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b3c newswire
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and c-LEcta Sign Sales Agreement

Mucosis Announces Publication of Preclinical Data Demonstrating Superior Protection by ...

LifeCodexx Successfully Completes Clinical Validation of its Noninvasive Prenatal Test Method ...

Sartorius Stedim Biotech Launches Initiative to Enhance Supply Chain Security

Cellon Launches PharmaTainer(TM) Single-Use Ultra-clean Containers

BioSpace
Egalet Inks $14.3 Million Series B Financing and Taps as CEO

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (MA) Soars as Cystic Fibrosis Drug Regimen Improves Patients Breathing

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. Reports that Latuda (lurasidone HCl) Met Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints in Two Phase III Trials in Bipolar I Depression

Range of Brain Diseases Could Be Treated by Single Drug, University of Leicester Study

Yogurt Makes Mice Slimmer, Sexier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Study

BioSpace - Breaking News
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Health Canada Grants Apricus Biosciences Pre-NDS Meeting for Femprox for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder

Talon Therapeutics, Inc. Receives Notification of Three Month PDUFA Date Extension for Marqibo(R)

pSivida Corp Announces United Kingdom Grants ILUVIEN Marketing Authorization for the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Macular Edema

Biolex Therapeutics Sells LEX System to and Initiates Sale of Locteron(R)

Biotech News - Business Wire
Ligand to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care Conference on May 17

Maxygen Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Salix Pharmaceuticals Reports 1Q2012 Results

Codexis to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

STOP! Clean Your Hands Day Emphasizes Importance of Washing Hands For Hygiene But How You Dry Them Is Important Too!

Biotech News - PR Newswire
HeartWare Presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care Conference to be Webcast

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. To Host Conference Call on First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentations At Upcoming Investor Conferences

BIOREM announces initial closing of private placement of units

Oncothyreon Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

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
VCs See Sharp Drop in Biotech Investment

Investor Groups to Help Laid-Off Merck KGaA Employees Form Spin-offs

NIH Seeks to Find Uses for Shelved Compounds

Piecing Together the Proteome

Friction for Pharma Abroad, But Progress Too

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
Acucela Announces New Data from Its Phase 2a Trial of ACU-4429 in Patients with Advanced Dry AMD/Geographic Atrophy

Biovest to Present at Cancer Immunotherapy Leaders Forum

BSD Medical Reports Hyperthermia Clinical Study on Pancreatic Cancer Highlighted at Society of Thermal Medicine Conference

Proteostasis Therapeutics Announces Collaboration with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics

Maria Sainz Joins CardioKinetix as President and Chief Executive Officer

Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
Non-Surgical Procedure Offers Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Who Cannot Take Blood Thinners an Alternative for Stroke Reduction

Protein May Represent a Switch to Turn Off B cell Lymphoma

IMAGINE NO IC Research Program Awards

Celladon Corporation Completes Second Close of Recent Venture Financing

Worldwide Multicenter Experiences with CardioFocus HeartLight® EAS to be Presented at Heart Rhythm 2012

CNN Top Stories
Early foreign policy tests await France

U.S. hikers once held in Iran marry

Greece: Leftist austerity foes on clock

Lawyer: 'Bunny' knew about Edwards

Syrians vote amid violence

Contract Pharma
Financial Reports: Jubilant LifeSciences FY12

Quanticate Expands Operations in India

Smithers Group Acquires Covance's Environmental Group

Celsion, Hisun in ThermoDox Supply Pact

Roche Discontinues Dalcetrapib Development

FDA Drugs- What's New
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Safety review update of cancer drug Revlimid (lenalidomide) and risk of developing new types of malignancies

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Información actualizada sobre la interacción entre el medicamento Victrelis (boceprevir) y ciertos medicamentos reforzados inhibidores de la proteasa del VIH

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Información actualizada sobre la interacción entre el medicamento Victrelis (boceprevir) y ciertos medicamentos reforzados inhibidores de la proteasa del VIH

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Nueva advertencia y contraindicación sobre medicamentos para la presión arterial que contienen aliskiren

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Nueva advertencia y contraindicación sobre medicamentos para la presión arterial que contienen aliskiren

FDA News - Business Wire
Affymax Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Minnesota Connected to Abbott Labs Payment of $1.5 Billion to the Government in Fraud Case

Results from a Phase 3 Study of Once-Monthly Aripiprazole Intramuscular (IM) Depot Formulation for the Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia Presented at APA Annual Meeting

