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Gilead Sciences 2nd-qtr profit rises 8.6 pct
Reuters Health - 17 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc reported an 8.6 percent increase in second-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by higher sales of its drugs that fight the virus that causes AIDS. But the results
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Bellus Health signs agreement to acquire Innodia
PharmaBiz - 10 Hours ago
Bellus Health Inc. (formerly known as Neurochem Inc.) has signed a definitive agreement to purchase capital stock of Innodia Inc. This will result in the Bellus Health Group owning 100 per cent of the
Raptor signs collaboration agreement with University of California TradingMarkets
Dor BioPharma signs collaboration agreement with IDIS Pharmaceutical Business Review
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Sales of Vancouver biotech's eye drug continue to decline as global competition
Business In Vancouver - 11 Hours ago
Sales of QLT Inc.'s (TSX:QLT) macular degeneration drug continued to fall in the second quarter of 2008. Global Visudyne sales dropped 31.5% to US$40.7 million for the quarter ending June 30 from US$59.3
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Electronic biometric passports to introduced in Kazakhstan
Caspio Net - 11 Hours ago
Kazakhstan is set to be the first CIS country to introduce biometric passports with a corresponding statement having been made at a meeting of the Ministry for Justice in Almaty. First samples have passed
Kazakhstan to start issuing biometric passports in November Interfax-Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ready to introduce biometric passports - Ministry of Justice Kazakhstan Today
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OGI and Invitrogen bring epigenomics to the fore in Genome 2.0 symposium
Bioscience World/Biotechnology Focus - 14 Hours ago
The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) teamed up with Invitrogen Corporation, a California-based global leader in providing life sciences technology, to host Genome 2.0: New Frontiers in Epigenomics, a
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Jubilant, Amgen Enter Drug Discovery Deal
Chemical Week - 17 Hours ago
Email This Page Copyright Permissions Comment on This Story Custom Reprints Current Issue View Archives More Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals Lonza to Co-Develop Novartis Biologics Pipeline Riemser
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Gilead numbers €uninspiring€™
FierceBiotech - 17 Hours ago
TheStreet's Adam Feuerstein rated Gilead Science's second quarter numbers 'uninspiring,' with strong top-line results and a disappointment in earnings. As one of the few profitable biotechs in the market,
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Still Liking Gilead, Warts and All
Motley Fool - 18 Hours ago
After another quarter in the books, it's still tough find much to complain about with drug company Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD). On Thursday, Gilead posted second-quarter numbers, showing no major cracks
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Baxter International Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha - 4 Hours ago
8:30 am ET Executives Mary Kay Ladone - VP of IR Bob Parkinson - CEO Rob Davis - CFO Analysts Larry Keusch - Goldman Sachs Mike Weinstein - JPMorgan Ben Andrew - William Blair Matt Dodds - Citigroup Kristen
Baxter International Inc. - Healthcare - Medical Equipment SWOT Report Mindbranch
Overstock.com, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha
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Movers roundup: Gilead Sciences, AMD
KCBS - 5 Hours ago
from the AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. fell sharply Friday as Wall Street viewed the drug developer's latest earnings report as sign that the company could be shifting
Movers roundup: Gilead Sciences shares slide, AMD stock sinks on disappointing 2Q Canadian Business Magazine
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Biocon launches Abraxane drug
Therapeutics Daily - 4 Hours ago
Bangalore, July 18 (PTI) Country's biotechnology major Biocon, in alliance with the US-based Abraxis Bio Science, today announced the launch of Abraxane, an oncotheraputic drug for treatment of breast
::: Biocon and Abraxis BioScience Launch ABRAXANE in India for Treatment of Breast Biotech Intelligence
Biocon to market new breast cancer drug in India NewKerala.com
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Potential $437M in Nonsense Mutation Deal PTC Taking in $100M Up Front in PTC124
Therapeutics Daily - 6 Hours ago
Byline: Jennifer Boggs, Assistant Managing Editor PTC Therapeutics Inc. nailed down a potential $437 million partnership with Genzyme Corp., including a whopping $100 million up-front payment, to co-develop
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Lackluster Earnings Send Gilead Sciences Almost 10 Percent Lower
Schaeffers Research - 14 Hours ago
