen, Takeda Enter Contrave Commercialization Pact

FDA Drugs- What's New
Safe Drug Use After a Natural Disaster

Information Regarding Insulin Storage and Switching Between Products in an Emergency

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 News - Business Wire
Teleflex Announces FDA 510(k) Market Clearance of Its ArrowEVOLUTION Pressure Injectable Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter with Chlorag+ard Technology

Stem Cell Research Funding Blockade is Featured Topic at Upcoming World Stem Cell Summit in Detroit, Oct.4-6

St. Jude Medical Signs Equity Investment and Option to Purchase Agreement with CardioMEMS

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Submits Serdaxin Phase IIb Protocol to FDA for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Neoprobe to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

FDA Press Releases
FDA cautions consumers about Estrella Family Creamery cheeses

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 Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
August 30, 2010 Clarification Letter - Afluria

August 26, 2010 Approval Letter - Infanrix

August 23, 2010 Approval Letter - Havrix

August 23, 2010 Approval Letter - Engerix-B

August 24, 2010 Approval Letter - Fluvirin

FierceBiotech
ReMYND scores $637M CNS development deal with Roche

Idenix shares crash after tox scare forces hold on hep C drugs

Sanofi hints at higher Genzyme bid as GSK remains on the sidelines

Cebix raises $16M

Roche plots layoffs as it focuses on R&D

FierceBiotech IT
Meta-analysis helps screen placebo responders

Pharma caution warranted with cloud, Google

Pharma near top in litigation risk thanks to social media, Web 2.0

Study-data conflicts complicate Plavix research

CRF Health gets certified for COPD tool

FierceBiotech Research
Gut microbes could offer new therapeutic platform

New Novartis drug cures malaria in mice

Heart researchers hunt for drugs that rein in mystery protein

Scientists enlist cockroaches in the war against superbugs

Sending chimps back to the lab triggers controversy

FiercePharma
Elan fights off audit by 'dissident directors'

AZ taps Aurobindo for branded-generics supply

U.K. watchdogs vote for Avandia withdrawal

Will Sanofi and Genzyme sit down and talk

BMJ links bone drugs with esophageal cancer

FiercePharma Manufacturing
Pharma places fifth on never-to-recover job loss list

Big pharma pounces on South Africa

Daiichi continues slow turn of Ranbaxy ship

Drug shortages fuel big pharma suspicions

Stolen epilepsy drug resurfaces two years later

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
Oragenics strikes deal with GNC for oral care product EvoraPlus

ResCare stock up on news of buyout agreement

Striking Mott's union back at the table

Central Texas Medical Center CEO steps down

Carolinas HealthCare System hires Medicity

Health News - CNBC
Health Care Wastefulness Is Detailed in Studies

Beckman Coulter CEO Garrett resigns

Beckman Coulter CEO Scott Garrett resigns

Malpractice liability costs U.S. $55.6 billion: study

FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan

Health News - Fox Business
Idenix Shares Crushed; Drug Sector Indexes Slide

Emdeon Buys Private Firm For $260 Million

Elan CEO Defends Company; Says "Well Positioned" For Growth

Beckman Coulter CEO Resigns

AstraZeneca Buys Back 134,847 Shares At 3332P

Inside Industry - Gen
Roche and reMynd Partner to Develop Disease-Modifying AD and PD Candidates

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Receives Clearance From FDA to Initiate TKM-PLK1 Phase 1 Clinical Trial

Protagen Raises 10M to Progress Autoantibody-Based Serum Diagnostics Pipeline

Roche and reMynd Partner to Develop Disease Modifying AD and PD Candidates

DSM Wins Manufacturing Contract for PolyTherics PEGylated IFN alpha-2a Candidate

Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
Antisense Therapeutics to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

International Drug & Explosives Detection Company IDenta Corp. Reports on Multiple Orders Received

ProPhase Labs Engages WMI to Launch Robust Cold-EEZE(R) and Kids-EEZE(R) Campaigns

University at Buffalo Applies XtremeData's dbX Data Warehousing Appliance for Navigating "Data Tsunami" Research Efforts

Cleveland BioLabs to Present at Rodman & Renshaw 12th Annual Healthcare Conference

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
Amedica® Closes $30 Million Financing

WellPoint Inc. Poised to Recapture Business With Wide Portfolio of Products, Low-Cost Options and Small-Group Experience

