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b3c newswire
President of Israeli Weizmann Institute Meets with Representatives of the Health Axis Europe ...

Omixon Releases Omixon Target for Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis for Diagnostics

Lophius Biosciences Completes Necessary Regulatory Milestones with EN ISO 13485 Certification ...

Antisense Pharma Presents Trabedersen Phase I/II Complete Data at ASCO

Joint Development of a Novel Lyophilized Dual Chamber Prefillable Syringe System

BioSpace
University of Rochester Medical Center Study Links PTSD to Hidden Head Injuries Suffered in Combat

Biomarkers May Predict the Progression of Spinal Damage in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Study

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Hopes to Expand in Branded-Drug Market

Prozac-Contaminated Drinking Water May Be Link to Autism, Study

Office Devices Used by Men Awash in Bacteria, Reveals

BioSpace - Breaking News
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. Release: Ixmyelocel-T Shown to Protect Heart From Damage in Murine Model of Heart Failure

BlueGnome Limited and Reprogenetics, LLC Announce Clinical Trial Using 24sure to Selectively Implant Day Six Euploid Embryos in IVF Cycles

Preclinical Research with Proteonomix, Inc. (PROT)'s UMK-121 Featured in Oral Presentation at the

Genocea Biosciences Announces New Research Identifying Potential Vaccine Candidates for Chlamydia

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment in Phase I Clinical Trial and Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of ALN-TTR02, an RNAi Therapeutic Targeting Transthyretin (TTR) for the Treatment of Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis (ATTR)

Biotech News - Business Wire
Ag Energy Coalition Expresses Strong Support for Farm Bill Energy Title

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Thought Leader Award Supports Dr. Jens Frisvad's Work in Food Safety at Technical University of Denmark

Research and Markets: Analysis of MicroRNA Tools and Services Market in Europe 2012

GE Healthcare e Affibody AB Colaboram com o Agente de Imagem PET específico para Her2 para Câncer Gástrico e de Mama

Samenvatting: Grote vooruitgang in gepersonaliseerde kankertherapie met nieuwe technologie gepubliceerd op Win Symposium in Parijs

Biotech News - PR Newswire
LifeWatch to Launch World's First-of-its-kind Healthcare Solution Smartphone Offering Multiple Embedded Medical Sensors and Wellness-Related Applications as well as Services (With Document)

Roche submits TnT-hs assay to FDA for clearance on the cobas immunoassay and Elecsys analyzers

PharmaNet/i3 Receives Distinguished Partner Award from the US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association

IntelliCell Announces Dr. Arnold I. Caplan Joins Scientific Advisory Board

VitaTech Adds New Capacity for Production and Customer Interface, Attributes Growth to Strategic Customer Partnerships

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
Marina Biotech Slashes 90 Percent of Workforce

Bristol-Myers Squibb Forms the International Immuno-Oncology Network

23andMe Patent Creates Concerns with Customers

China Poised to Boost Biotech

User Fee Packages Win Congressional Approval

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
Resumen: Los datos de un estudio de seguimiento de KALYDECO TM (ivacaftor) han revelado unas mejoras duraderas en la función pulmonar y otras medidas de la enfermedad entre pacientes con fibrosis quística con una mutación genética ...

World's Largest Multi-Stakeholder Virtual Care Community Launched by the Premier Healthcare Alliance

Foundation Medicine Enters Extensive Collaboration to Provide Genomic Information for Clinical Oncology Programs

CardioKinetix Initiates European Post-Market Trial of First-of-Its-Kind Minimally Invasive Treatment for Heart Failure in Germany

Vivere Health, LLC Breaks Ground on New Fertility Center in Louisiana

Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
CyberKnife® Prostate SBRT Outcomes and Quality of Life Data Presented at American Urological Association Meeting

Amarantus BioSciences and Banyan Biomarkers Announce Positive Data from Traumatic Brain Injury Collaboration

