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Apr 26, 2006	Washington Business Journal: MedImmune to invest in N.J. biotech

Apr 26, 2006	Washington Post: Drug Firms' Deals Allowing Exclusivity

Apr 26, 2006	Medical-News.net: Protein mutated in cancer found to be linked to diabetes

Apr 26, 2006	KGBT-TV (TX): Study suggests money influences federal drug advisory panel voting

Apr 26, 2006	Industry Week: St. Louis: Gateway For New Medicines

Apr 26, 2006	The Age (Australia): Warning on reining in health care costs

Apr 26, 2006	Trading Markets: Wyeth Issues Statement On Petition Filed With FDA Related To Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapies

Apr 24, 2006	CBS News: Report: Drug Oversight Needs Work

Apr 17, 2006	West Central Tribune (MN): Addressing pharmacist shortage through innovation

Apr 17, 2006	The Age: Biotechnology 2006: there could be a fly in the ointment in Chicago

Apr 17, 2006	Press Release: New York's Biotechnology Sector Gains Momentum

Apr 17, 2006	Science & Technology News: Biotechnology thrives in India

Apr 17, 2006	DailyTech: Biotechnology Scientists Going Abroad in Search of Work

Apr 12, 2006	Austin Daily Herald (MN): Gaining access to cheaper prescriptions

Apr 12, 2006	Medical News Today: Are Pharmaceutical Companies Inventing Diseases, New Study Suggests They Are

Apr 12, 2006	Press Release: Product Re-Launch: Transforming Lackluster Pharmaceutical Products Into Market Success Stories

Apr 12, 2006	TradingMarkets.com: Teva Pharmaceutical Says FDA Denies Apotex's Request For Agency Determination For Pravastatin

Apr 12, 2006	The Independent (UK): Pharmaceutical groups defend record on drug prices for NHS

Apr 12, 2006	Chicago Sun-Times (IL): Biotechnology touted at Chicago conference

Apr 11, 2006	TradingMarkets.com: American Pharmaceutical Partners Gets FDA Approval For Its ANDA For Mitoxantrone Injection, USP

Apr 10, 2006	MercuryNews.com (MN): Stroke remedy showing promise

Apr 10, 2006	Business Week: Sanofi Aventis buys land for new facility

Apr 10, 2006	CNN: FDA backlog = Billions for Big Pharma?

Apr 10, 2006	Smartmoney.com: Serono Cancels Buyer Search, Eyes Deals

Apr 10, 2006	9News.com (CO): AARP: Brand-name drug prices shot past inflation

Apr 10, 2006	Bloomberg: Parexel Misled People Sickened by Test, Ethicists Say

Apr 10, 2006	ComputerWorld: Pharmaceutical company standardizes CRM

Mar 20, 2006	Press Release: TargetRx Unveils First Industry Analysis Linking Pharmaceutical Sales Force Effectiveness with Physician Prescribing

Mar 20, 2006	East Bay Business Times (CA): Viper's venom may help Emeryville biotech treat stroke

Mar 18, 2006	Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: MTC's Rich Kneece Featured in Pharma Manufacturing 2006 Job & Salary Survey

Feb 15, 2006	Press Release: Pharma Companies Look to R&D Operations in China to Secure a Future in the Chinese Health Care Market

Feb 15, 2006	Press Release: Biolex Therapeutics Presents Results Highlighting Benefits of Locteron at 'Breakthroughs in Hepatitis' Session

Feb 15, 2006	Press Release: New Targeted Treatment for Brain Tumors Shows Promise in Pre-Clinical Models

Feb 15, 2006	Press Release: Callisto's Cancer Drug Atiprimod to be Presented at Major Scientific Conference on Angiogenesis

Feb 15, 2006	Business Week: Genzyme swings to 4Q profit on less R&D

Feb 15, 2006	Palm Beach Post (FL): Web site to train new biotech workers

Jan 6, 2006	Boston Business Journal (MA): Repligen sues Bristol-Myers Squibb over drug patent

Jan 6, 2006	Press Release: Pfizer Introduces Radio Frequency Identification Technology to Combat Counterfeiting, Protect Patient Health

