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BioSpace
Compugen Ltd. Appoints as President and CEO

U.S. FDA Panel Backs Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Transplant Drug

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To Sell ScinoPharm Taiwan Stake For $94 Million

Private UK Drug Firm Archimedes Pharma Raises $97 Million; Former Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Head Appointed as CEO; US Commercial Operations to be Established

Astellas Pharma Inc. Commences Tender Offer to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $52 per Share in Cash; Bid Goes Hostile

BioSpace - Breaking News
Genmab A/S Announces Results From Zalutumumab Phase III Study of Refractory Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Neurosearch A/S Announces New Findings From the MermaiHD Phase III Study Supporting Potential Disease Modifying Properties of Huntexil(R)

Neurosearch A/S Announces New Findings From the MermaiHD Phase III Study Supporting Potential Disease Modifying Properties of Huntexil(R)

Harbor BioSciences, Inc. Reports New Phase I/IIa Data at ASCO Symposium and Announces Plans to Advance Prostate Cancer Treatment Apoptone(R) to Phase IIb

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company Announces First Clinical Data For TAK-700 Prostate Molecule at

Biotech News - Business Wire
Institute for Systems Biology Receives $6 Million Gift from Anonymous California Donor

10 Small Businesses Awarded Scholarships to Attend International Biotechnology Convention, Other Funds Still Available

Research and Markets: An Essential Report on the Biotechnology Sector

Crimson President to Address International Compliance Conference

Synovis Life Technologies Announces New Share Repurchase Program
Biotech News - PR Newswire
Vilcek Foundation Names Recipients of 2010 Annual Prizes Celebrating Immigrant Achievement in Biomedical Science and Arts

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Announces Availability of XIAFLEX(TM) for the Treatment of Dupuytren's Contracture

Cardium's Exchange Listing Compliance Plan Accepted by NYSE AMEX

Reportlinker Adds Oncology Market Forecast to 2015

Axial Exchange Recruits Karen Evans, Former Fed CIO, to Advisory Board

 Biotechnology - Moreover
Nutra Pharma's Winter Conference Presentation now on YouTube (OTCBB:NPHC)

Roche, Biogen suspends arthritis drug after deaths (Reuters)

Roche, Biogen suspends arthritis drug after deaths

Lexicon, Poniard lead decliners

XenoPort slashes half its work force

 CenterWatch - Clinical Trials
University of Oklahoma, Sarah Cannon Partner on Early-Stage Cancer Research

Clinical Trial Activity in Russia Dipped in 2009

WuXi Partners with Janssen to Meet GLP Standards in China Lab

PPD to Invest $19M in Ireland Lab

eResearch Technology Revenues Down 60% in 09
Clinical Trials - Business Wire
Exactech to Meet with Financial Analysts at AAOS Orthopaedic Meeting; Present Growth Strategies at Investor Conference

Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) to Participate at the 2010 World Stem Cell Summit in Detroit

iCAD Granted U.S. Patent on CAD Lesion Metrics That Enhance Clinical Information for Image Analysis Solutions

KCI Announces Reimbursement Approval in Japan

ACE Progress Report Provides Insight into Insurance and Risk Management Challenges of Overseas Clinical Trials

 Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
Gene Site Found for a Children's Food Allergy

NxStage Announces New FREEDOM Data Showing the Positive Impact of its Daily Home Hemodialysis Therapy on Sleep Quality and Restless Legs Syndrome

Acologix Presents Data on Cartilage Regeneration by AC-100 at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Survival Data from a Phase 2 Clinical Study of Picoplatin in Metastatic Prostate Cancer at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

COPPERTONE(R) Solar Research Center Unveils Studies on Efficacy of Topical Antioxidants in Sunscreens at 2010 Annual Meeting of The American Academy of Dermatology

 Contract Pharma
Lilly To Acquire Animal Health Assets from Pfizer

NerPharMa Approved to Manufacture CTI Drug

Quintiles Expands Phase I Capacity

Wacker Opens Biologics Facility

Leadership Changes at FDA
FDA Drugs- What's New
Non-Inferiority Clinical Trials

Submission of Documentation in Applications for Parametric Release of Human and Veterinary Drug Products Terminally Sterilized by Moist Heat Processes

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

 FDA News - Business Wire
Taro Receives FDA Approval for Fluorouracil Topical Cream USP, 5%

FDA clears biospace med's sterEOS 2D/3D workstation for pediatric use in spine

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Issued Japanese Patent for Anti-cancer Compound Archexin ®

Entelos and RegeneMed Introduce iToxFX to Help Predict the Safety of New Drugs

GTC Biotherapeutics to Host Fourth Quarter and Year End 2009 Earnings Call and Webcast on Friday, March 12, 2010

 FDA Press Releases
FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak - March 5, 2010

