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BioSpace
Miracle Drugs vs. Medical Inflation

Scientists Find Why Tamoxifen Fails Some Breast Cancers, Study

A Drug Trial Cycle: Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention, University of Pennsylvania Study

A Hot Road To New Drugs, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Study

Up to 200 Jobs at Warner Chilcott Louth HQ, Ireland

BioSpace - Breaking News
WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd. Passes European Medicines Evaluation Agency Inspection of Its GMP Manufacturing and Analytical Testing Facilities in Shanghai

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT) Reports Full Year Results 2009

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results

Caliper Life Sciences' Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call Notice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:00 a.m. ET

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Financial Results

Biotech News - Business Wire
Resumen: Nuevo pedido para terapia de protones: ProCure suscribe contrato una vez más con IBA para su neuvo centro de Nueva Jersey

Neuer Auftrag für Protonentherapie: ProCure engagiert IBA erneut für neues Zentrum in New Jersey

Nouvelle commande de protonthérapie : pour son centre situé dans le New Jersey, ProCure signe un nouveau contrat avec IBA

Nieuwe order Proton Therapie: ProCure gaat nogmaals contract aan met IBA voor nieuw centrum in New Jersey

Conceptus® to Present at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference
Biotech News - PR Newswire
MedNet Solutions Announces iMedNet, the Company's Next Generation EDC Technology Platform

Appeal of Lawsuit by Former Officer Dismissed; Request for Sanctions Granted

Reminder Webcast Alert: Transgenomic, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Conference Call Webcast

GlaxoSmithKline Responds to US Senate Committee on Finance Report on Avandia

Data Show Valortim(R) Anthrax Anti-Toxin May Augment Immune System's Ability to Destroy Anthrax Bacteria

 Biotechnology - Moreover
Research and Markets: Pharmaceuticals: United States Industry Guide for Biotechnology, Generics, OTC Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical market in Japan generates total revenues of $65.3 billion in 2008

Light-Based Implants Could Control Neurons

Research and Markets: Pharmaceuticals: Japan Industry Guide for Biotechnology, Generics, OTC...

Research and Markets: Pharmaceuticals: Japan Industry Guide for Biotechnology, Generics, OTC Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceuticals

 CenterWatch - Clinical Trials
INC Research Launches Alliance Partnerships Program

Quintiles Adds Anatomic Pathology Services to China Lab

ResearchPoint Global Continues to Grow, Add CRO Partners

German CRO Clinicalprojects Plans to Open First Foreign Office

Chiltern Opens Office in Argentina
Clinical Trials - Business Wire
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Milestone for Therapeutic Program

Acute Study Demonstrates Safety of Vertos Medical's mild® Procedure; Findings Appear in Pain Physician Journal

QR Pharma Receives US Patent 7,625,942 to Treat Down Syndrome

Investigators Present Phase III Data for Prochymal in Steroid-Refractory Graft vs. Host Disease

Osiris Therapeutics Announces Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy Presentation at BMT Tandem Meeting

 Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
Carolinas Kids Cancer Research Coalition Provides $5.7 Million in Funding Commitments

Results of Pilot Study Published in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reveal that Meditation Improves Cognition in those with Memory Loss

Northern Illinois Proton Center on the Verge of Major Medical Breakthrough

Columbia University Psychiatry Professors Prescribe Fisher Wallace Cranial Stimulator to Over 250 Patients

Study Showed Sculptra(R) Aesthetic Effectively Corrects Nasolabial Folds and Other Facial Wrinkles

 Contract Pharma
WuXi Passes EMEA Inspection

Bilcare Launches nonClonable Safety System

Sentry BioPharma, CDC Enter Vax Distribution Pact

Ocera IIb Study Completes Enrollment

Chiltern, Charles River Enter Radiolabelled Drug Pact
FDA Drugs- What's New
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing safety review of Invirase (saquinavir) and possible association with abnormal heart rhythms

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing review of Avandia (rosiglitazone) and cardiovascular safety

Potential Signals of Serious Risks/New Safety Information Identified from the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) between July - September 2009