Jan 6, 2006	Press Release: Nobelist Discovers Antidepressant Protein in Mouse Brain

Jan 6, 2006	Press Release: Enzon Pharmceuticals to Return Rights to ATG-Fresenius S

Jan 6, 2006	MSNBC: Rhodia sells drugs unit to Shasun

Jan 6, 2006	Genetic Engineering News: A Company Review of Merck & Co, Covering, for Example, Their Current Status and Future Outlook

Dec 28, 2005	Press Release: Pfizer Takes 12% of Perlegen Sciences

Dec 28, 2005	Press Release: Targanta Acquires Late-Stage Antibiotic from InterMune

Dec 28, 2005	Smartmoney.com: Celgene Wins FDA Approval for Revlimid

Dec 28, 2005	News.com (Australia): Two top stem cell researchers lured to US

Dec 28, 2005	Forbes: Genentech on Forbes' Platinum list

Dec 28, 2005	MSNBC: AstraZeneca, Reloaded

Dec 28, 2005	Post-Gazette (PA): As biotech drug prices rise, U.S. hunts for solution

Dec 13, 2005	NY Newsday (NY): Voyager Pharmaceutical Withdraws IPO

Dec 13, 2005	Press Release: Allergan Welcomes Inamed's Recommendation of Its Offer to Stockholders

Dec 13, 2005	Press Release: NIH Launches Comprehensive Effort to Explore Cancer Genomics

Dec 13, 2005	Press Release: Diamyd Medical broadens diabetes pipeline with acquisition of Nurel Therapeutics

Dec 13, 2005	Press Release: Genzyme Uses Job Scheduler to Streamline BI for Financial Reporting

Dec 13, 2005	Associated Press: Palm Beach commissioners to examine Scripps split-campus plan

Nov 30, 2005	Press Release: GlaxoSmithKline Presents Rapidly Expanding Pipeline of Oncology and Supportive Care Compounds

Nov 26, 2005	Press Release: Depomed Announces Non-Binding Term Sheet Agreement With Biovail for Glumetza

Nov 26, 2005	Press Release: FDA Issues Approvable Letter For EPIX Pharmaceuticals Blood-Pool Contrast Agent Vasovist(TM); US Regulators Want Another Trial

Nov 26, 2005	Press Release: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Release: Xyrem(R) Receives FDA Approval For The Treatment Of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness In Patients With Narcolepsy

Nov 26, 2005	Press Release: Tripos Gets $90 Million From Pfizer Inc. Collaboration

Nov 26, 2005	Press Release: Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Reports Phase III Results for PRIMO-CABG2 Study; Drug Trial Fails To Meet Expectations

Nov 15, 2005	Press Release: Pfizer Inc.'s Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin Significantly Raised "Good" Cholesterol While Lowering "Bad" Cholesterol, New Data Show

Nov 15, 2005	Press Release: Celgene Receives Approvable Letter From FDA For THALOMID(R) In Treatment Of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Nov 15, 2005	Press Release: COPAXONE(R) Demonstrated Protection Against Neuronal Injury in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Nov 15, 2005	Press Release: Cerexa to Present at Credit Suisse First Boston Healthcare Conference

Nov 15, 2005	Press Release: PharmaFrontiers Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results; Provides Update on Research & Development Activities

Nov 15, 2005	Press Release: MediGene's Drug Eligard Launched in Spain and Further European Countries

Nov 10, 2005	Press Release: Seizing the US Pharma Market: A Brand's Battle to the Top

Nov 10, 2005	Press Release: Ranbaxy wins on Atorvastatin process patent in Norway � Will appeal court ruling on intermediate compound patent

Nov 10, 2005	Press Release: Dynavax's TOLAMBA(TM) Demonstrates Safety in Phase 1 Trial of Ragweed Allergic Children

Nov 10, 2005	Press Release: Achieving Market Success: Thought Leaders Drive Success from Early Stage to Post-Launch

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (ANPI) Buys Graft Business For C$14 Million

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Celgene Corporation (CELG) Release: Clinical Data On Thalidomide Reported In Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Court Denies Pfizer Inc.'s Summary Judgment Motion In Amlodipine Litigation With Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Investigator Presents Update on Phase III Nexavar(R) Trial in Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Merck Wins New Jersey VIOXX(R) Product Liability Case

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Abgenix And Amgen Announce Panitumumab Significantly Improves Progression-Free Survival In Phase 3 Randomized Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Study

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Novarits Exjade(R) Receives First Approval Worldwide In The U.S.