FDA Investigation Reveals Salmonella Tennessee at Plant that Makes Flavor Enhancers for Food Processors and Other Distributors

La FDA advierte a los consumidores en Puerto Rico acerca de la presencia de una bacteria dañina en desinfectantes para manos

La FDA advierte a los consumidores en Puerto Rico acerca de la presencia de una bacteria dañina en desinfectantes para manos

FDA Warns Consumers in Puerto Rico of Harmful Bacteria in Hand Sanitizers
FDA Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
DIA/FDA CDER/CBER Computational Science Annual Meeting

Hizentra

Biologic Product Shortages

Cord Blood Licensure: A Workshop

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

 FierceBiotech
ExonHit, bioMerieux nix colon cancer program

FDA OKs Cell Therapeutics' manufacturing plant

InterMune stock rise ahead of meeting

XenoPort cuts 50% of workforce

The biotech spring arrives in Barcelona

 FierceBiotech IT
BioClinica adds heart, diagnostics savvy

Crowdsourcing may speed lawsuit archive

OmniComm unleashes products, wins

Data oddities mark Russian trials

Hosting setup hints at pre/post-market data loop
FierceBiotech Research
Big research effort blueprints bacteria in the gut

New antiviral compound proves promising against bird flu

X Prize may offer millions for stem cell breakthrough

Researchers ready leptin test for Type 1 diabetes

Marker aids in detection of hidden cancer

 FiercePharma
Nursing home antipsychotic use under fire

Survival with Sutent: A costly cancer 'miracle'

GSK, Merck promise more deal-making

Pharma-biotech collaboration is the new black

Pfizer pledges big investment in Ratiopharm

 FiercePharma Manufacturing
Freeze-dry value on the rise

Orphanage to boast high-containment lab

Sentry delivers for CDC vax reserve

Stirling takes over Canadian plant

India considers plant restarts
FierceVaccines
Experts ponder why regular flu season is a no-show

Professor's new chip delivers vaccines without the pain

Study: Parents need to be better informed about vaccines

Vaccine reverses Parkinson's disease in animal study

Scientists easily create hybrid virus

GEN News Highlights
Roche and Biogen Idec Put the Brakes on Development of Ocrelizumab in RA

NeuroSearch's Late-Stage Data Supports Disease-Modifying Properties of Huntington Drug

Sigma-Aldrich to Provide Knockout Rats for ADME/Tox

NeuroSearch's Phase III Data Supports Disease-Modifying Properties of Huntington Drug

Genmab to Review Clinical Plans for Head and Neck Cancer Candidate after Mixed Results from Phase III Trial

 Health News - BizJournals.com
Novasys Medical CEO stepping down

Report: Target's CEO fighting clinic in Orono

WhiteGlove closes $7.7M funding round

AirStrip appoints new executive to oversee risk management

Cell Therapeutics: FDA OKs production site
Health News - CNBC
Intuitive Surgical CEO compensation falls

Cell Therapeutics gets FDA OK for production site

Yoshikami: Your Retirement Depends On You!

Nektar has positive data from ovarian cancer study

Court will hear case about vaccine side effects

 Health News - Fox Business
Health-care Stocks Drop; Obama Criticizes Insurers

Drug Stocks Hug Flat-line; Lexicon Falls

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals To Sell $95 Mln. In Shares

European Shares Turn Lower

NicOx: FDA Panels Meet May 12 On Arthritis Drug

 Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
NewCardio CEO Interviewed on CorporateProfile.com

Foundation 4Life Responde al Terremoto de Magnitud 8.8 en Chile

Foundation 4Life Responds to 8.8 Quake in Chile

Product Launch at AAOS 2010 New Orleans

FFF Enterprises Observes National Patient Safety Awareness Week
MassBio News
National Cancer Institute SBIR and STTR Funding Support Various Stages of Cancer Therapeutics, Device, and Imaging Development

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

 Medical Pharma - PR Newswire
Chicago AIDS Advocates Launch Female Condom Campaign

eDiets.com(R) to Report Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results on Thursday, March 11, 2010

MMG Welcomes Ann Kottcamp to Leadership Team

Smith and Nephew Continues to Deliver Against its Strategic Priorities

Reportlinker Adds Global Methionine Industry

 National Center for Biotechnology Information
Bookshelf News

dbVar News and Announcements

Genome Reference Consortium News

HomoloGene News

Library-LinkOut Announcements
Nature Biotechnology
Oversulfated chondroitin sulfate is not the sole contaminant in heparin

