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- New direction for Alzheimer's research?
- Merck's cholesterol drug wins European OK
- Introgen shares dive after report questions drug’s efficacy
- ViroPharma to buy Lev for $442M
- Minnesota blueprints new complex for biomedical research
- Side effects force Neurogen to suspend dosing
- Amgen releases positive denosumab results
- In fresh blow, Roche shutters HIV research program
- GSK inks $3.25B insomnia pact with Actelion
- Alcon axes eye program
- Pharming shares spike on positive Rhucin data
- Repros data highlights pain relief in Proellex trial
- FDA goes neutral with new response letters
- Schering-Plough fertility drug aces Phase III
- Invitrogen gets breast cancer test approval
- Medivation touts Phase II data on Huntington’s therapy
- Copaxone disappoints at higher dose
- Introgen axes staff as focus shifts to commercialization
- Amgen drug positive in cancer trial
- FDA panel backs added risk review on diabetes drugs
- Three technologies that could change the world
- Introgen files first gene therapy for FDA approval
- UCB files for Cimzia RA approval in Europe
- Positive data paves way for ThromboGenics trial
- Flurizan flunks its Phase III Alzheimer’s test
- Labopharm hopes high for tramadol despite rejection
- Biopharma sees tougher FDA approval process
- Merck, Schering-Plough end respiratory collaboration
- Ardea touts IIa data
- Quark prepares for human trials of siRNA therapy
- FDA considers new trial standard for diabetes drugs
- FDA delays review of Eli Lilly’s would-be blockbuster
- GTC shares jump on $257M ATryn pact
- AtheroGenics releases diabetes data
- FDA lifts clinical hold on YM therapy
- Discovery Labs shares dive on FDA delay
- Australia approves bird flu vaccine
- FDA committee backs Centocor psoriasis drug
- Phase III data paves way for Theratechnologies’ NDA
- Biotech drug sales grow 12.5% in 2007
- Scientists lament HIPAA's impact on new research projects
- Alzheimer's vaccine results boost Elan, Wyeth
- J&J psoriasis drug may carry cancer risk
- Sanofi: Acomplia demonstrates better glucose control
- DPP-4 inhibitors get spotlight at ADA meeting
- Vertex shares rise on positive data for telaprevir
- Hollis-Eden touts new diabetes data; Nastech announces positive insulin report
- Committee votes to back GSK/Ligand's Promacta
- SPOTLIGHT: Pertuzumab slows breast cancer in study
- Bayer, J&J tout rivaroxaban data
- Alfacell stock takes a hit on Onconase data
- Expert panel underwhelmed by GSK's Promacta
- Merck's osteoporosis drug performs in Phase II
- Amgen's D-mab beats Fosamax in trial
- United posts positive data for inhaled PAH drug
- Wyeth gets approvable letter for bazedoxifene
- Progenics, Wyeth drug fails late-stage trial
- FDA OKs Adolor's Entereg in first approval
- Merck shelves study of cholesterol drug
- Aflibercept misses endpoint in mid-stage study
- Ipsen clears FDA hurdle, gains $25M for Reloxin BLA
- FDA picking up the pace on '08 approvals
- Roche posts new data backing Actemra for RA
- Talecris' antibody drug gets priority review
- FDA delays Entereg decision
- FDA approves Lilly's ADHD drug Strattera
- Analyst predicts a long delay for Merck's Cordaptive
- FDA rejections signal tougher developers standards
- Purdue jumps ahead in pain drug race
- Inspire abandons allergy spray
- Rituxan fails (again) in late-stage lupus trial
- Cholesterol drug delay signals new FDA standards
- FDA approves Wyeth, Progenics drug
- Biotech's next big opportunity: Follow-ons?
- SPOTLIGHT: Glaxo appraises Sirtris' potential
- ALSO NOTED: FDA approves UCB's Cimzia; MacroChem acquires Virium; and much more...
- Renovo reports positive Juvista data
- Alpharma withdraws painkiller NDA
- PBMs making big bucks off specialty drugs
- Avastin, Erbitux battle for lung cancer market
- Wyeth, ViroPharma drops Hep C drug
- Pfizer, Avant ink $440M cancer vax deal
- SPOTLIGHT: Novartis touts new MS data
- Introgen gets positive Phase III Advexin data
- Eisai drug flunks Parkinson's trial
- Big Biotech emerges as a shelter in economic storm
- Finding no magic for 'Merlin,' Sir Evans shifts focus
- Symbollon warns of trouble after Phase III failure
- U.S. R&D headcount tumbles in key categories
- Boehringer boasts of late-stage drug potential
- Antigenics gets world's first cancer vaccine approval
- Pfizer halts tremelimumab development
- ALSO NOTED: Targeted Genetics buys Sirna's share of program; Indevus in $21M licensing deal;Atrium Innovations sells di
- SPOTLIGHT: Organogenesis plans expansion
- Can Big Pharma effectively develop new drugs?
- FDA approves GSK's Rotarix
- Study finds big gaps in clinical trial process
- Pfizer halts Phase III cancer trial on poor results
- SPOTLIGHT: Biotech sector poised for growth
- SPOTLIGHT: Investors fund vaccination programs
- Boehringer wins approval in anti-clotting drug race
- Presidio snags preclinical hep C program for $108M
- SPOTLIGHT: Cancer drug flunks Phase III
- Rare disease puts Phase III vax trial on hold
- Wyeth, Progenics drug flunks Phase III trial
- GSK successful in Phase III inflammation trial
- Amgen wins a key approval for platelet therapy
- Wyeth, Progenics drug flunks trial
- Phase III data sinks Keryx's diabetes drug
- Breakthrough reported in flu vaccine research
- Alkermes: Lilly may dump inhaled insulin program
- SPOTLIGHT: Worst Pharma Stocks of 2007
- Morphotek licenses anti-cancer antibody