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Tarceva Now Approved for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Biolex Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Phase 1 Clinical Study of Hepatitis C Candidate Locteron(TM)

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Enzon Reports First Quarter Results

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Ranbaxy Granted Permission to Appeal U.K. High Court Judgement on Patent Relating to Atorvastatin

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: OPi receives marketing authorisation for Xenazine� 25 mg in France

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Biotech 2006 Set for May 22-23 in Winston-Salem

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Curis to Present at CIBC World Markets 16th Annual Healthcare Conference

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: SeraCare Life Sciences to Present at the 16th Annual CIBC Healthcare Conference

Nov 3, 2005	Press Release: Medicure To Present At Biotech Investor Conference

Oct 28, 2005	Press Release: Chiron to Supply United States with Pandemic Influenza Vaccine for Stockpile

Oct 26, 2005	Press Release: Tanox, Inc. (TNOX) Reports Positive Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of TNX-355, An Entry Inhibitor To Treat HIV

Oct 26, 2005	Press Release: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) To Co-Develop Bayer Corporation (BAY)'s Key Thrombosis Drug

Oct 26, 2005	Press Release: Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Raises $70 Million In Series A Financing

Oct 26, 2005	Press Release: OXiGENE reports third-quarter 2005 operational and financial results

Oct 26, 2005	PR Newswire: Biolex Therapeutics Successfully Completes Phase 1 Study for First LEX System (TM) Produced Therapeutic Protein

Oct 18, 2005	Press Release: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company And Merck & Co., Inc. Say FDA Seeks More Data On Pargluva

Oct 18, 2005	Press Release: Genentech, Inc. Says Tarceva Doesn't Boost Avastin Effect

Oct 18, 2005	Press Release: GlaxoSmithKline's Havrix(R) (hepatitis A vaccine, inactivated) Now Approved For Use in Children Aged 12 Months and Older

Oct 18, 2005	Press Release: Novo Nordisk begins phase 1 study with rFXIII in cardiac surgery

Oct 18, 2005	Press Release: Galapagos Expands Its Collaboration with Serono

Oct 18, 2005	Press Release: Swedish Drug Development Company OxyPharma Starts Phase I Studies for RA Drug

Oct 18, 2005	Press Release: MediGene Honored with European Biotechnica Award

Oct 13, 2005	Press Release: Array BioPharma, Inc. (ARRY) And Genentech, Inc. (DNA) Expand Strategic Oncology Collaboration

Oct 13, 2005	Press Release: TRANSGENE Signs Agreement For The Production Of Innogenetics' Hepatitis B Therapeutic Vaccine Candidate

Oct 13, 2005	Press Release: Inspire Provides Update on Cystic Fibrosis Program; Moving Forward to Request End-of-Phase 2 Meeting with FDA

Oct 13, 2005	Press Release: Access Pharmaceuticals Restructures To Focus On Oncology Therapeutics; Oral Care Business Sold

Oct 12, 2005	Press Release: Area Life Science Companies Chosen to Make Presentations for Venture Funding at 2005 Mid-Atlantic Bio

Oct 12, 2005	Press Release: West Nile Vaccine Licensed by Hawaii Biotech

Oct 12, 2005	Press Release: Lilly ICOS Announces Positive Results from Phase 2 Study of Tadalafil in Treating Symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Oct 11, 2005	Press Release: Accredo Health Inc. Announces Agreement To Acquire Specialty Pharmacy Business For Approximately $72 Million

Oct 11, 2005	Press Release: Alpharma Inc. Receives FDA Clearance To Initiate Phase II Clinical Trials For Abuse-Resistant, Extended-Release Opioid

Oct 11, 2005	Press Release: Antigenics Jumps On Phase 3 Melanoma Drug Data

Oct 11, 2005	Press Release: Praxis Recruitment Campaign Enrolls Rheumatoid Arthritis Study Two Months Early