Read more about what our subscribers have to say. Wellpoint (WLP: sentiment, chart, options) popped up on my radar this afternoon as the stock is seeing some extremely heavy put trading at its in-the-money
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Leading UK Manufacturer of Laboratory Plastics Appoints Specialist B2B Agency The
PR inside - 14 Hours ago
- Sterilin Limited, the established leader in single use laboratory plastics for life sciences applications, has appointed independent consultancy The Scott Partnership for a new PR campaign. The Scott
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Genzyme and PTC collaborate on genetic disorder drug
Pharmaceutical Business Review - 15 Hours ago
Under the terms of the agreement, PTC will commercialize PTC124 in the US and Canada, and Genzyme will commercialize the treatment in all other countries. Genzyme will make an up-front payment of $100
Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule DiGiTAL50
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (ALTH) Corporate Event Announcement Notice Macro World Investor
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MacroGenics acquires Raven Biotechnologies
Pharmaceutical Business Review - 15 Hours ago
MacroGenics will issue shares of its stock to purchase Raven. Montgomery & Co served as the financial advisor to Raven. Arnold & Porter served as legal advisor to MacroGenics. Scott Koenig, president
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Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires Affinity BioReagents
Pharmaceutical Business Review - 15 Hours ago
Affinity BioReagents provides recombinant proteins and custom antibody-production services. The company had annual revenues of approximately $6 million in 2007, and will be integrated into Thermo Fisher's
Thermo Fisher Scientific Mass Spectrometry Instruments Used by Harvard University PharmiWeb
Thermo Fisher Scientific buys Affinity BioReagents - Update RTTNews.com
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Security chiefs for biometric control system
Gulf Times - 16 Hours ago
THE need to introduce the biometric border-control system at the air and sea ports besides border posts in all the Arab countries was unanimously endorsed by the security chiefs of the Arab countries
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Greenwood Biotech Firm Names New CEO
Inside INdiana Business - 17 Hours ago
Greenwood-based ELONA Biotechnologies, Inc. has named Arthur Patterson as its new chief executive officer. Previous CEO Ron Zimmerman will continue as chairman. Patterson has been executive director of
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Healthcare 'Safe'? Nobody Told Gilead
Seeking Alpha - 17 Hours ago
Another 'safe' sector - healthcare... here you can lose 9% instead of 12% elsewhere aka 'it's safe' ;) GILD) breaks down Great company but nothing is truly safe in the bear. Meanwhile since Citigroup
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Biotech Companies, Investors Look to Adult Stem Cells
PBS - 17 Hours ago
In June, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that it was investing $3 million in a small San Diego-based biotech startup called EyeCyte, which will work to develop adult stem cell-based treatments for
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Drew Industries Presents Webcast of Second Quarter Conference Call on July 31
DiGiTAL50 - 8 Hours ago
News WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 17 PRNewswire-FirstCall (NYSE: DW), a White Plains, NY-based manufacturer of components for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries, will release its
ATK to Webcast Conference Call on FY09 First-Quarter Financial Results DiGiTAL50
Amgen Announces Webcast of 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results Pharma Live
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Seahorse Bioscience Receives Poster Award from the European Association for the
KRON4 - 11 Hours ago
Mechanism of Action of Metformin on Insulin Sensitization Poster Wins One of Three Prizes N. BILLERICA, Mass., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Seahorse Bioscience, Inc., leaders in real-time measurement of cellular
::: Seahorse Bioscience Receives Poster Award from the European Association for Biotech Intelligence
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Gilead Sciences (GILD) NewsBite - GILD Revenue Misses Estimates
Market Intelligence Center - 16 Hours ago
Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) opened at 51.40. So far today, the stock has hit a low of 49.20 and a high of 51.50. GILD is now trading at 50.75, down 4.65 (-9.05%). The stock hit its 52 week high of 56.95
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Biotech incubator UEL cuts staff
Twin Cities Business Journal - 16 Hours ago
Startup incubator University Enterprise Laboratories (UEL) is laying off two employees and outsourcing management its St. Paul headquarters in order to cut costs and focus more on outreach to businesses.
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