Cardica Reports Progress With MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 In Europe

PacificGMP and Vasgene Therapeutics Announce Successful Manufacture of Recombinant Fusion Protein for Phase 1 Clinical Trial

Step Study Results Demonstrate Sustained Therapeutic Effects of Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation at 24 Months

CNN Top Stories
Zimmerman's body language

U.N. observers fired on

Dead babies. Dead women. No action

Ex-Friend to Mel Gibson: Get some help

Hot air balloon proposal goes wrong

Contract Pharma
Recipharm Adds Cartridge-Filling Machine

Kansas City Region Launches BioResearch Central

GSK Uses Capsugel's Licaps

Anderson Packaging and Brecon Realign

PacificGMP Manufactures Fusion Protein for Vasgene

FDA Drugs- What's New
Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Recomendaciones modificadas para observación cardiovascular y uso del medicamento Gilenya (fingolimod) para la esclerosis múltiple

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Recomendaciones modificadas para observación cardiovascular y uso del medicamento Gilenya (fingolimod) para la esclerosis múltiple

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Informe actualizado sobre la seguridad del medicamento Revlimid (lenalidomida) para el cáncer y el riesgo de nuevos tipos de neoplasias (nuevos tipos de cáncer)

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Informe actualizado sobre la seguridad del medicamento Revlimid (lenalidomida) para el cáncer y el riesgo de nuevos tipos de neoplasias (nuevos tipos de cáncer)

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Revised recommendations for cardiovascular monitoring and use of multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya (fingolimod)

FDA News - Business Wire
Resumen: Gore participa en reunión del grupo consultivo de dispositivos de sistemas circulatorios de la FDA

Samenvatting: Gore neemt deel aan FDA evaluatiebijeenkomst over Circulatory System Devices

EK Health Next Step Achieves Large Payer Savings in Workers Comp Cases Involving Narcotic Drugs

PerkinElmer to Create New Personalized Health Innovation Center of Excellence in Massachusetts

Riassunto: Gore partecipa alla riunione del Gruppo consultivo per i dispositivi per il sistema circolatorio indetta dallFDA

FDA Press Releases
U.S. Marshals seized misbranded drugs in Maine

FDA warns consumers about counterfeit version of Teva's Adderall

FDA issues alert on Reumofan Plus

U.S. Marshals seize unapproved new drug from Crescendo Therapeutics LLC

FDA-led research team discovers an autoimmune mechanism for serious drug-induced adverse reactions

FDA Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
Procleix Ultrio Plus Assay

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

FierceBiotech
UPDATED: Drug developers extol human data in brain cancer fight

Search starts today for Fierce 15 biotech startups

Otsuka cracks tough TB cases with experimental drug

Lilly chief resolves to stick with high-risk pipeline strategy

Genentech braces for blockbuster FDA decision on pertuzumab for breast cancer

FierceBiotech IT
Lilly leads docs to cancer drug trials with iPad app

Genetic software upstart secures $250K

Complete Genomics axes 55 staffers

Roche re-enlists software for personalized medicine research

23andMe stakes a claim on Parkinson's gene

FierceBiotech Research
New peptide compound triggers enhanced tumor cell death

Stem cell research advances in fits and starts

Embyronic stem cells treat neuropathic pain in preclinical success

Scientists decipher how T cells hunt down infection

CIRM stem cell funding to shift toward the clinical development side

FiercePharma
Pharma feeds multiply on Twitter

Zerhouni pushes the reset button on Sanofi R&D

Will Horizant's new use soothe tempers at XenoPort, GSK

Lilly chief skeptical of buyouts--and not just megadeals

Pfizer readies documents for animal health IPO

FiercePharma Manufacturing
FDA commish suggests putting more bite in laws for counterfeiting

