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b3c newswire
Antisense Pharma Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Trabedersen to Treat Malignant Melanoma

Sartorius Stedim Biotech Recognized as Innovations Honoree for FlexMoSys

New Campaign for Rentschler's 'Facility of the Year'

Berthold Awards Marlene DeLuca Prices

Berthold Launches TriStar² Microplate Reader

BioSpace
Sarepta Therapeutics (Formerly known as AVI BioPharma, Inc.)'s Muscular Dystrophy Drug Improves With Time; Stock Soars 4.99(144.22%) @ 12:35PM EDT

Blackstone Invests $125 Million in NantPharma, a NantWorks Company

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Reveals Favorable Results From Ulodesine In Phase II Clinical Trials

"Toe-Walking'' More Common in Kids With Mental Woes, Karolinska Institute Study

Is a Prescription for Vertigo University of Michigan Health System Study

BioSpace - Breaking News
NeurogesX, Inc. Partner Astellas Pharma Inc. Enrolls First Patient in EU Clinical Trial for QUTENZA(R) (8% Capsaicin Patch)

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Release: Vosaroxin Review Published in /i>

Amarin Corporation PLC Announces Publication of ANCHOR Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results in /i>

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Files Investor Presentation

Medivation, Inc. Release: Enzalutamide Granted Priority Review by FDA for the Potential Treatment of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in Patients Previously Treated With Chemotherapy

Biotech News - Business Wire
Private Equity Firm Acquires SensiQ Technologies from FLIR Systems

iCAD Launches Next-Generation Mammography CAD Platform

Research and Markets: Biomedical Imaging. Principles and Applications

Spectrum Health Prepares for Transplant Games

Histogenics Closes $49 Million Series A Fundraising to Support Commercial Development of Transformational Cartilage Repair Products

Biotech News - PR Newswire
New Approach to Growing Waste to Value Industry in United States

SRI International Researchers Developing Bioadhesive Gel to Protect Women from HIV and HSV Infections

New White Paper, "Five Biggest Myths about Medical Products Outsourcing," Finds OEM's Concerns are Often Unfounded

IntelliCell BioSciences, Inc. New Lab at 460 Park Avenue, New York, NY is cGTP Compliant

Reno Efficient Sustainable Practices Selected to Provide Water and Energy Conservation Services To the County of San Diego

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
Tools Companies Expand in Diagnostics

FDA approves Onyx Multiple Myeloma Drug

First Gene Therapy Gets EU Backing

MedImmune to Cut 200 Jobs in California

Confidence Shaken

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
Study Highlights Need for More Access to Most Effective Birth Control Methods

DSP Clinical and DIA Will Host Webinar, Taking the Risk Out of Risk-Based Monitoring

Research and Markets: Congenital Heart Disease Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2012

Research and Markets: US Clinical Laboratory Testing Market Assessment

NTRR Begins Clinical Trials on New All-Natural Male Enhancement Supplements

Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
Cardica Resumes MicroCutter Clinical Study In Europe

African Leaders at International AIDS Conference Call for Scaling up Services in East and Southern Africa for Male Circumcision, an Evidence-based HIV Prevention Intervention

Dr. Milton Owens, Well Known Bariatric Surgeon, Introduces Innovative "Inverted Corner Gastric Sleeve technique," An advanced technique that makes weight loss surgery even safer

CURE Pharmaceutical to Begin Clinical Trials with PediaSUNATE

Émission d'un brevet pour une nouvelle méthode de traitement potentielle de la dysfonction sexuelle féminine aux États-Unis

CNN Top Stories
4 (totally surprising) life lessons

Boaters encounter killer whale

Opinion: Extreme weather permanent

Madonna points fake gun at head

'Scuffle' at Katherine Jackson home

Contract Pharma
Theorem Names Global Project VP

PAREXEL Launches BioPharm Unit

Catalent Begins Supply of Abilify ODT

Financial Reports: Jubilant Life Sciences 1Q13

Sandoz Completes Fougera Acquisition

FDA Drugs- What's New
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Seizure risk for multiple sclerosis patients who take Ampyra (dalfampridine)

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Nueva información sobre la prolongación del intervalo QT con ondansetrón (Zofran)

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Nueva información sobre la prolongación del intervalo QT con ondansetrón (Zofran)

FDA Drug Safety Communication: New information regarding QT prolongation with ondansetron (Zofran)

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Cefepime and risk of seizure in patients not receiving dosage adjustments for kidney impairment

FDA News - Business Wire
Camargo Uses 505(b)(2) to Fast Track Indian Products

Merck Signs Two Deals for Novel HIV Drug Candidates and Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of MK-1439 for HIV

BioCryst Announces Positive Results from Two Ulodesine Phase 2 Trials in Patients with Gout

