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 b3c newswire
AiCuris Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Letermovir (AIC246) from FDA

Randox Food Diagnostics Provide ELISA Kits for Rapid Testing in Milk and Milk Powder

Highly Accurate Direct Clearance Method for LDL Cholesterol from Randox

Multi-Analyte Immunoassay Control with Assayed Values for 54 Analytes Including Vitamin D

Randox Food Diagnostics Release Enrofloxacin and Ciprofloxacin ELISA Kits

 BioSpace
Syndexa Pharmaceuticals Corp. Expands Series B1 Financing Round With $8.5 Million Investment by

Naps Help Toddlers "Face" the Day, University of Colorado Study

New Clues to Human Deafness Found in Mice, Washington University in St. Louis Study

Fish Oil During Pregnancy Does Not Protect Against Excessive Adipose Tissue Development, Technische Universitat Munchen Study

Johnson & Johnson Sued by Parents Who Claim Tylenol Killed Their Toddler

BioSpace - Breaking News
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Arrowhead Research Corporation Form Collaboration and Licensing Agreement

Senesco Technologies, Inc. and Enter into New Agreement

Ensemble Therapeutics Corporation Extends Macrocycle Drug Discovery Alliance with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at the 30th Annual Healthcare Conference

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Bionomics Limited Announce Collaboration, Research, and License Agreement

Biotech News - Business Wire
LipoScience Submits FDA 510(K) for Vantera® Clinical Analyzer

Mirna Therapeutics to Present at Biotech Showcase 2012

BioVigilant Changes Name to Azbil BioVigilant, Inc.

Adimab Expands Executive Team with Addition of Philip T. Chase as General Counsel

RBCC Announces Global Marketing Initiative

 Biotech News - PR Newswire
Superior Controls of Seabrook, NH Named System Integrator of the Year for 2012 by Control Engineering Magazine

Biomerix Receives CE Mark Approval For ASSURE Soft Tissue Repair Mesh

Squamous Cell Cancer Responds to SPDT Therapy

CMC Biologics renforce son portefeuille de technologies innovantes de biofabrication dans les systèmes de perfusion continue

Healthpoint Biotherapeutics to Present at 30th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Biotechnology - Moreover
Acceleron Pharma Closes $30.5M Offering - cbl

Adimab Expands Executive Team with Addition of Philip T. Chase as General Counsel Guy Van Meter Promoted to Vice President of Business Development

Anika Therapeutics - What's Up Next

AlloCure's Investigational Treatment for Acute Kidney Injury Receives Fast Track Designation by FDA

Acceleron, Backed by Bessemer Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors, Closes $30.5M Offering - cbl

 Burrill Report
Deals for the Week Ending December 30, 2011

Fundraising in 2011

Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech

Takeda acquires Intellikine for $310M

Even the Insured Forgo Care

 CenterWatch - Clinical Trials
Sanofi's $20 billion Genzyme buy could fuel a big pharma-biotechnology acquisition trend

New Quintiles initiative saves investigative sites the time, and cost, of patient recruitment advertising

Technology companies adapt interactive video concepts for clinical trial informed consent

CRI buys Lifetree, combining investigative sites on both coasts and across all trial phases

New $1b NIH center will tackle early-stage drug development to ease industry risk of failure
Clinical Trials - Business Wire
Research and Markets: Filariasis Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011

Research and Markets: Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011

Research and Markets: Gouty Arthritis (Gout) Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011

Research and Markets: Rhinosinusitis Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011

Research and Markets: Septic Shock Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011

 Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
OrbusNeich's Genous Stent Achieves Good, Comparable Clinical Outcomes in Patients Discontinuing Dual Antiplatelet Therapy at 30 Days and at Six Months

One in Six Pregnant Women Tested Are Positive for Hypothyroidism

CoLucid Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Biotech Showcase During J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of STRATO Study of LCP-Tacro in Kidney Transplant Recipients Experiencing Tremors

Delay in seeking diagnosis for dementia symptoms results in huge treatment gap for Canadians according to new Alzheimer Society survey

 CNN Top Stories
Arab League monitors made 'mistakes'