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ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals Announces the Award of a Competitively Renewed Phase II SBIR Grant From the National Institutes of Health

FDA Press Releases
FDA issues final rule on sterility testing of biological products

FDA permits marketing of a new device for abdominal surgery

FDA approves new orphan drug to treat a form of Gaucher disease

FDA approves new antibacterial treatment for plague

FDA challenges marketing of DMAA products for lack of safety evidence

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
UPDATED: Vertex sizzles with upbeat PhII data on combo therapy for cystic fibrosis

Lilly Ventures-backed startup grabs $4.6M round

Insmed stock soars after FDA ends hold on key lung drug

Novartis passes Phase III test for rare-disorder drug

FDA harps on risks of Pfizer's tofacitinib as panel looms

FierceBiotech IT
Investors pour $50.8M into genomics standout Oxford Nanopore

Software provider to Merck taps IBM cloud to fight fake drugs

Startup tries Apple-like strategy in genomics field

A case for 'open source' clinical trial data (locked behind a pay wall)

Genomics tops chart of social media buzz in biotech IT

FierceBiotech Research
Stem cells grown from skin treat muscular dystrophy in mice

University of Miami gains $10M to expand stem cell R&D

U Miami gains $10M to expand stem cell R&D

Bioterrorism concerns vanquished, Nature publishes bird flu paper

Stem cell/gene therapy holds HIV at bay in mouse trials

FiercePharma
As Lipitor gets more rivals, Lyrica studies fall short

Roche gives up on anticipated 'good cholesterol' drug

Bayer slams Indian government, Cipla on Nexavar copies

Truvada up for FDA debate as HIV preventive

Congress drags Big Pharma into Obamacare negotiation probe

FiercePharma Manufacturing
Hospira says temporary production glitch affecting propofol supplies

Merck expands packaging plant to take on more vaccines

With upgrades, India to reopen 3 vaccine plants

Genzyme's $150M plant upgrade starts to pay off

German Merck tracking drugs in Africa with texts

FierceVaccines
Ampligen-FluMist nasal trial begins

'Designer' lymph nodes could boost cancer vaccines

Japan OKs Sanofi's inactivated polio vaccine

GSK's Nimenrix gets green light in Europe

Mucosis nasal flu vaccine shows positive results in animals

Health News - BizJournals.com
Yanik pitches large medical office along I-394

Abbott Labs in $1.5B settlement over Depakote

Ohio part of $100M Abbott Lab's settlement

Colorado to receive $1.7M from Abbott settlement

North Suburban Medical Center opens ER

Health News - CNBC
U.S. healthcare access to erode if law struck down: study

Healthcare access to erode if law struck down: study

One in eight teens misuses prescription painkillers

Ask women about partner violence, panel says

Talk to teens, young adults about sun safety: panel

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
NIH's NCATS Establishes $20M Collaborative Drug Repositioning Initiative

University of Miami's Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute Awarded $10M

Affymetrix Drops Purchase Price for eBioscience to $315M

USTPO Affirms Key Claims of Gevo's AFT Patent

Corcept Therapeutics Announces First Quarter Results and Corporate and Development Update

Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
Trimel Pharmaceuticals Corporation to Report First Quarter 2012 Results and Host A Conference Call to Update Investors

SOHM Recognized as One of the Fastest Growing Pharmaceutical Companies in India

Kalorama Report Describes Challenges for the Clinical Lab Business

CORRECTION: Arena Pharmaceuticals Awaits FDA Advisory Committee Meeting

Arena Pharmaceuticals Awaits FDA Advisory Committee Meeting

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
Henry Schein Ranks #303 In 2012 FORTUNE 500® Ranking Of America's Largest Corporations

Mindray Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Landauer, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Results

NAMI Honors Exemplary Psychiatrists From 13 States

Swiss-Tech, LLC Announces New President Michael W. Curtis

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
High-efficiency TALEN-based gene editing produces disease-resistant rice

Recasting natural product research

A work in progress

Drug pipeline: 1Q12

Biotech equities heat up in 1Q12

New York Times- Biotechnology
DEALBOOK; Human Genome Sciences Rejects A $2.59 Billion Bid From Glaxo

White House Promotes a Bioeconomy

George Rathmann, Chief of Amgen, Dies at 84

Cost of Gene Sequencing Falls, Raising Hopes for Medical Advances

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

New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
Abbott to Pay $1.6 Billion Over Illegal Marketing

