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b3c newswire
ZZ Biotech Initiates Phase 1 Study with 3K3A-APC for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

AiCuris Promising Drugs Against Herpes Simplex (AIC316) and Human Cytomegalovirus (Letermovir, ...

CEVEC Licenses its Proprietary Human Cell Lines to Paragon Bioservices, Inc.

Cambridge Research Biochemicals Signs Deal with LI-COR Biosciences for Infrared Dye Labelled ...

2. Laupheimer Zelltage Attracts Top Scientists to Discuss Recent Advances in Biomanufacturing

BioSpace
Link Between Protein and Aggressive, Recurring Prostate Cancer Discovered, Johns Hopkins University Study

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Positive Phase 2 Data for Archexin

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Raises $6 Million in Registered Direct Offering

Why Some Fats are Worse Than Others, University of New Mexico and Northwestern University Study

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Adopts Poison Pill Plan, Targets

BioSpace - Breaking News
Lundbeck Inc. Says Cancer Drug Approved in Canada

RBC Life Sciences, Inc. Release: Stem Cell Supplement Approved in Taiwan

Merz Pharma Group Announces the Acquisition of CUVPOSA (glycopyrrolate) Oral Solution, First and Only FDA-Approved Treatment for Pediatric Chronic Severe Drooling Associated With Neurologic Conditions

NanoViricides, Inc. Reports that Oral Administration of FluCide Anti-Influenza Drug Candidates Caused Lung Viral Load Decrease Comparable to IV Administration and Far Superior to Oseltamivir, in a Highly Lethal Animal Model

Gene Discovery Points to New Pathways and Treatment Strategy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Study Funded by and Reveals

Biotech News - Business Wire
Renal Denervation Technology from St. Jude Medical Demonstrates Safe, Rapid and Sustained Reduction in Blood Pressure

Technologie von St. Jude Medical zur renalen Denervierung sorgt für sichere, schnelle und nachhaltige Senkung des Blutdrucks

Riassunto: La tecnologia di denervazione renale di St. Jude Medical si dimostra in grado di ridurre la pressione arteriosa in maniera sicura, rapida e sostenuta

La technologie de dénervation rénale mise au point par St. Jude Medical démontre une réduction de la pression artérielle sécurisée, rapide et durable

Samenvatting: Renale denervatie technologie St. Jude Medical geeft veilige, snelle en duurzame bloeddrukverlaging

Biotech News - PR Newswire
Clinical Site Services, Industry Leader in Patient Enrollment Solutions, Announces New Website

MarketsandMarkets: Global Refurbished Medical Equipments Market worth $8.45 Billion by 2017

Bacterin Secures $25 Million Financing with OrbiMed

Bolder BioTechnology Announces Publication of Data Demonstrating Utility of the Company's Long-Acting IL-11 Analog to Prevent Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

Ingenuity Systems Named 2013 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer

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
China Set to Increase Number of Drugs Subject to Price Controls

BMS Backs out of Crowded Hepatitis C Race

China Clones Two GM Calves

Partnering for Health

Allergan and Molecular Partners Enter $1.4 Billion Alliance

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
Medgenics Mourns the Loss of Board Member Gary Brukardt

Riassunto: La rivista New England Journal of Medicine pubblica i risultati derivati dalla sperimentazione FAME II indicanti un miglioramento degli esiti nei pazienti sottoposti a impianto di stent coronarico guidato dalla riserva di flusso frazionale...