Romney attacked from all sides

Prosecutor wants hanging for Mubarak

Pentagon may end 2-war strategy

60 slain in Iraq bombings
Contract Pharma
FORMA, BI in R&D Alliance

EAG Life Sciences Appoints GM

Harlan Adds to Management Committee

AMRI in Preferred Provider Pact with BioPontis

USP Releases Supply Chain Guidelines

 FDA Drugs- What's New
Questions and Answers: FDA approves a class Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) medicines

FDA Alerts Pharmacists and Health Care Professionals to Potential for Injury when Dispensing the Similar-Sounding Drugs Durezol and Durasal

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Addition of another concentration of liquid acetaminophen marketed for infants

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Safety review of a reported death after the first dose of Multiple Sclerosis drug Gilenya (fingolimod)

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Review update of Multaq (dronedarone) and increased risk of death and serious cardiovascular adverse events

 FDA News - Business Wire
Neoprobe Corporation Becomes Navidea Biopharmaceuticals

Biogen Idec e Isis Pharmaceuticals anuncian colaboración mundial para programa antisentido para la atrofia muscular espinal

AlloCure's Investigational Treatment for Acute Kidney Injury Receives Fast Track Designation by FDA

DC Electronics Qualifies for Highest Medical Manufacturing Standards

Biogen Idec und Isis Pharmaceuticals verkünden globale Zusammenarbeit für die Entwicklung eines Antisense-Wirkstoffes zur Behandlung von spinaler Muskelatrophie
FDA Press Releases
FDA to protect important class of antimicrobial drugs for treating human illness

FDA: Chicago-area sandwich manufacturer agrees to stop production

FDA expands use of HIV drug Isentress to children and adolescents

FDA: Do not use ShoulderFlex Massager

FDA collaboration to monitor rare eye condition associated with cataract surgery

 FDA Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
Cord Blood Banking Information for Consumers

Cord Blood Banking – Information for Consumers

Cord Blood Banking ââ¬â Information for Consumers

Influenza Virus Vaccine for the 2011 - 2012 Season

Fluzone, Fluzone High-Dose and Fluzone Intradermal

 FierceBiotech
Bleak forecast puts Eli Lilly's ambitious R&D game plan to the test

Merck spinout nails promising study on hep C vaccine

Fast-growing Forma grabs $815M cancer discovery deal with Boehringer

Biotechs round up new venture cash for COPD, Alzheimer's programs

Investigators chastise developers for leaving trial data in the dark
FierceBiotech IT
Quintiles starts digital unit in online hunt for study patients

10 social media lessons for pharma

10 social media lessons for pharma (page 2)

Accelrys bulks up software offerings in $35M VelQuest buyout

Poor patient recruitment cited in call for trial disclosures

FierceBiotech Research
Injection of young stem cells boosts vitality in prematurely aging mice

Fish oil wipes out leukemia in mice

Greetings, and drop me a line

Researchers decode some kidney cancer secrets

Johns Hopkins tapping genomes to find out why so many African-Americans get asthma

 FiercePharma
Which pharmas win the hedge-fund popularity contest

Novartis idles plant, throwing off OTC drug supplies

Judge calls off Yaz trial, orders suits into mediation

S&N spins off drug unit into private-equity JV

India poised to cut margins on foreign meds
FiercePharma Manufacturing
Personalized med labeling may be cure for over-warning syndrome

Novartis adds OTC drug plant to GMP fix list

Report: Big Pharma finds Indian collaborations costly

Expired-drug take vs. toss debate gets new vetting

AZ starts work on record-setting plant in China

 FierceVaccines
Argentina fines GSK $93K for Synflorix vaccine trial in which 14 babies died

Study: Most girls who get HPV vax say they see need to practice safe sex

FDA approves Pfizer's Prevnar 13 for adults over 50

FierceVaccines celebrates the holidays

Sanofi to relaunch Shan5 in 2013

 Health News - BizJournals.com
Navidea gets $10M financing from Hercules bio fund

RunKeeper CEO: $1 billion value is 'small' for what we're working on

Duke study: U.S. heart readmissions high

St. Luke's Hospital changes name

NY company boosts stake in Butler Schein Animal Health
Health News - CNBC
Cancer rates in U.S. keep falling: American Cancer Society

Walgreen's December same-store sales rise 0.4 pct.