Reply to Oversulfated chondroitin sulfate is not the sole contaminant in heparin

Ark's gene therapy stumbles at the finish line

Monsanto's alfalfa reaches Supreme Court

GSK/Sirtris compounds dogged by assay artifacts

 New York Times- Biotechnology
E.U. Clears Biotech Potato for Cultivation

Merck to Pay $7.2 Billion for Millipore

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

 New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
Biologics Boondoggle

Positive Test for Sanofi Prostate Cancer Drug

Hopes for Alzheimer’s Drug Are Dashed

Hopes, and a Stock, Plunge on Failure of Alzheimer’s Drug

Sheldon Gilgore, Physician Who Led Drug Giants Pfizer and Searle, Dies at 77
OnBioVC
Pulmonx, Inc.: Series C $32M

Seahorse Bioscience, Inc.: Series D $5M

Pearl Therapeutics, Inc.: Series C $15M

Merus, B.V.: Series B $30.7M

Kolltan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Series B $8.5M

 Outsourcing-Pharma
SAFC preparing for inevitable shift to cell culture vaccines

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

 Pharma News - Business Wire
XenaCare Holdings Announces Changes to Cobroxin Advertising Campaign and Signing of Professional Athletic Sponsorship

PharPoint Research Incorporates Medrio EDC Software into its Data Management Offerings

Research and Markets: An Essential Report on the Global Biotechnology (Pharmaceuticals)

Research and Markets: An Essential Report on the Global Generic Pharmaceuticals Industry

Bristol-Myers Squibb to Present at Cowen and Company Health Care Conference
Pharma News - PharmiWeb
Experts Call for European-Wide 'Heads Up' on Migraine

NextPharma Technologies Announces 2.4 Million Investment to Upgrade its Sterile Vial Area at its Belgian Facility, near Brussels.

Anticipation Builds, as the World's Leading Diabetologists Prepare for Ground Breaking Congress in Abu Dhabi

Military Healthcare Convention & Conference Highlights Premium Speakers

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS PREGABALIN (LYRICA®) MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE NEUROPATHIC PAIN FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC INJURY

 Pharma News - PR Newswire
Reportlinker Adds Global Epigenetics Industry

Reportlinker Adds Pharma and Medical Device Regulatory Affairs

Mirixa Corporation Releases MirixaEdge(SM) for General Availability

SBS to Honor Three Researchers for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Science of Drug Discovery

Little Women With Big Voices Expose HPV Vaccine Dangers

 Pharmaceutical - Moreover
Lake Success drug distributor buys company

Merrill Lynch downgrades Perrigo

Leading pharma company wants to expand Malta factory

Ipsen and Menarini launch gout drug in France

Roche Applied Science Industrial - Pharmaceutical, & Biotech
PR Leap - Biotech
SourceSolution Launches Client Portal Software, PlanIt, for CMOs/CROs and their Biotech and Pharma Clients

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

 PRWeb - Biotechnology
Ritalin Boosts Learning by Increasing Brain Plasticity, According to UCSF Research

Technology PR Boutique Launches PRTechConnect to Help Tech Startups Restart Economy with Industry’s First $999 Monthly Service

XCell-Center Presents Impressive Results from Cerebral Palsy Stem Cell Treatment

Choice of Derek H. Lee as Chief Financial and Corporate Development Officer Strengthens Talaris Advisors’ Portfolio Design Business Model

Bringing Statistics to Biologists - New Genedata Analyst Launches at Society of Toxicology 49th Annual Meeting

PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
Physician's Pain Relief Cream Includes Patented Anti-inflammatory in New Formula

TBB Global Logistics Is First To Partner with LoJack Supply Chain Integrity on New Supply Chain Integrity Technology

CDPHP® Announces Expansion of Medical Home Pilot

Kidney Cancer Association Proclaims March As Kidney Cancer Awareness Month

New Informative Website Launched To Help People with Oral Mucositis and Their Caregivers
Scientific American
Genetics in the Gut: Intestinal Microbes Could Drive Obesity and Other Health Issues

Shields Up: Magnetized Rocks Push Back Origin of Earth's Magnetic Field

A Theory Set in Stone: An Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs, After All

Is ARPA-E Enough to Keep the U.S. on the Cutting-Edge of a Clean Energy Revolution

Not Just for Fuel Anymore: Hydrocarbons Can Superconduct, Too

 Xconomy Life Sciences
SensAble Pulls in $8M

Isis Nabs $6M Bristol Payment

Roche, Biogen Halt Arthritis Study

Cell Therapeutics Passes Factory Test

Qualcomm CEO Outlines Vision for Wireless Internet, Experts Explain Memjet's Pluses and Minuses, Tech Coast Angels Slow Investment Activity, & More San Diego BizTech News

 Yahoo Biotech News
Roche, Biogen suspends arthritis drug after deaths (Reuters)

Roche, Biogen suspend arthritis drug after deaths (Reuters)

Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing (HealthDay)

Your best diet It might be in your genes (Reuters)

New gene test may help you pick your diet: report (Reuters)


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