Oct 10, 2005	Press Release: Genzyme licenses technology from UCLA and JNJ's Remicade Gets Expanded EU Approval

Oct 10, 2005	Press Release: Innate Pharma completes its management team with the recruitment of Dr. Patrick Squiban as Chief Medical Officer

Oct 10, 2005	Press Release: iCell Therapeutics Receives Support From the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program for Development of Cancer Treatment

Oct 10, 2005	Press Release: VIRA 38 Fraction (v38 AMF-1) Inhibits Bird Flu Virus (H5N1) Infections by Blocking Viral Attachment

Oct 10, 2005	Press Release: Agensys Signs Collaborative Research and License Agreement With sanofi pasteur

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: North Carolina Biotechnology Center to dedicate new offices in Wilmington, Greenville

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: Cambridge Antibody Technology Reports Recent Progress In Licensed Product Candidates

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: Rib-X Granted Key Antibiotic Drug Discovery Patents

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: Chemokine Therapeutics expands protection of core anti-cancer technology with issuance of new U.S. patent

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: Shorter Course of PEG-INTRON(R) and REBETOL(R) Combination Therapy Approved in EU

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: Provectus to Begin Clinical Trial on Breast Cancer

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: Genzyme expands its research and manufacturing presence in Massachusetts

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: USC Marshall School of Business to present European BioBusiness Leadership Award 2005 at CORDIA

Oct 5, 2005	Press Release: Bernard Siegel Receives 2005 Stem Cell Advocacy Award

Sep 29, 2005	Press Release: Pharming Expands Clinical Development Of Recombinant Human C1 Inhibitor For New Indications

Sep 29, 2005	Press Release: Active Biotech Presents Survival Data on Cancer Drug

Sep 29, 2005	PR Newswire: Provid Announces New National Cancer Institute Contract

Sep 29, 2005	Washington Post (DC): FDA Chief Wants Transformation in Medicine

Sep 29, 2005	Boston Globe (MA): FDA chief's resignation comes as surprise

Sep 29, 2005	Bio-IT World: Weekly IT and Informatics Product Roundup

Sep 29, 2005	Bio-IT World: FDA�s Gottlieb Blasts Importation and Calls for New Technology

Sep 27, 2005	Press Release: FDA Approves Pfizer's Lipitor(R) to Reduce Risk of Strokes and Heart Attacks in Patients With Diabetes

Sep 27, 2005	Press Release: RxHub Advances Electronic Prescribing Through Its Standards Approved By NCPDP and Its Partnership With Industry Leaders

Sep 27, 2005	Press Release: DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. Announces Phase II Efficacy Results for One of its Novel Antidepressants, DOV 216,303

Sep 27, 2005	Press Release: CuraGen and TopoTarget Initiate Phase Ib Clinical Trial with PXD101 for Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Sep 27, 2005	Press Release: PhRMA President Billy Tauzin Applauds Appointment of FDA Acting Commissioner

Sep 27, 2005	Press Release: Invitrogen to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference

Sep 27, 2005	Press Release: Manhattan Research Reveals the Top 5 Traits of the 'Ideal' eDetail

Sep 27, 2005	Press Release: Biogen Idec and Elan Submit Supplemental Biologics License Application to the FDA for TYSABRI

Sep 23, 2005	Press Release: Vernalis signs new agreement with Diosynth Biotechnology for Phase III clinical trials

Sep 23, 2005	Press Release: Genzyme Opens New Discovery Research and Development Facility in Cambridge and Expands Manufacturing Site in Haverhill, UK

Sep 23, 2005	Press Release: Fisher Scientific to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference

Sep 21, 2005	Chemical & Engineering News: Pharma, A Bright Spot In Hiring

Sep 19, 2005	Press Release: Parkinson's Patient Advocates Call on Amgen to Move Forward with GDNF Clinical Trials

Sep 19, 2005	Press Release: Viventia Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Phase II Cancer Trial for Proxinium

Sep 19, 2005	Press Release: New Life Scientific signs Letter of Intent with CureLab, Inc. for long term agreement of Joint Development and Marketing Plan

Sep 19, 2005	Press Release: N.C. Bio Pharma Business Development Group changes name, expands reach

Sep 19, 2005	Press Release: Genentech Announces October 10 Webcast Discussion of Earnings and Other Business Results

Sep 15, 2005	Press Release: Missouri Governor Honored With Significant National Biotech Award

Sep 15, 2005	Press Release: PRA International Announces Partnership with Biomira Inc.