Camargo Fast Tracks 505(b)(2) Indian Products

Forest Laboratories and Almirall Announce FDA Approval of Tudorza Pressair for the Long-Term Maintenance Treatment of COPD

FDA Press Releases
FDA approves Tudorza Pressair to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

FDA: More than 150 antiretroviral drugs available through PEPFAR for worldwide HIV/AIDS relief

FDA warns consumers not to eat shellfish from Oyster Bay Harbor, Nassau County, NY

FDA approves Afinitor for advanced breast cancer

FDA approves Kyprolis for some patients with multiple myeloma

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

Package Insert - Twinrix

Direct Recall Classification Program

Draft Guidance for Industry: Amendment to Guidance for Industry: Revised Preventive Measures to Reduce the Possible Risk of Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease by Blood and Blood Products

Procleix Ultrio Plus Assay

FierceBiotech
TB cocktail developers hope promising data point to regulatory shortcut

UPDATED: Merck snags Chimerix antiviral HIV program in $168.5M deal

Sarepta rockets up as extension study delivers promising results for DMD

UPDATED: Pfizer, J&J Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab flunks out in big PhIII

Histogenics reels in $49M Series A for tissue engineering implants

FierceBiotech IT
10 Reasons Why Biotech Needs Big Data

WorldOne takes over Sermo social network for docs

Medidata CEO seeks organic growth over big eClinical buyouts

Pfizer builds credentials as 'data company'

Venter, Stanford build first computer model of complete organism

FierceBiotech Research
Novel class of Alzheimer's drugs looks promising in animals

A handful of genetic mutations drive acute leukemia transformation

Stanford researchers warn drugs hitting APJ to combat cardiovascular diseases heighten risks

One molecule may stand in the way of liver cancer

Genetic mutations linked to childhood brain cancer subtypes

FiercePharma
FDA staff backs Roche's Lucentis for new use

European antitrust squad to charge Lundbeck, Servier

Forest gets FDA nod as tussle with Icahn heats up

A washout for Pfizer/J&J Alzheimer's drug in first PhIII study

Italian drug cuts threaten thousands of jobs, industry says

FiercePharma Manufacturing
Owens & Minor buys unit from wholesaler Celesio

Strides Arcolab to expand manufacturing in Africa with French investment

Drugmakers played unintended role in counterfeits hitting U.S.

New Florida drugmaker springs from debacle of another

NZ doc faces 30 years after fake Cialis conviction

FierceVaccines
Animal model replicates human response to HIV

Sanofi, Pitt team to develop universal seasonal flu vaccine

Oral vax rides on advanced microparticles

Galena stock jumps with NeuVax patent

HIV-positive patients approved for smallpox vax in an emergency

Health News - BizJournals.com
Deadline to nominate for Business Journal Life Sciences Awards

BioCryst gets good news on gout treatment

Wolfson hospital CEO lobbies against Medicaid cuts in D.C.

Christus renovates newborn wing in New Braunfels

Interest rates pull down Health Management 2Q profit

Health News - CNBC
Biogen 2Q profit climbs 34 pct, Avonex sales rise

Amgen 2Q call to focus on new drugs, recent deals

Neogen reports flat profit for fourth quarter

Waters 2nd-quarter income slips on greater charges

Wal-Mart opposed to $6B card fee settlement

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
OGT Awarded $3.6M for Next-Generation Sequencing

Pfizer-Janssen Alzheimer's Treatment Misses Phase III Endpoints

EA Wins $27M EPA Contract Renewal

VC Investors Shun Biotech Startups

LMI Names New Senior Vice President for Resource Management

Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
Ritter Pharmaceuticals Appoints Michael Step to the Board of Directors

SAVO Poll Reveals While Product Launches on the Rise, Companies Missing Full Revenue Potential

Claremont Creek Ventures Promotes Ted Driscoll, PhD to Director; Driscoll to Lead the Digital Healthcare Team; Former CCV Technology Partner Praised for Technology Savvy and Deal Sourcing Abilities

Truveris Expands Executive Team With Senior New Hire

Advinus Therapeutics and P2D Bioscience Enter Into a Research and Development Collaboration for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

MassBio News
MLSC 2012 Capital Program Announcement

2012 Tax Incentive Program Announcement

Q&A With Jonathan Thomas

Policy Update

BioPharm America: MassBio to host partnering event

Medical Pharma - PR Newswire
Walmart Launches Effort to Save Diabetes Patients Up to $60 Million Annually

Walmart Inicia un Esfuerzo Para Ahorrar a los Pacientes con Diabetes Hasta $60 Millones* Anualmente

YourHearing Launch Innovative New Website Portal

Texas Children's Hospital ranks #2 nationally in neonatology among nation's best pediatric institutions by U.S.News & World Report

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults, Carnegie Mellon Study Shows

National Center for Biotechnology Information
GenBank Submission Tools Announcements