New England Journal of Medicine Publishes FAME II Trial Results Revealing Better Patient Outcomes with FFR-Guided Cardiac Stenting

New England Journal of Medicine publie les résultats de létude FAME II démontrant la supériorité de l'intervention coronarienne percutanée guidée par la mesure de la FFR

Moberg Derma AB: Moberg Derma Interim Report January - June 2012

Clinical Trials - PR Newswire
Novelos Therapeutics Developing CLR1502 (GLOW2) Cancer-Targeted Optical Imaging Agent For Intraoperative Tumor Margin Illumination

Spinifex Announces Positive Phase 2 Results for EMA401 in Postherpetic Neuralgia

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Statement on FAME 2 (FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE VERSUS ANGIOGRAPHY FOR MULTI-VESSEL EVALUATION 2), Presented at the European Society of Cardiology 2012 Congress and Published in The New En

Lack of Sleep Found to be a New Risk Factor for Aggressive Breast Cancers

Neuralstem Completes Phase I ALS Stem Cell Trial

CNN Top Stories
Opinion: Can Apple patent you

9-month-old found dead inside car

Drugs bonded Williams, Houston

Syria killings prompt world outrage

28 fishermen missing in storm

Contract Pharma
PRECOS Gains HTA License

WuXi PharmaTech To Make HIV MAb for TaiMed

AstraZeneca Names New CEO

DPT names Ops GM of Steriles Site

INC Names EVP for BD

FDA Drugs- What's New
Medical, Statistical, and Clinical Pharmacology Reviews of Pediatric Studies Conducted under Section 505A and 505B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the FDA Amendments Act of 2012 (FDASIA)

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: El uso de codeína en ciertos niños tras amigdalectomía y/o adenoidectomía puede llevar a eventos adversos poco comunes pero que pueden poner en peligro la vida o causar la muerte

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: El uso de codeína en ciertos niños tras amigdalectomía y/o adenoidectomía puede llevar a eventos adversos poco comunes pero que pueden poner en peligro la vida o causar la muerte

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Codeine use in certain children after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy may lead to rare, but life-threatening adverse events or death

Comunicado de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos: Riesgo de convulsiones en pacientes con esclerosis múltiple que toman Ampyra (dalfampridine)

FDA News - Business Wire
ClinStar to Host Live Webinar on Clinical Study Start-Up across Emerging Markets with Emphasis on Russia

FDAPulmonx

Samenvatting: Pulmonx krijgt FDA goedkeuring voor Amerikaanse studie emfyseem therapie

Pulmonx bekommt grünes Licht von FDA für US-Studie mit Emphysem-Therapie

Pulmonx reçoit l'approbation de la FDA pour l'étude américaine évaluant la thérapie de l'emphysème

FDA Press Releases
FDA approves new combination pill for HIV treatment for some patients

FDA announces recall of cantaloupe by Chamberlain Farms of Owensville Indiana

FDA: U.S. Marshals seize food products at Fremont, Calif., warehouse

FDA issues new safety alert on Reumofan Plus and Reumofan Plus Premium

FDA approves first generic Actos to treat type 2 diabetes

FDA Vaccines, Blood and Biologics - What's New
Extension of Expiration Date for Black Widow Spider Antivenin Lot 0667018 (in packaged lot 0585Z) until February 12, 2013 And Instructions for Diluent Use

Black Widow Spider Antivenin (Latrodectus mactans)(Equine) Packaged Lot 0585Z: Information about Expiration Date and Use

Cord Blood Banking - Information for Consumers

Package Insert - Twinrix

Direct Recall Classification Program

FierceBiotech
Alnylam reaps $29M harvest in new ag bio deal with Monsanto

The Alzheimer's pipeline: What's next

Resverlogix touts positive PhIIb atherosclerosis data, sets sights on PhIII deal

Analysis: Where will Pascal Soriot take AstraZeneca now

FDA OK for HIV pill Quad sets up potential confrontation over Gilead's price

FierceBiotech IT
Y Combinator alumnus garners spotlight for clinical data analytics