Warnings on Drug Labels

A Rare Form of Dementia Tests a Vow of ‘for Better, for Worse’

2 Brothers Arrested in ’10 Theft of $80 Million in Prescription Drugs

The Horses Are Noble; Some Humans Are Not

OnBioVC
ImmuneXcite, Inc.: Series A $2.4M

AirXpanders, Inc.: Series D $10.3M

MC10, Inc.: Series B $2M

CN Creative, Ltd.: Series A $3.1M

SEA Medical Systems, Inc.: Series B $3M

Outsourcing-Pharma
SGS adds formulation development services and expands US lab

Once a friend now an enemy: Over zealous EU regulators could hamper the CMO market, says analyst

Pharmas must give patients voice says DIA Europe director

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

People special: social media gets job hunters noticed

Pharma News - Business Wire
Dendreon Reports Net PROVENGE Product Revenues of $82 Million, Achieved 6.5% Quarter-Over-Quarter Growth

Samenvatting: Tussenanalyse fase 2 studie VX-809 en KALYDECO toont verbetering in longinfectie (FEV1) bij mensen met alvleesklierfibrose

Michael J. Fox Foundation Expands Funding to Envoy

Bayer Corporation USA CEO Greg Babe Returns to Alma Mater West Virginia University to Deliver 2012 Commencement Keynote

OneMedForum NY2012 To Feature Expert Panels, Investor Guides and Disruptive Technologies from Emerging Companies

Pharma News - PharmiWeb
Hyundai Motor America's Zafar Brooks Named As CSR Professional Of The Year By PR News

Islet Sciences Announces Exclusive License Agreement with Yale University to Commercialize an Early Beta Cell Destruction and Diabetes Diagnostic

Select Medical Corporation Announces Proposal to Commence Offering $365 Million of Senior Notes

Select Medical Corporation Launches Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for 7-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015

Emeritus at Woodland Place Offers "Where to Go to Know" Alzheimer's Seminar Series for Seniors and Caregivers

Pharma News - PR Newswire
Mindray Medical to Acquire Controlling Stake in Hangzhou Optcla Medical Instrument

Halozyme Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Grant & Eisenhofer Represents Lead Whistleblower in Historic $1.6 Billion Settlement with Abbott Laboratories Over Off-Label Marketing of Antiepileptic Medication Depakote

Safe Use of Acetaminophen

Abbott Reaches Settlement Agreement on Depakote

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
Innovation in Optics' LED Line Source Illuminators Reach a New...

Genomind Presents Open Label Study Protocol Designed to Assess the...

Salimetrics Builds A Salivary Research Community With Facebook

Roboz Introduces Dissecting Scissors with the Smallest Tungsten...

SNBL CPC Implements Verified Clinical Trials Clinical Trials Database...

PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
Richie's Specialty Pharmacy Adopts Simplifi 797

4th Annual China DIA Conference Spurs New Growth in the Pharmaceutical...

Targeted Therapies Drive the Global Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Drugs...

Drive for Youthful Appearance and Preventive Skin Care Fuels the...

Value of Legitimate Online Canadian Pharmacies Like...

Scientific American
Giant Flealike Pest Put the Bite on Dinosaurs

Triple Crown-Bound Horse Breeders Start to Look to Genetics

Giant Flea-Like Pest Put the Bite on Dinosaurs

Stonehenge Had Lecture Hall Acoustics

Giant Flea-Like Pests Put the Bite on Dinosaurs

Sports - ESPN Basketball
UConn assuming Calhoun will return for '12-13

ASU's top scorer Lockett headed to Marquette

Source: Texas Arlington moving to Sun Belt

Davis says UNC the right fit for move from TV

Davis moves from ESPN to North Carolina post

Sports News - ESPN
Purdue's leading WR Edison arrested for felony

O'Neil: Marinatto never had a chance as Big East puppet

Wojciechowski: Scandals left little time for football this spring

Big East commish quits amid shifting landscape

Big East commish Marinatto quits, sources say

Xconomy Life Sciences
Dendreon Meets Expectations with $82M in 1st Quarter Provenge Sales

Antibiotic R&D is in Trouble: Here's One Way to Fix It

SD BizTech Roundup: Ortiva Acquired, EcoATM, & Grid2Home Raise Cash

Antibiotic R&D is in Trouble: Here's a Fix

Retrophin, Headed by Controversial Hedge Fund Chief, Raises $4M

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)