Potential Signals of Serious Risks/New Safety Information Identified from the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) between January - March 2008

Potential Signals of Serious Risks/New Safety Information Identified from the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) between April - June 2008

 FDA News - Business Wire
International Food Protection Training Institute and National Center for Biomedical Research and Training Announce Collaboration and Inaugural Delivery of Food Emergencies Training Program

Fresenius Medical Care Reports Excellent 4th-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Results; Provides Strong Outlook for 2010

US-Gesundheitsbehörde genehmigt Cayston® (Aztreonam-Lösung zur Inhalation) zur Verbesserung der Atemwegsymptome bei Patienten mit zystischer Fibrose mit Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval Of XIFAXAN® (rifaximin) Tablets, 550 Mg for Maintenance of Remission of Hepatic Encephalopathy

Diagnostic Hybrids Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for D3 Ultra 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus ID Kit

 FDA Press Releases
U.S. Attorney News Release: Woman pleads guilty to poisoning salsa at Lenexa restaurant

U.S. Attorney New Release: Miami Prescription Drug Diverter Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison

U.S. Attorney New Release: SK Foods former owner charged with RICO violations

FDA Cancer Drug Approval Rate Highlighted in JNCI

FDA Announces New Safety Controls for Long-Acting Beta Agonists, Medications Used to Treat Asthma
FDA Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
Biologic Product Shortages

Cord Blood Licensure: A Workshop

Field Correction of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Live, Intranasal Expiration Dating

COBAS TaqScreen MPX Test

Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Live, Intranasal Questions and Answers

 FierceBiotech
Millipore confirms it's in play after shares rocket on rumors

Basilea lands $510M co-marketing pact with Astellas

Top 20 Biotech Venture Capital Deals of 2009

Is Obama backing down on biosimilars

Salix wins FDA panel backing on Xifaxan

 FierceBiotech IT
Oracle: analytics benefits to unfold in stages

EDC giving way to clinical software suites

Real-time data, analytics challenge IT

Cite competitive plus to justify informatics

Mitigate risks in clinical trials
FierceBiotech Research
Scorpion venom compounds used to kill pain

Mouse/human chimera will aid hepatitis research

The roller coaster ride of melanoma drug development

Pharma giants join forces behind Asian cancer research group

Pfizer's old Ann Arbor complex recruiting researchers

 FiercePharma
The pre-debate debate on healthcare reform

Icahn pledges to fix what's broken at Genzyme

Avastin fails stomach-cancer trial

AZ settles U.K. tax dispute for $783M

Philly jury awards $9.45M in Prempro case

 FiercePharma Manufacturing
Roche envisions China as generics-maker

Sea option becoming viable for drug shipments

VaxGen story goes beyond manufacturing

CMO deal has U.K. bioprocess focus

Vaccine process shuns the cold
FierceVaccines
Peptide could be clue for cancer vax

Study: No hard evidence that flu vaccine protects the elderly

Novartis VC arm backs fledgling universal flu vax

Dehydration process could eliminate the vax cold chain

WHO to update its pandemic alert

 GEN News Highlights
Yecuris Introduces Humanized Mouse Knockout Model for In Vivo Hepatocyte Expansion

Roche's Avastin Fails to Improve Survival of Advanced Stomach Cancer Patients in Phase III Trial

Rumor Mill Churns with Thermo Fisher Scientific's $6B Takeover Bid for Millipore

$25M NSF Center Set Up to Investigate Complex Biological Systems

Lilly, Merck & Co., and Pfizer Establish Asian Cancer Research Group Focused on Lung and Gastric Cancers

 Health News - BizJournals.com
Novelos lung-cancer drug trial falls short

HMA sees signs economy is improving

Millipore board evaluating Thermo takeover

New Cal-REC health care IT entity hires executive director

New California health care IT entity hires executive director
Health News - CNBC
Insurer blames health costs for Calif. rate hikes

