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 b3c newswire
Labor L+S AG and SYMBIOSIS Form Exclusive Business Alliance

Better Prevention of Transmission and Lesion Development of Genital Herpes Predicted for ...

ElexoPharm Appoints Dr. Chris J. van Koppen as Head of Research

Human Cell Technology Company Medicyte Awarded ISO 9001 Certification

Genentech and Pfizer Share CDx Success Insights at the 4th Molecular Diagnostics for Cancer ...

 BioSpace
China Cord Blood Corporation Announces $65 Million Investment from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

Pharmaceutical Education and Research Institute (PERI): Biopharma Injected $49.5 Billion in R&D Last Year

Hyperion Therapeutics Files for $58 Million US IPO

Sanofi (France) CEO: Hub's Life Sciences Lead at Risk, Calls for Alliances to Solve Scientic Problems

Left Hand Right Hand, Premature Babies Make the Link, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Study

BioSpace - Breaking News
Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc. Appoints as CEO

Nestle SA Closing In on Pfizer Inc.'s Baby Formula Biz, May Pay Up to $10 Billion: Report

Roche Ready to Walk Away From $6.8 Billion Illumina, Inc. Bid

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Johnson & Johnson,and Medivir AB Strike Another Deal to Conquer Hep C

Mylan Inc. Pledges $500 Million for Ireland Expansion; to Add 500 New Jobs

Biotech News - Business Wire
TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Launches Most Versatile LC System Available

Nuvilex Announces Invitation to Showcase Innovative Therapy for Cancer Treatment at Oncology Meeting in Kyoto, Japan

Comprehensive Clinical Development Names Christopher Ore as Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Early Phase Clinical Research

Vitrolife AB (publ): Thomas Axelsson Appointed CEO of Vitrolife

Research and Markets: Global Robotics in Healthcare Market 2011-2015 Featuring Intuitive Surgical, Accuray, MAKO Surgical and Titan Medical

 Biotech News - PR Newswire
SeraCare Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Linden Capital Partners

INCIVO® (Telaprevir) SVR Rates Unaffected by Ribavirin Dose Reduction in Treatment Naïve and Previously Treated Patients With Genotype-1 Chronic HCV

SurgLine International, Inc. Update On New Revenues

HealthyWomen Asks: Do You Know the Signs and Symptoms of von Willebrand Disease (VWD)

Correlation Ventures Funds Four Companies in Q1, Delivering Co-Investment Decisions in Two Weeks or Less
Biotechnology - Moreover
Analysis of Relative Performance in the Biotechnology Industry for Shares of Incyte (INCY, ONXX, ALKS, SPPI, MITI)

Top 5 Companies in the Biotechnology Industry with the Best Relative Performance (CPHD, IMGN, HGSI, SGEN, RIGL)

NIH Translational Center Should Raise All Boats, BIO Says

Immunogen, inc. reports second quarter fiscal year 2012 financial results and provides quarterly update

Biotechnology to be 21st-century industry: Life Tech CEO

 Burrill Report
Amgen to Buy KAI Pharmaceuticals

J&J Fined $1.1 Billion For Deceptive Marketing

Takeda Acquires URL Pharma in $800 Million Deal

Drug Shortages and the Role of the Middle Man

Berwick Says Billions Can Be Saved through Cutting Waste

 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
Exactech Selects Medical Metrics as Imaging Core Lab for Cartilage Repair Study

LAVIV (azficel-T) Pivotal Trial Data Published in Peer-Reviewed Journal, Dermatologic Surgery

Watermark Medical Achieves 100,000 Patient Study Milestone

St. Jude Medical Announces First Implant in Clinical Trial for Accent MRI Pacemaker and Tendril MRI Lead System

Pathway Genomics Adds World-Renowned Obesity and Nutrition Experts to Scientific Advisory Board

 Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
Less Invasive Prostate Removal Shown to Be Safer for Patients Than Traditional Surgery, Large Study Says

JS Genetics Announce Launch of its Bloodless, Cheek Swab Test for Fragile X Syndrome

Clinical Trial: Intestinal Gel Reduces 'Off' Time in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