Marshals seize mislabeled products from Maine manufacturer

Pfizer contract drug testing heads to Singapore

Indian API-maker looks to Asia for cheap energy

Sandoz recalls Introvale contraceptives

FierceVaccines
Vax, hormone combo could up efficacy in prostate cancer

NewLink Genetics takes the stage at ASCO

PCP vaccine close to clinical trials

Polynoma's melanoma vax pushes into late-stage clinical trials

AFFiRiS' Parkinson's therapeutic vax starts clinical trials

Health News - BizJournals.com
The VC gender imbalance in Boston

Astute Medical raises $40 million

Could PSS lease become the next EverBank deal

Hannaford donates $200,000 for Albany Med construction project

Brasfield & Gorrie to bid out $11M in subcontracts at Florida Hospital

Health News - CNBC
Injectable Boniva drug in short supply - FDA

Injectable Boniva drug in short supply: FDA

Pharmacyclics shares continue climb

Gastric bypass patients keep the weight off: study

GenVec's cattle vaccine gets conditional approval, shares up

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
Abbott Expects Spinoff AbbVie to Be a $17.4B Proprietary Drug-CMO Powerhouse

Late-Stage Study Shows Benefits of Abbott's Humira Against Nonradiographic axSpA

Janssen's Stelara Improves Active Psoriatic Arthritis in Phase III Study

Multiplicom Wins $260K to Develop Maternal Blood Test for Fetal Aneuploidies

Phase III Data Shows Novartis Canakinumab Enables SJIA Patients to Remain Symptom Free

Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
Versartis Announces Publication of Preclinical Data for Once Monthly Human Growth Hormone Treatment in Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutical Strategies Group, LLC Announces New Suite of Services Aimed at Improving Specialty Pharmacy Management Featuring: RxDiagnostic for Specialty

OneKey U.S. Achieves 16th Successful Annual Database Audit

Maxxam Analytics Acquires Becquerel Laboratories

New fMRI Patent Identifies Emotional Triggers in the Brain Using AdSAM(R) Neuro Emotion System(TM)

MassBio News
Breaking: MassBio Applauds House for Passage of PDUFA

Charlton is BioReady

Visit the MA Pavilion @ BIO 2012

MassBio Competing in Social Madness Challenge

Boston Biotech Industry Takes Center Stage at the 2012 BIO International Convention

Medical Pharma - PR Newswire
Post-Recession, the Global Market for Surgical Equipment Picks Up Speed, Particularly In China and Emerging Economies

Dräger lanza la próxima generación de la solución de monitorización Infinity® Acute Care System

SomnoDent®G2 FDA 510(k) cleared

National Labor Relations Board Agrees With the MNA Baystate Signs Settlement Backs Off Illegal Actions

Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma Establishes International Research Prize in Diabetes

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
European agricultural policy goes down the tubers

The need for innovation in biomanufacturing

Should preclinical studies be registered

Reaching across the table

The gatekeepers of effectiveness

New York Times- Biotechnology
Study Backs Continuous Prostate Cancer Treatment

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

New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
Drug Maker Endo Gets Input in House Bill on Generics

CITY ROOM; 14 Are Accused in Operation Of Open-Air Drug Markets

Game Is Designed to Help Doctors to Spot Drug Abuse

Glaxo Said to Aim to Replace Human Genome's Board

A New Class of Cancer Drugs May Be Less Toxic

OnBioVC
Stemgent, Inc.: Series C $6.3M

Genalyte, Inc.: Series A $11.8M

Relievant Medsystems, Inc.: Series D $30M

ImaginAb, Inc.: Series A $12.5M

BiO2 Medical, Inc.: Series B $13.7M

Outsourcing-Pharma
Home visits = regulatory thumbs up ResearchNurses.co thinks so

Home visits are the key to patient retention, says ResearchNurses.co

Kemwell and Boehringer set to finish biologics plant in India

R&D and commercial work together to design trials, says DIA

Patheon launches CMC consultancy in face of restructuring plans

Pharma News - Business Wire
Data From Follow-Up Study of KALYDECO (ivacaftor) Showed Durable Improvements in Lung Function and Other Measures of Disease in People with Cystic Fibrosis Who Have a Specific Genetic Mutation (G551D)