Teleflex says 4Q profit more than doubles

Farrell: Obamatheater-It Isn't South Pacific

Stage Set for Healthcare Political Drama in US

OSI 4Q profit drops, but Tarceva sales rise

 Health News - Fox Business
Energy Stocks Move Up After Losses

Exco Resources Shares Rise On Earnings Beat

Basilea To Co-market Antifungal Wit Astellas

Salix: FDA Panel Recommends Approval Of Xifaxan

Icahn To Nominate Four Directors To Genzyme Board

 Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
Healthnostics Upgrades Pink Sheets Listing Status

Bilcare Technologies Launches nonClonable(TM) Patient Safety System in the US to Prevent Counterfeit Drugs and Enhance Patient Compliance

Pediatric Medical Device 'Idea Campaign' Now Online to Stimulate Early Stage Innovation

Electro-Optical Sciences Doing Business as MELA Sciences

Green Room Public Relations Wins American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) Public Relations Account
MassBio News
MassBio Thanks Millennium for Making Progress Toward Winning the War on Cancer

Check out the NEW & IMPROVED W.B. Mason contract for MORE SAVINGS!

MassBio and American Cancer Society present Symposium on Progress Toward Winning the War on Cancer

Policy makers, industry leaders gather to cement commitment to life sciences industry

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announces 2010 Internship Challenge Program

Medical Pharma - PR Newswire
InfraReDx to Showcase LipiScan(TM) Coronary Imaging System for Identification of Lipid Core Plaque at LUMEN 2010

Fujitsu PalmSecure Authentication Solution Integrated Into Patient Registration System at Holy Name Hospital

Smith & Nephew New DYONICS(TM) RF System Enables Surgeons to Quickly and Precisely Remove Soft Tissue Using RF Energy

Leading U.S. Infertility Practice Opens Boston IVF The Maine Center in Portland, Helping Build Families in Maine

Close-Up TV News Recognizes Women's Integrated Healthcare

 National Center for Biotechnology Information
Bookshelf News

dbVar News and Announcements

Genome Reference Consortium News

HomoloGene News

Library-LinkOut Announcements
Nature Biotechnology
Industry gains on moneyback schemes

$2 million rice verdict against Bayer

Biorefineries' stimulus win

Purpose-built chromosome

FDA balks on MedImmune's cell-grown flu vaccine

 New York Times- Biotechnology
After a Shooting, Colleagues Try to Regain Footing

Staggered by a Shooting, a Small Biology Department Tries to Regain Its Footing

A Previous Death at the Hand of Alabama Suspect

A Previous Shooting Death at the Hand of Alabama Suspect

A Previous Shooting Death at the Hands of Alabama Suspect

 New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
A Drug Trial Cycle: Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention

After Long Fight, Drug Gives Sudden Reprieve

Doctor Training Aided by Drug Industry Cash

Medical Residency Programs Said to Take Drug Industry Cash

A Protein That Fuels Cancer, and a Drug to Fight It
OnBioVC
Elevation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Series A $30M

Alnara Therapeutics, Inc.: Series B $35M

TVA Medical, Inc.: Series A $2.6M

EyeGate Pharma, Inc.: Series D $22.6M

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Series B $25M

 Outsourcing-Pharma
Informex companies hope for a brighter 2010

MDS' sites "perfectly dovetail" with Ricerca's capacity; VP

Trial sponsors and CROs must do more to recruit older people, says EU group

Intelligent packaging can cut cost of trials; Stora Enso

MENA emerging as trial destination says ClinTec CEO

 Pharma News - Business Wire
Meda: Nomination Committee Proposes Re-Election of All Board Members

Samenvatting: PPD benoemt Lee E. Babiss tot executive vice-president van global laboratory services

Dyax Corp. to Present at the Cowen and Company Health Care Conference

Research and Markets: Russian Pharma Sector Forecast to 2013

BrainStorm will be Featured on MSNBC Today and was Featured on FOX News Yesterday
Pharma News - PharmiWeb
Millipore Corporation Confirms It is Evaluating Strategic Alternatives

Biotage Raises the Bar in Flash Purification with Technology Dramatically Reducing Solvent Use and Costs up to 60%

Professor Trevor Jones, CBE, joins Aegate Executive Board

Recipharm Biologics and Cobra Biomanufacturing plc combine.