Sanofi takes wisdom of crowd in social media blitz

Schedule change for Labor Day

Groups craft algorithms to rank drug contenders

Ex-Google guys eye clinical trials with startup Flatiron

FierceBiotech Research
Novira raises $23M for hepatitis B/HIV drug work

Genentech, U. Minnesota scientists discover new colon cancer red flags

Johns Hopkins team turning blood cells into stem cells

A better way to create a steady stem cell supply

RNAi positively propels Alnylam cancer vaccine in preclinical study

FiercePharma
Gilead draws early fire for new HIV med's $28K price

AstraZeneca entices Roche exec to take on CEO challenge

Take a gander at Glaxo's up-and-coming Philly building

Lilly's Effient hopes dashed by head-to-head Plavix trial

No more bids for Par Pharma, so $1.9B deal with TPG stands

FiercePharma Manufacturing
Sun says FDA clears plants where marshals seized products in 2009

Drugmaker EirGen thinks plan to put waste station nearby stinks

Scottish town blows off GSK's wind turbine plan

CSL, whose vaccine was tied to convulsions, gets FDA closeout letter

Hospira commits to 200 jobs, $85M investment, at troubled plant

FierceVaccines
NIH to pump $10M into tularemia vaccine research

Bavarian Nordic in peril if U.S. nixes smallpox vaccine order

PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative creates reference lab

NIAID provides $7.8M in grants for HIV research

Merck's Varivax slashes U.S. chickenpox cases

Health News - BizJournals.com
Inspire vet joins Liquidia as chief scientific officer

Catalyst Pharmaceutical shares plummet on stock offering news

Lovelace to insure 400 Ruidoso village employees

A little insight into rising pharma regulatory costs

Study Confirms Family Link to Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

Health News - CNBC
Tea Party Gears Up for the RNC

Top donors, lobbyists to schmooze with RNC guests

AstraZeneca chairman: dividend safe under new CEO

AstraZeneca grabs Roche pharma head as new CEO

Novartis gets EU approval for blood cancer drug

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
AZ Names Roche Executive as New CEO

Agilent Secures Aurora SFC's Assets

Convergence CT Deploys Advanced Clinical Data Warehouse at Advocate Health Care

It's Tool Time for VCs

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Invests $11.9 Million in NARSAD Grants for a New Generation of Mental Health Research

Marketwire - Pharma and Biotech
ImmuCell Presents Strategic Business Overview at Investment Forum

ALR Technologies Completes Development Phase for Universal Internet-Based Glucose Monitoring System

AmbiCom Announces $1.5 Million Worth of Orders to Be Shipped to Two Major Clients Before End of Year

BIOLASE Declares Stock Dividend for 2012 Third Quarter

Presenting Company Slots Filling Quickly for Elsevier Business Intelligence's 'Investment in Innovation (IN3) Medical Device 360 Summit-San Francisco' Conference

MassBio News
GNS Healthcare And CHDI Foundation Collaborate To Build Computer Model Of Huntington's Disease

Stericycle Hosting Four FREE DOT Hazmat Trainings for MassBio Members Via Webex

Stericycle Adds SteriSafe for MassBio Members

FierceBiotech will announce 2012 "Fierce 15" at BioPharm America in September

State, Local and Industry Officials Join KeraFAST to Open New Headquarters in Boston, MA

Medical Pharma - PR Newswire
Oncologists restrict pharmaceutical sales rep access at accelerating rates

Tornado Medical Systems And A*STAR's Institute Of Microelectronics Partner To Commercialise Nanospectrometers For Optical Coherence Tomography Applications

Benefits Of Implementing The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

Novus Receives New Product Innovation Award in Prebiotics

Correct Care Solutions and Conmed Healthcare Management Announce Completion of Tender Offer for Conmed Healthcare Management

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
Reply to In support of the European Union biosimilar framework

In support of the European Union biosimilar framework

It's the problem, stupid!

Adult stem cell therapies walk the line

Biotech weathers 2Q12 slump

New York Times- Biotechnology
Court Reaffirms Right of Myriad Genetics to Patent Genes

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

New York Times- Pharmaceuticals
F.D.A. Approves Once-a-Day Pill for H.I.V.