PRA Expert to Speak at Drug Safety Conference

Pill Reduced Number of MS Lesions in Phase II Trial

 CNN Top Stories
Opinion: Will real Romney stand up

Romney gets big endorsement

GSA officials face Senate

Syria says it wants more U.N. monitors

U.N. wives appeal to Syria first lady
Contract Pharma
INC Research in Strategic Development Deal with Astellas

Financial Reports: Abbott 1Q

Patheon Adds Consultant Service

WorldCare Clinical Names Exec Director of Quality & Regulatory

Catalent, Nascent in Antibody Development Pact

 FDA Drugs- What's New
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Updated information about the risk of blood clots in women taking birth control pills containing drospirenone

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Recomendaciones modificadas para Celexa (citalopram bromhidrato) relacionadas con el riesgo potencial de ritmo cardiaco anormal con dosis altas

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: La interacción entre ciertos medicamentos para el VIH o hepatitis C y los medicamentos con estatinas para reducir el colesterol, puede aumentar el riesgo de lesiones musculares

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: La interacción entre ciertos medicamentos para el VIH o hepatitis C y los medicamentos con estatinas para reducir el colesterol, puede aumentar el riesgo de lesiones musculares

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Revised recommendations for Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide) related to a potential risk of abnormal heart rhythms with high doses

 FDA News - Business Wire
RedHill Biopharma Announces a Successful Pivotal Bioequivalence Trial with RHB-102 for the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer Patients

Quintiles Digital Media Innovation Receives Further Recognition

NeuroMetrix Files 510(k) for SENSUS Pain Therapy Device

BIO Submits Comments on FDA Draft Guidances on Biosimilars

BioClinica to Release First Quarter 2012 Financial Results on May 9, 2012
FDA Press Releases
Application

CFP Online Application

Harry and David Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in Harry & David Premium Kansas City Style Barbeque Almonds

Availability of FDA Publications Translated into various Languages

Food Lion Hard and Soft Taco Nutrition Label

 FDA Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
Moon Marine USA Corporation voluntarily recalls frozen raw yellowfin tuna product Nakaochi Scrape associated with a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly infections

Multi-Center Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

FDA Webinar on Safety of the Blood Supply

WinRho SDF Liquid

Flebogamma DIF 5%

 FierceBiotech
Top 10 late-stage cancer drugs in 2012

J&J and Bristol-Myers ally on another potential hep C blockbuster

10 promising late-stage cancer drugs in 2012

Roche says it won't extend Illumina offer past Friday deadline

GSK doubles down on FivePrime drug discovery collaboration

FierceBiotech IT
Google VC fuels Series A round for pharma software startup

Virtual MS research community emerges

Industry Voices: In Pursuit of Scientific Hive Mind

Pharma groups stand out in social media realm

Video gamers unravel drug discovery riddles

 FierceBiotech Research
German scientists generate nerve cells directly from skin/umbilical cells

Surging research in Asia is an opportunity for us

UCLA morphs stem cells into T-cell missiles that seek and destroy HIV

Injected protein clumps trigger Parkinson's progression in mice

Mayo team spies new class of breast cancer mutation

 FiercePharma
Another day, another deal for Valeant's Pearson

Humira sales leap helps power Abbott earnings

The Future of Biopharma Manufacturing

WSJ: Pfizer poised to sell nutrition biz to Nestlé for $9B-plus

Forest profits reel as Lexapro faces first copycats
FiercePharma Manufacturing
Manufacturing issues continue to undermine J&J earnings

Innovative construction project boosts Merck's Zostavax manufacturing

Penn Pharma expanding manufacturing in South Wales, U.K.