Rite Aid December revenue figure rises 3.6 pct

Eli Lilly 2012 profit forecast misses expectations

InterMune's Esbriet registers $2.8M in sales

 Health News - Fox Business
Employers Grateful for Proposed Tax Breaks, But Still Scared

Employers Grateful for Proposed Tax Breaks, Still Scared

Insmed Shares Drop as FDA Halts Study After Rat Test Results

Week Ahead: A Flood Of 2Q Earnings

Pfizer Drug Raises Heart Attack Risk: Study

 Inside Industry - Gen
Midatech Secures £6.3M to Develop Chemotherapeutic Gold Nanoparticles

Apogenix Raises 7.5M to Progress Glioblastoma Drug Through Phase II

Roche Gets CE Clearance for Two HCV Molecular Diagnostics

Midatech Secures £6.3M Financing to Develop Chemotherapeutic Gold Nanoparticles

$30M Funding Will Allow Elevation to Take Nebulized LAMA for COPD into Phase III
Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
Investigators Identify Prime Suspect in Ampio Pharmaceuticals' Misleading Bear Raid

Drug Companies Are Taking Steps to Improve R&D Productivity, According to Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

EyeGate Pharma Initiates Phase III Study of EGP-437 in Patients With Anterior Uveitis

Physicians Interactive Holdings Well-Positioned to Accelerate Growth

More Than 300 Cystinosis Patients in 31 Countries Register With the Cure Cystinosis International Registry

 MassBio News
The Blogs MassBio Reads

2012 Futures in Life Sciences Sessions Scheduled

Congress Passes SBIR and STTR Reauthorization

Savings Spotlight: Ironwood Pharmaceuticals

Members save with partnership on lab instrument maintenance and qualifications

 Medical Pharma - PR Newswire
Revation Systems Launches an Accessible Virtual Care Solution for Healthcare Organizations

Sohn Conference Foundation and Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Partner to Launch Fellowship to Address Shortage in Pediatric Cancer Research Funding

Accuray Incorporated to Speak at 14th Annual Needham Growth Conference

Star Wellness to Add 10 New Franchises, Enter New Markets in 2012

Each Face Requires a Different Angle: Perspectives on Facelift Procedures
National Center for Biotechnology Information
GEO Series Releases

ClinVar News and Announcements

Behind The Headlines - Health News from NHS Choices

PubMed Health Featured Reviews

SRA News

 Nature Biotechnology
Access to human embryonic stem cell lines

Sarbanes-Oxley overburdens biotech companies

Generation of the potent anti-malarial drug artemisinin in tobacco

Relative potential of biosynthetic pathways for biofuels and bio-based products

Re-evaluating PARP1 inhibitor in cancer

 New York Times- Biotechnology
Amgen and Watson to Work Together on Generic Drugs

A Genome Deluge

Drew Endy: Better Computing for the Things We Care About Most

DNA Sequencing Caught in Deluge of Data

China’s New Economic Plan Focuses on Raising Standards of Living
New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
F.D.A. Restricts Cephalosporin Antibiotics in Livestock

F.D.A. Restricts Use of Antibiotics in Livestock

F.D.A. Finds Short Supply of Attention Deficit Drugs

F.D.A. Is Finding Attention Drugs in Short Supply

Walgreen Begins to Offer a Special Prescription Plan

 OnBioVC
2012 OnBioVC Status Report #1

***HELP WANTED*** OnBioVC Wants You!

Metabolon, Inc.: Series D $13.1M

ZocDoc, Inc.: Series C $25M

Allegro Diagnostics, Inc.: Series A $5.4M

 Outsourcing-Pharma
Parexel discusses transdermal drug delivery techs

Sponsors and CROs differ on perception of service quality, says the Avoca Group

Recipharm CEO talks CMO sector recovery and Asian plans

Covance adding mass spec for biosimilars

Embedded service providers are future of the industry, says RPS
Pharma News - Business Wire
Tetragenetics G-SOME-Formulated Influenza Vaccine Provides Strong Protection Against H5N1 in Preclinical Efficacy Study

Targacept Announces Decision by AstraZeneca to Advance AZD1446 in Alzheimer's Disease

CEI Finds Mobile Pharma's Best Opportunities Lie in Clinical Development and Commercialization

Favorable OIG Advisory Opinion Enables Transaction-Based Pricing for the Exchange of Health Information

GlycoMimetics Announces Two Key Leadership Promotions

 Pharma News - PharmiWeb
Recovering from Breast Augmentation: The Whole Story

Promising Results of Novel Combination Vaccine

Silver Planet is Committed to Improving the Quality of Health Care for Baby Boomers and Seniors

Over 30% of Latinas in the U.S. and Mexico Suffer Perinatal Depression

Tivozanib Successfully Demonstrates Progression-Free Survival Superiority Over Sorafenib in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Cancer

 Pharma News - PR Newswire
West Virginia's Prescription Drug Abuse Helpline Receives New Management

RT Oncology Services Signs Distribution Agreement with Metro Medical Supply, Inc.