Reportlinker Adds Brain Tumor Therapy Area Pipeline Report

Reportlinker Adds The Cancer Market Outlook to 2015: Competitive landscape, market size, pipeline analysis, and growth opportunities

Reportlinker Adds Immunosuppressants, Organ Transplants, and the Potential of Regenerative Medicine: Market size, competitive landscape, and pipeline analysis

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
Nsaids May Directly Ease Muscle and Joint Pain

Celldex Loses a Partner in Brain Tumor Treatment

F.D.A. Backtracks and Returns Drug to Market

F.D.A. Backtracks and Returns Dizziness Drug to Market After Complaints

Child’s Ordeal Shows Dangers of Antipsychotic Drugs

OnBioVC
Lineagen, Inc.: Series A $5M

Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Series D $20M

Otonomy, Inc.: Series B $38.5M

Aptus Endosystems, Inc.: Series D $15

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.: Series F $30M

Outsourcing-Pharma
Patient recruiters & regulators educating each other as trials globalise

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

Pharma News - Business Wire
Research and Markets: Drug Patent Challenge Report 2010 Profiles More than 60 Companies to Date

BIO India International Partnering Conference Showcases Vibrant and Growing Indian Biotech Industry to Global Leaders

XenoPort to Present at the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference

RegeneRx President and CEO to Speak at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

Congresswoman Speier to Join Numerate in Announcing U.S. Department of Defense Contract for Speeding Design of Biowarfare Countermeasures

Pharma News - PharmiWeb
3M HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY WORKERS ADAPT TO CHANGE WITH NEW RESPIRATORY RANGE

Bridgehead International Expands its Services in China through an Agreement with Shanghai-based RXB Management Consulting

GlaxoSmithKline pre-broadcast statement: BBC Panorama, 6 September 2010

GlaxoSmithKline responds to British Medical Journal article regarding Avandia® (rosiglitazone)

MSD Receives European Approval of its Atypical Antipsychotic Medication'Sycrest'® (asenapine) for the Treatment of Manic Episodes in Bipolar I Disorder

Pharma News - PR Newswire
Reportlinker Adds Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Therapy Area Pipeline Report

Animal Health Experts Warn Horse Owners About Early Danger Signs of Widespread Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Watson Confirms Combigan® Patent Challenge

Express Scripts to Present at Investor Conferences in September

VirtualScopics and ABX-CRO Collaborate to Enhance Global Molecular Imaging Offerings

Pharmaceutical - Moreover
Jordan Investment Board to participate in World Investment Forum, China fair

Ind-Swift advances on preferential issue of warrants to promoters

ISI HELPS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES IN ASEAN REGION MEET STANDARDIsED REGULATORY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

NH jury returns to consider drug liability case

Russian API manufacturer eyes IPO and acquisitions

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
Fertilizers Europe and Copa Cogeca celebrate the launch of AgriYield...

SACHEM Announces a New Line of SBS Quick Start Purification Kits for...

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...

PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
Indiana University Selects EBSCO Discovery Service to Give Users What...

Advanced Clinical Announces Winners for "Design Your Dream Job"...

Colorado's Emmy® Award Winning Heroine Dr. Temple Grandin...

Global Fatty Esters Market to Cross US$2.0 Billion by 2015, According...

"Meet Molly": SHL's Newest Auto Injector

Scientific American
Wind Turbine or Airplane New Radar Could Cut Through the Signal Clutter

Lased and Confused: Off-the-Shelf Infrared Lasers Could Ward Off Missile Attacks on Military Helicopters

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

Xconomy Life Sciences
Cerus, With Technology to Knock Out Viruses in Blood, Finds New Potential in Chronic Fatigue

Eset Expands Smartphone Security, Qualcomm's Firethorn Offers Swagg, Proximetry Focuses on Private Wireless Networks, & More San Diego BizTech News

Bioinformatics Education Should Start in High School

Cerulean Pharma Makes Progress in Attacking the Big C with Tiny Drugs

Qualcomm's Firethorn Begins Rollout of Wireless Gift Card Ahead of Holiday Season

Yahoo Biotech News
EU summons BASF over 'illegal' potatoes in Swedish field (AFP)

NGOs call for Romanian minister to be sacked for GM links (AFP)

Japanese stem cell researcher wins Balzan prize (AP)

Sanofi ready to raise bid if Genzyme talks: report (Reuters)

Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA (Reuters)