Innovative construction project boosts Merck's Zosavax manufacturing

South Africa creates list of drugs it will buy only if they are made there

 FierceVaccines
Study: Dengue virus research needs to focus on people, not mice

DNA vaccine for prostate cancer moves into Phase III

Biovest plans Canadian submission for personalized cancer vax

HIV vaccines: When is a failure actually a success

Vaccine approach could trick immune system

 Health News - BizJournals.com
Intuitive Surgical stock up more than 8% on Q1 earnings

Weight gains predicted by brain scans in study

Mercy, Patients First take step toward merger

Tinney named president and COO at St. Vincent's East

St. Jude Medical's profits increase, CEO expects CRM gain
Health News - CNBC
The Future of Berkshire Hathaway

Roche Says It Will Not Extend Illumina Bid

Roche to end bid to buy diagnostics firm Illumina

SXC Health to buy Catalyst in deal valued at $4.4B

SXC Health to Buy Catalyst Health for $4.4 Billion

 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
Illumina Announces Preliminary Voting Results for 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Valeant to Purchase Certain Assets from Atlantis Pharma in Mexico

Abbott's Parkinson Therapy Benefits On and Off Times in Phase III Trial

With Acquisition of Bayer Imaging R&D Portfolio, Piramal Continues Shift to Pharma IP

Roche Reports Sales Dip in First Quarter of This Year
Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
SyTech Releases XLReporter Version 10.0

Aptalis Pharma Inc. Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents to Amend Indenture Governing Its 12 3/4% Senior Notes, Entry Into Supplemental Indenture, Amendment of Its Senior Secured Credit Facilities, Settlement of 12 3/4% Senior Notes Tendered and Redemption of All Outstanding 12 3/4% Senior Notes

LifeSci Advisors Initiates Coverage of Innate Pharma

Northwestern University and Argonne National Lab Using Breakthrough Xradia Microscopy Solution to Advance Life Science Research

Chembio Reports Completion of Enrollment in Pivotal Trial for DPP(R) Point-of-Care HIV 1/2 Test

 MassBio News
10 reasons to attend the BIO International Convention

New Therapy Helps Patients Soar to New Heights

BIO 2012 Massachusetts Pavillion Patient Profiles

By Popular Demand: New Professional Development Courses Aim to Meet Industry Needs

10 reasons to attend bio international convention

 Medical Pharma - PR Newswire
DeVito/Verdi's West Coast Office Debuts First Ad Campaign for Varian Medical Systems

More and More Athletes Turning to The ALCAT Test

Facebook Chat with One of UK's Leading Cosmetic Surgery Lawyers

KPMG Survey: Medical Device Execs Say New Excise Tax Will Hit Their Company Bottom Lines Hard

American Council on Exercise Introduces New Employee Wellness Offerings Through applepeak Partnership
National Center for Biotechnology Information
GTR News

GEO Series Releases

ClinVar News and Announcements

Behind The Headlines - Health News from NHS Choices

PubMed Health Featured Reviews

 Nature Biotechnology
Use of genome-wide association studies for drug repositioning

The art of the alliance

Addgene provides an open forum for plasmid sharing

Tensha Therapeutics

Positive signals from Washington

 New York Times- Biotechnology
Cost of Gene Sequencing Falls, Raising Hopes for Medical Advances

Cancer Center, in Suit, Claims Ex-Official Took Research

Life Sciences Development Rebounds in Central New Jersey

Amgen and Watson to Work Together on Generic Drugs

A Genome Deluge
New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Close to Selling Its Infant Nutrition Unit

Popular J.&J. Drugs May Not Return Until 2013

Too Many Pills for Aging Patients

Justices Review Overtime Exemption for Drug Firm Representatives

6 Bronx Residents Charged in Prescription Drug Ring

 OnBioVC
1Q12 White Paper | A is for Innovation And

Promedior, Inc.: Series D $21.5M

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.: Series B $22.5M

BioAmber, Inc.: Series C $30M

LanzaTech, Ltd.: $55.8M Series C

 Outsourcing-Pharma
Improve patient compliance by designing trials around real life, says expert

People special: social media gets job hunters noticed

Regulatory changes: the experts give us their thoughts at DIA Euromeeting

Catalent eyes emerging market expansion of end-to-end development service model

Comparator sourcing is a complex challenge in a globalised market says Clinigen
Pharma News - Business Wire
Enamine étend sa collaboration avec UkrOrgSynthesis

Goold Health Systems Hires New Senior Director of Pharmacy Services

La nouvelle solution AggregateSpend360 de Cegedim Relationship Management, en mode cloud, offre un niveau inégalé de transparence globale