Kansas State Workers Compensation Program Adopts Medical Treatment Guidelines Recommending STAR Ankle Replacement System Exclusively

Genocea Announces New Research Identifying Potential Vaccine Candidates for Chlamydia

DiaGenic ASA: First patient included in DiaGenic and GE Healthcare project to develop a blood test for Mild Cognitive Impairment, associated with Alzheimer's

Research and Markets: Genital Warts (Condylomata Acuminata) - Pipeline Review, H1 2012

Pharma News - PharmiWeb
CDC Survey Shows U.S. High School Smoking Rate Fell to New Low in 2011

THINC commends payers selected to participate in Comprehensive Primary Care initiative

Eruption Effervescent Energy Provides Healthy, Natural Alternative to Caffeine Toxicity and High Sugar Content That Dominates Unregulated Energy Drink Category

Elsevier and the Society for Vascular Surgery Announce Forthcoming Launch of Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

New Public Health Website Launched by Valent BioSciences

Pharma News - PR Newswire
First sales of DIFICLIR by Astellas Pharma Europe triggers 10 Million Euro Milestone Payment to Optimer Pharmaceuticals

Nektar Announces that FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to NKTR-181, a New Oral Opioid Analgesic Molecule, for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Chronic Pain

InnoPharma Inc. Raises $8 Million in Venture Debt

American Medical Systems and Allergan Sign Agreement for JetTouch/BOTOX® Co-Development Program

OICR funds Fluorinov Pharma Inc. to further develop its novel drug for the treatment of blood cancers

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
SHEL LAB Introduces the Bactrox Chamber

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

PRWeb - Biotechnology
Velaro Introduces Live Chat SuiteApp For NetSuite SuiteCommerce

ATCC Announces Agreements Providing Access to Promega Corporation's...

Introducing the 5R6-900 Benchtop Temperature Controller, Peltier...

Susterra® Propanediol Selected for New Biobased Label Adhesive

Matakina and MRS Sign Agreement to Display Volpara® Breast...

PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
Level Foods Tackles the Lows of a Diabetes Epidemic

Particle Measuring Systems® Celebrates 40 Years of Leadership

Capsugel's Licaps® Capsules Used for Popular GSK Products

Roboz Surgical Exhibits New Dissecting Scissors at Colorado Shows

Watts Guerra Craft LLP Files Motion to Consolidate Pradaxa Litigation

Scientific American
How Nuclear Fallout Casts Doubt on Renewal of Some Adult Brain Cells

Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Children at Risk

Lady Liaisons: Does Cheating Give Females an Evolutionary Advantage

Been There, Done That or Did I: Déjà Vu Found to Originate in Similar Scenes

Biosecurity Panel Flailed in Oversight of Mutant Bird Flu

Sports - ESPN Basketball
Uthoff stays in the Big Ten, chooses Hawkeyes

Spurrier: Pay players '$3,500 to $4,000' a year

SEC football coaches differ on conference slate

Kentucky-Indiana series talks collapse again

Kansas City to host Big 12 tourney through '16

Sports News - ESPN
Paterno's widow, son unaware of roles in trial

SEC welcomes Missouri, Texas A&M with party

3 suspended Sooners removed from scholarship

Top-ranked safety recruit Cravens picks USC

K-State athletic director extended through '18

Xconomy Life Sciences
SD Biotech Roundup: Astute Raises $40M, Correlation Tries New VC Model

Bristol-Myers Wrangles Top Academics to Study Immunity in Cancer

Genentech Eagerly Awaits FDA Word on 2nd Breast Cancer Drug

A Big Crowd and Signs of Increasing VC Activity Mark SD Venture Summit

Emerging Challenges of Prostate Cancer Drug Development

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)