Private Medicare Plans Find Success Despite Democrats’ Warnings

How Long Do You Want to Live

Mixed Results in Lilly Test of Alzheimer’s Drug

Bristol-Myers Ends Work on Hepatitis C Drug

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
Changes to EU clinical trial laws will mean fairer playing field, says Clinipace

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

Pharma News - Business Wire
UPS Survey: Product Protection Rises as a Top Supply Chain Concern among Healthcare Execs

Wolters Kluwer Health, The Altos Group Partner to Develop Sepsis Mortality Reduction Program

Research and Markets: Healthcare, Regulatory and Reimbursement Landscape - Mexico

Significant Opportunity Remains in the Unipolar Depression Market Due to the High Prevalence of Depressive Disorders as Well as Low Patient Response Rate to First-Line Antidepressants

AHF to Take a Leading Role in HIV/AIDS Research

Pharma News - PharmiWeb
Research and Markets: Analyzing the Medical Equipment Market in the US 2012

Changes to the Roche Corporate Executive Committee

Dossia Announces Strategic Alliance with DermLink.md to Provide Users with Online Access to Dermatologists

POZEN to Present at the 2012 Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference

DC Circuit Affirms District Court: Court of Appeals rules in favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other manufacturers in graphic warnings lawsuit

Pharma News - PR Newswire
Abbott Announces CE Mark for Highly Sensitive Testosterone Test to Measure the Hormone at Low Levels

Eaton Scientific Systems Confirms Acquisition and Status of Tropine 3 Patent Pending Non-Hormonal Treatment of Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. Announces Presentation of Additional Phase III Data from XIAFLEX® Clinical Trials for Peyronie's Disease at SMSNA/ISSM Joint Annual Meeting

Depomed Licenses Acuform® Patents to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

New Survey Reveals How Patients Choose Their Pharmacy; AccentHealth Garners Consumer Insights from the Waiting Room

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
WellDyne Health and CellerateRX® Announce Exclusive Sponsorship...

NSG Precision Cells Unleashes the Ultimate Tool for DNA Measurement

Adeptia Announces OEM Partnership with ARES Software Corporation

Procedure App Works In Challenging Environments

Drs. Thomas Vaughn and Kaylen Silverberg Receive Top Honors: TFC...

PRWeb - Pharmaceuticals
STARx Pharmacy Expands Compounding Medication Services

Online Marketing Company fishbat Designs Facebook Giveaway Contest for...

Coloplast Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit MDL Established - Rottenstein Law Group

Hypertension Relationship To Other Diseases Multiplies The Treatment...

Wohl Associates Announces The Availability of Used Kalix KX-400 Tube...

Scientific American
Antibiotics Linked to Weight Gain in Mice

Isaac to Turn into Hurricane, Threatens New Orleans

How to Learn in Your Sleep

Chimp Research Facility Found Not Guilty of Breeding Animals

Nuclear Decelerator: Last U.S. Particle Collider on Chopping Block

Sports - ESPN Basketball
Ex-UNO, Memphis player Carmouche to LSU

Marquette assistant Monarch fired for violations

Majerus takes leave from Saint Louis for health

Boise St. joining Big West in non-football sports

Ex-Okla. St. player Williams' sentence delayed

Sports News - ESPN
Boilermakers indefinitely suspend LB Beckford

Ex-Auburn RB Dyer picks Ark. Baptist College

Mizzou tailback Josey (knee) done for season

Penn St. cuts 'Sweet Caroline' from game days

Ex-Vols WR Rogers to play for Tennessee Tech

Xconomy Life Sciences
Alnylam Inks $29M Deal With Monsanto for New Bio Tools for Farmers

Alder Gets $3.5M Milestone as Bristol-Myers Starts Crohn's Study

San Diego's Sapphire Energy Producing Green Crude From NM Algae Farm

CardioDx Pockets $58M, Right After Medicare OK

Genentech, ImmunoGen Breast Cancer Drug Extends Lives

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)