AMRI anuncia un acuerdo de proveedor preferente con BioPontis Alliance LLC

Cardium Announces First International Marketing and Distribution Agreement for Commercialization of Excellagen in South Korea

Regulus Therapeutics to Present microRNA Platform and Pipeline Updates at Two Leading Scientific Conferences
Pharmaceutical - Moreover
Therabel subscribes for 680,000 BioAlliance shares

Healtcare Developement Manager - Rheumatology

6 Drug Companies Favored By Hedge Funds

India imposes new pricing measures

Cardium Announces First International Marketing and Distribution Agreement for Commercialization of Excellagen in South Korea

 PR Leap - Biotech
AL-TAR Services, Inc. Adds Thermo-Scientific Product Line to its Online Lab Equipment Store

Ascent Scientific Launch Novel Dynamin Inhibitor Dyngo-4a™ with Children's Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle

AL-TAR Services, Inc. Names Robert Nugent Director of Business Development

Ascent Scientific licenses novel clathrin inhibitors from Freie Universität Berlin, University of Newcastle and Children's Medical Research Institute

Expanded serotonin, nicotine and dopamine ranges, and exclusive dynamin inhibitors toolbox available in Ascent Scientific's new Low-Cost Ligand™ catalogue

 PRWeb - Biotechnology
Levia® Home Phototherapy Now Available in Canada for patients...

Pioneer® Surgical Announces First Human Use of nanOss®...

American Durafilm® Acquires Concentric MicroTubing Inc.

NIST Calibration Service for Spectrophotometer Calibration Standards...

LabRoots and BioConference Live Attract Major Sponsors for 2012
PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
Ava MD, Now Offering New Photodynamic Cosmetic Treatment,...

The Consumer Justice Foundation Alerts the Public to the Consolidation...

DigiPath Announces PathGuarantee Protection

Greenway Medical Marijuana Physicians in San Francisco Offers Tips for...

Lumetrics® to Showcase Cutting-Edge RoboScan at Upcoming Medical...

 Scientific American
Ohio Earthquake Likely Caused by Fracking Wastewater

Yeti Crabs, Ghost Octopi Found at 1st Antarctic Deep-Sea Vents

Call to Censor Bird Flu Studies Draws Fire

Deep-Brain Stimulation Found to Fix Depression Long-Term

Key Findings on Higgs Boson, Alzheimer's Drugs, Lake Vostok Set to Emerge in 2012

 Sports - ESPN Basketball
Triche, No. 1 Syracuse take down Providence

Robinson leads Kansas past rival Kansas State

Murray St. shakes off E. Kentucky, stays perfect

Hoyas erase 17-point deficit, nip Golden Eagles

Friars honor ex-coach Gavitt in Big East opener
Sports News - ESPN
W. Virginia explodes for 70 in Orange Bowl rout

Source: Penn St. to meet with Patriots' O'Brien

Iowa St. names Messingham new O-coordinator

Vols WR Arnett will transfer to Michigan State

Boise State gives Petersen new five-year deal

 Xconomy Life Sciences
Dendreon Surprises With $82M in Fourth Quarter Sales, Stock Booms

Forma Cuts $65M Deal With Boehringer Ingelheim to Discover Cancer Drugs

Inspiration Bio Founders and Execs Inspired by New Boston Headquarters

Isis, Biogen Strike Potential $299M Deal For Rare Spine Disorder Treatment

Novo Leads New $30M Round for San Diego's Elevation Pharmaceuticals

 Yahoo Biotech News
Correction: Stem cell research on donor eggs often not disclosed (Reuters)

Three arrested for peddling miracle stem cell cure (Reuters)

Stem cell research on donor eggs often not disclosed (Reuters)

Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn (AP)

Farming practices threaten widely grown corn crop (AP)


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