GTR News

GEO Series Releases

ClinVar News and Announcements

Behind The Headlines - Health News from NHS Choices

Nature Biotechnology
Incorporating biomarkers into clinical trial designs: points to consider

TAL effector RVD specificities and efficiencies

Gene therapy matures in the clinic

From academic solos to industrial symphonies

Reading cancer's blueprint

New York Times- Biotechnology
Novel Blood Treatment Lures Athletes in Pain to Germany

Athletes With Chronic Pain Turn to Novel Blood Treatment

Human Genome Sciences Rejects A $2.59 Billion Bid From Glaxo

Craig Venter’s Bugs Might Save the World

Study Backs Continuous Prostate Cancer Treatment

New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
Alzheimer’s Drug Fails Its First Big Clinical Trial

Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Growing for Africa AIDS Cases

Glaxo and Rival Drug Firm Are Said to Be Near a Deal

F.D.A. Approves Afinitor and Kyprolis for Breast Cancer and Myeloma

Kerry Kennedy Cites Possible Seizure in Car Crash

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
Wockhardt targets CMO space for diversification

Overhaul of EU health systems good opportunity for outcomes data providers, says Quintiles

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

Pharma News - Business Wire
Resumen: Catalent anuncia inicio de la distribución de los comprimidos bucodispersables Abilify® a Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. y ampliación de inversiones en sus capacidades tecnológicas de Zydis® en Swindon (Reino Unido)

Samenvatting: Catalent start levering van Abilify aan Otsuka Pharmaceutical en investeert in technologie in Swindon, VK

Blackstone Invests $125 Million in NantPharma, a NantWorks Company

EHNAC Responds to ONC RFI on Governance of a Nationwide Health Information Network

Cegedim Relationship Management et IMS Health renforcent leur coopération

Pharma News - PharmiWeb
Parks Associates: Nearly 25% of Mobile Phone Users Interested in Mobile App Supporting Communication with Their Doctor

Orion Health Named a Leader in Health Information Exchange in IDC MarketScape Report

Complex Beverage Announces The Launch Of New Lettuce Tea Beverage With Extensive Nutritional Values

ESSpa Kozmetika Organic Skincare Awarded 'Best Of Pittsburgh - Best Spa 2012'

Biogen Idec Increases Revenue 18% to $1.4 Billion in the Second Quarter

Pharma News - PR Newswire
Sexual Health Care Option For Post-Hysterectomy Patients

OTC Consumer Brand Loyalty Falters in Wake of Branded Recalls, Change in FSA Law, and Recession - Finds Kline

What's New with Flu this Season: Industry Recommendations, New Vaccines and 100% Paperless Flu Program Solution

TPI Provides Progress Update on Qionglai Facility (QLF) Construction

TMG Health To Present Kip Piper at Thought Leadership Dinner

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
Romer Labs Launches New Website

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

PRWeb - Biotechnology
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Biotech Science News Unveils the Top Life Science Organizations...

Compensation on the Rise for Healthcare Regulatory Professionals,...

BioInformatics LLC New Market Report Mobile Marketing to Life...

Cutting-edge Autofil Filtration System Eliminates Spills and...

PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
MedScripts Medical Pharmacy Grand Opening Celebration

Getting Rid of Crows Feet and Getting Rid of Turkey Neck Will Remain...

Medmeme, LLC. Cites Pharma Firms Cooperation To Fight Drug-Resistant...

Valdata Systems Announces New Webinar Focusing on Dispensing in...

Pentec Health Sponsors Unique Continuing Ed Program to Improve Renal...

Scientific American
Lambs on the Lam Suggest Selfishness Motivates Herd Behavior

How Old Is the Endangered Polar Bear

Europe Nears First Approval for Gene Therapy Treatment

Artificial Jellyfish Built from Rat Cells

International AIDS Conference Returns to U.S. with Much Remaining Undone

Sports - ESPN Basketball
Jury: Oklahoma State's Williams guilty of rape

Gophers, Smith agree on a contract extension

NIT tourneys reach 3-year extension with MSG

Jury gets case vs. Oklahoma State's Williams

UF lands Walker, new No. 1 in 2013 recruiting

Sports News - ESPN
Schlabach: All quiet in State College

Source: USC interested in Penn State's Redd

Irish QB Rees strikes plea deal in May 3 arrest

Source: TCU will hire Shannon as coach of LBs

Golden defends Miami against new accusations

Xconomy Life Sciences
Sarepta's Muscular Dystrophy Drug Improves With Time; Stock Booms

Illumina, Leaning on Amazon, Looks to Be Hub of Genomic Computing

Sarepta's Muscular Dystrophy Drug Improves With Time

Histogenics Brings In $49M for Tissue Regenerationand Recapitalization

Detroit Venture Investments Down, U.S. Investments Up in Second Quarter

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)