COPD Foundation Hires New Director of Marketing and Communications

Research and Markets: Gatifloxacin - Comprehensive Patent Search

 Pharma News - PharmiWeb
Syndax Pharmaceuticals Appoints Arlene Morris as CEO

Endomagnetics Expands its Horizons

Digitalization of Government Operations Creating Opportunities for Smart Cards

Launch of the new Aorflex delivery system at Charing Cross Symposium 2012

St. Jude Medical Announces Australian Launch of Quadripolar Technology to Treat Heart Failure

 Pharma News - PR Newswire
Research Alert -- Empire Asset Management Co. Initiates Coverage on Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX)

Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC Names Michael Sullivan as new VP, Sales and Marketing

Doenças cardíacas mal tratadas aumentam o risco de AVC em 500% e comunidades médicas e de pacientes se unem para enfrentar o problema

Condición cardíaca infratratada que causa incremento de 500% del riesgo de enfermedades cerebrovasculares une a comunidades de médicos y pacientes

Scripps Research Institute Scientists Develop Antidote for Cocaine Overdose
Pharmaceutical - Moreover
: Pharmaceuticals look to cure pipeline concerns

Drug firms sign up to new tropical disease fight

Cannabis Science Presents Newest Photographs From 3rd Cancer Patient That Show Cancer Tumors Dying and Areas That Are No

Micro Labs attracts private equity and pharma interest: VCCircle

Novartis net dips by 5.3% to Rs.38 crore in Q3

 PR Leap - Biotech
Abcam Launches Potent, Novel Dynamin Inhibitor Licensed from the University of Newcastle and Children's Medical Research Institute

Abcam Biochemicals is launched; the new name for Ascent Scientific products

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

 PRWeb - Biotechnology
MSDSonline Teams Up with ASSE and Jennifer Silk for GHS Webinar on...

AIMM Therapeutics Enjoy the Benefits of Using Amphora's PatentSafe Lab...

ELN Technologies Leads iPad Electronic Lab Notebook Apps With CERF...

David Daniel Ambrose's MCR American Pharmaceuticals To Sell Directly...

Cambridge Semantics to Present at 2012 BioIT World Conference &...
PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
Americans Struggling To Afford Asthma Medication Can Save 76% From...

Environment-A-List Celebrities to Receive Columbia Skincare Products...

Having Studied Venom from Gila Monsters, Medical Researchers at...

Bel Marra Health Supports a Recent Study that Reports a Banned...

Patheon Forms "Patheon Certified Consultants" Service

 Scientific American
Melting Glaciers Liberate Ancient Microbes

Depression in Teens Could Be Diagnosed with Blood Test

Gene Hunt Is On for Mental Disabilities in Children

Hierarchy of Color Naming Matches the Limits of Our Vision System

Apes' Simple Nests Are Feats of Engineering

 Sports - ESPN Basketball
Kentucky's starting five declares for NBA draft

Sources: Brown agrees to become SMU coach

Bucher: Thomas made gains in the classroom at FIU, if not on the basketball court

Sources: SMU expecting decision from Brown

USBWA moves awards ceremony to Okla. City
Sports News - ESPN
The Mag: College football's pot problem

BCS brass says no ruling on playoff at meeting

Petrino's former aide resigns Arkansas position

Michigan St. QB Maxwell has right knee sprain

Who's in the SEC T-shirt company messes up

 Xconomy Life Sciences
Illumina Stays Independent, Roche Walking Away

Sage Bionetworks Moves from Thinking Stage to Doing Stage

Small is Beautiful in Q1 Venture Deals as VCs Write Lots of Checks

Five Questions: Acorda CEO Ron Cohen on the Future of Neurology R&D

Enzyme Maker Alcresta Nabs $10M from Third Rock, Bessemer, Frazier

 Yahoo Biotech News
Slow, costly process stymies generic biotech drugs (Reuters)

Analysis: Slow, costly process stymies generic biotech drugs (Reuters)

Waves Break Coral Embryo into Identical Twins (LiveScience.com)

Autoinjector Version of MS Drug Approved (HealthDay)

Fake Avastin had salt, starch, chemicals: Roche (Reuters)


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