Sep 15, 2005	Press Release: FDA Commissioner Dr. Lester Crawford to Deliver Keynote Address at the Seventh Annual MASS Opportunities Biotechnology Investment Conference

Sep 15, 2005	Press Release: BioProcessors� SimCell Platform Selected by Novo Nordisk

Sep 15, 2005	Press Release: Overcoming Adoption Challenges for Pharma Industry Highlighted at Patient-Level Data Conference

Sep 12, 2005	Press Release: Phase 2 Study Shows Lilly/Alkermes Inhaled Insulin System Achieved Blood Sugar Levels Similar to Injected Insulin

Sep 12, 2005	PR Newswire: Peptides and Therapeutic Proteins Emerging as Attractive Drug Targets for the Pharmaceuticals Industry

Sep 12, 2005	Business Wire: SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Issued Second Patent for Platform Used to Formulate Challenging Drugs

Sep 7, 2005	Press Release: Protein Design Labs Phase 2 Ularitide Study Highlighted At European Society of Cardiology Congress

Sep 7, 2005	Press Release: AMBIEN CR(TM) CIV Receives FDA Approval For The Treatment Of Insomnia

Sep 7, 2005	Press Release: FDA Approves Vaccine to Help Protect Children Against Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Chickenpox in One Shot

Sep 7, 2005	Business Wire: Andrx Reports on FDA Developments

Sep 7, 2005	Business Wire: Chiron Responds to Novartis Offer

Sep 2, 2005	Press Release: Approvable Letter Received from the FDA for Dacogen(TM) (Decitabine) Injection for the Treatment of MDS

Aug 31, 2005	Press Release: Cost-effective R&D Outsourcing Attracts Global Pharmaceutical Industry to India and China

Aug 31, 2005	Press Release: Patient Recruitment Plays a Major Role in Meeting Clinical Trial Deadlines

Aug 31, 2005	Press Release: FDA Approves Tercica's Increlex for Short Stature Caused by Severe Primary IGF-1 Deficiency

Aug 31, 2005	Press Release: ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces that the sanofi-aventis Group Has Extended its Research Collaboration with the Company

Aug 29, 2005	Press Release: Par Pharmaceutical Receives Final Approval to Market Generic Questran(R) Powder and Questran(R) Light Powder for Oral Suspension

Aug 29, 2005	Press Release: California Attorney General Accuses Drug Companies of Fraud

Aug 29, 2005	Press Release: Invitrogen Signs Agreement with Nonlinear Dynamics to Distribute Advanced Analysis Software Solutions

Aug 26, 2005	Press Release: FDA Defers Decision on Plan B Over-the-Counter Application

Aug 26, 2005	Press Release: Encore Pharmaceuticals Receives Second 2005 SBIR Award

Aug 26, 2005	Press Release: DRAXIS Extends Scheduled Shutdown for Contract Manufacturing Division

Aug 26, 2005	Press Release: Pfizer expands SUTENT� (sunitinib malate) access program to patients with kidney cancer

Aug 24, 2005	Press Release: Amexdrug Corporation to Acquire Dermagen, Inc.

Aug 24, 2005	Press Release: Isis Pharmaceuticals Raises $51 Million in Private Offering

Aug 24, 2005	Press Release: Bioinformatics Market Surges Ahead

Aug 24, 2005	Press Release: Icoria to Conduct Biomarker Study for Isis Pharmaceuticals

Aug 24, 2005	Press Release: Eric Brandt to Be President and Chief Executive Officer of AVANIR Pharmaceuticals

Aug 22, 2005	Press Release: Operating Costs in Clinical Trials Force CROs to Work with EDC, Life Science Insights Finds