SOCIETY REACTS TO HOUSE OF COMMONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT INTO HOMEOPATHIC PRODUCTS

 Pharma News - PR Newswire
WuXi PharmaTech Passes EMEA Inspection of Its GMP Manufacturing and Analytical Testing Facilities in Shanghai

NIH and FDA Announce Collaborative Initiative to Fast-Track Innovations to the Public

President of Pfizer Vaccines, Mark Swindell, Named as the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's 2010 Honorable Mentor

Abbott to Present at Cowen and Company Annual Health Care Conference

Harbor BioSciences to Receive Patent for Apoptone(R) Cancer Treatment

 Pharmaceutical - Moreover
QRxPharma and China Aoxing Pharmaceutical form alliance for pain drug

Nycomed Invests In New Pharmaceutical Production Plant

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Eli Lilly API Plant

Skila's Launch Readiness Solution Chosen by Top 20 US Pharmaceutical Company

BRIEF-La Jolla Pharmaceutical provides update on proposed merger
PR Leap - Biotech
Vivante GMP Solutions Enters into License Agreements with Crucell

Ascent Scientific Licenses Novel Columbia University Technology for High-Resolution Optical Imaging of Synaptic Activity in the Brain

World First - Green Cell Technologies' Extraction Process reduces plant & micro-organisms to a stabilised molecular level

SourceSolution Announced Today the Launch of New Website Features Designed to Support Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Strategic Sourcing Decisions

New Vice President of Production Joins Vivante GMP Solutions' Team

 PRWeb - Biotechnology
Science by the Seat of Their Pants - Museum Goers, Industry and the Military Take Pressure Off with Body Mapping

APT Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment in Phase III for Inhaled Cyclosporine

CJP Announces 5 Days Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme in India from SEPTEMBER 20-24, 2010

IFDC Launches Virtual Fertilizer Research Center

Partnership to Fight Cancer: CTSciNet and The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

 PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
Morgan & Morgan's Personal Injury Attorneys Provide Information About Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella Injuries and Potential Health Risks

Life Line Screening Joins Center for Health Transformation

Charlie Kimball Secures Partnership with Novo Nordisk, Maker of the Levemir® FlexPen®, for 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Campaign

Just Published: AIS's 2010 Directory of Health Plans - Featuring More Than 3,900 Key Executives Contacts

PCMA: Proposed Overhaul of FEHBP Pharmacy BenefitWould Undermine Cost-Saving Tools, Reduce Choices for 8 Million Americans
Scientific American
Test-Tube Babies May Face Greater Health Risks Than Naturally Conceived Children

Making Scents of Sounds: Noises May Alter How We Perceive Odors

Waiting to Inhale: Deep-Ocean Low-Oxygen Zones Spreading to Shallower Coastal Waters

Same Species, Polar Opposites: The Mystery of Identical Creatures Found in both Arctic and Antarctic Waters [Slide Show]

No Sex Needed: All-Female Lizard Species Cross Their Chromosomes to Make Babies

 Xconomy Life Sciences
Luminus Devices Nabs $19M, Aveo Sets IPO Range, Thermo Fisher Scientific Reportedly Makes $6 B Move on Millipore, & More Boston-Area Deals News

Ocera Cheers from the Bleachers As Rival Succeeds with New Drug for Brain Damage

Sermo Aims to Launch New Version of Doctors-Only Social Networking Site

Synthetic Genomics Recruits Illumina Exec

Leap Wireless Combines its Cricket Service With Pocket Communications in South Texas

 Yahoo Biotech News
Heart Stem Cells Move Closer to Human Treatments (HealthDay)

Genetic Mutation Linked to Prostate Cancer in Blacks (HealthDay)

US scientists warn of fraud of stem cell 'banks' (AFP)

Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against HIV (HealthDay)

U.S. "tweaks" stem cell policy (Reuters)


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