Tuesday September 07, 2010

 
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Highlights
FDA

Wed Sep 1 07:48:05 2010
(Abbott)
Abbott Receives FDA Approval for First Automated Molecular Test for Assessing Hepatitis B Treatment

Tue Aug 31 05:03:03 2010
(TheStreet)
21 Drugs Facing FDA Approval Decisions

Mon Aug 30 17:48:12 2010
(Valeant Pharmaceuticals International)
GSK and Valeant Announce New U.S. FDA PDUFA Goal Date for Ezogabine

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Clinical Trials

Fri Sep 3 07:03:16 2010
(Cardiff University)
First clinical trials successfully completed on potent new hepatitis C drug

Thu Sep 2 04:42:23 2010
(Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.)
Halozyme Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trials With Insulin Analogs Lispro and Aspart With rHuPH20 in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Thu Aug 26 13:06:14 2010
(Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase III Clinical Study Aimed at Resetting the Body Clock

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M&A and Other Deals

Mon Sep 6 13:12:28 2010
(Stallergenes)
Stallergenes and Shionogi Sign Exclusive Partnership Agreements for Immunotherapy Tablets in Japan

Wed Sep 1 05:54:14 2010
(Pfizer Inc.)
Pfizer to Acquire FoldRx Pharmaceuticals

Wed Sep 1 02:06:11 2010
(Cord Blood America, Inc.)
Cord Blood America Says Placenta Collection Services Increasing Revenues in Third Quarter; July 2010 Top Month in Year; BioCells, Inc. Acquisition Proceeding to September Closing

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Topic Specific

Cancer

Tue Sep 7 08:13:22 2010
(Reportlinker)
Reportlinker Adds Drug Delivery in Cancer - technologies, markets and companies

Tue Sep 7 08:12:59 2010
(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
St. Jude Researcher Receives Grant to Focus on Cancer Pharmacogenomics in Children

Tue Sep 7 07:57:18 2010
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
Multivitamin use doesn't impact colon cancer outcomes

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RNA

Tue Aug 24 12:54:41 2010
(PLoS: Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Novel Naphthalene-Based Inhibitors of Trypanosoma brucei RNA Editing Ligase 1

Mon Aug 16 07:45:14 2010
(Tufts University, Health Sciences)
Newly identified RNA sequence is key in microRNA processing

Tue Aug 10 15:15:05 2010
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences)
Human cells can copy not only DNA, but also RNA

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Stem Cells

Tue Sep 7 09:51:09 2010
(University of California - Riverside)
Researchers at UC Riverside find solution to cell death problem vexing stem cell research

Sun Sep 5 22:03:15 2010
(University of California - Los Angeles)
Induced pluripotent stem cell retain an inactivated X chromosome, study finds

Sun Sep 5 22:03:02 2010
(Cell Press)
'Basal-like' breast cancer does not originate from basal stem cells

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News

Science News

Tue Sep 7 11:45:08 2010
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
Mount Sinai researchers find new target to improve pain management

Tue Sep 7 11:36:20 2010
(NatureNews)
Troubled geneticist rebuffed by US patent office

Tue Sep 7 11:36:17 2010
(NatureNews)
Rare victory in fight against melanoma

Tue Sep 7 09:51:13 2010
(American Journal of Pathology)
Casing the joint

Tue Sep 7 09:51:09 2010
(University of California - Riverside)
Researchers at UC Riverside find solution to cell death problem vexing stem cell research

Tue Sep 7 09:51:02 2010
(Fox Chase Cancer Center)
Fox Chase researchers uncover activation signal for Aurora-A oncogene

Tue Sep 7 09:42:19 2010
(NatureNews)
US stem-cell chaos felt abroad

Tue Sep 7 09:42:15 2010
(NatureNews)
Teams battle for neuron prize

Tue Sep 7 07:57:18 2010
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
Multivitamin use doesn't impact colon cancer outcomes

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Business News

Tue Sep 7 06:09:14 2010
(TheStreet)
China Sky One, Idenix: Volume Movers

Tue Sep 7 06:09:09 2010
(TheStreet)
Idenix: Two Hep C Drugs on Clinical Hold

Mon Sep 6 11:15:10 2010
(Yahoo AP)
FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan

Fri Sep 3 07:09:03 2010
(TheStreet)
Take-Two, Avanir: Volume Movers

Fri Sep 3 05:15:15 2010
(TheStreet)
Celldex, Pfizer Split Over Brain Tumor Drug

Thu Sep 2 12:09:07 2010
(TheStreet)
Brocade, China Green: Volume Movers

Thu Sep 2 06:27:03 2010
(TheStreet)
Graymark, Orexigen: Volume Movers

Thu Sep 2 04:33:11 2010
(TheStreet)
Somaxon: Readers Respond (Angrily)

Thu Sep 2 04:33:05 2010
(TheStreet)
Orexigen, Takeda Tie Knot on Obesity Drug

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Press Releases

Tue Sep 7 10:06:49 2010
(Stratos Genomics Inc.)
Stratos Genomics Announces Series-A Financing for Continued Development of SBX™ Ultra-low-cost Genome Sequencing Technology

Tue Sep 7 10:06:46 2010
(ViroPharma Incorporated)
ViroPharma To Participate in Two September Healthcare Investor Conferences

Tue Sep 7 10:06:39 2010
(Reportlinker)
Reportlinker Adds Neuropathic Pain: Competing Treatments and Market Entry Considerations

Tue Sep 7 10:06:29 2010
(Reportlinker)
Reportlinker Adds Hypertension: Competing Treatments and Market Entry Considerations

Tue Sep 7 10:06:16 2010
(Texas Children's Hospital)
NIH Renews Baylor College of Medicine Grant for Human Microbiome Project Program at Texas Children's Hospital

Tue Sep 7 10:06:12 2010
(Reportlinker)
Reportlinker Adds Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Market in US -2013

Tue Sep 7 08:14:18 2010
(Reportlinker)
Reportlinker Adds The Top 10 Orthopedic Device Companies: Financial performance, research activities, and growth strategies

Tue Sep 7 08:13:53 2010
(Reportlinker)
Reportlinker Adds Nanobiotechnologies- Applications, Markets and Companies

Tue Sep 7 08:13:38 2010
(Reportlinker)
Reportlinker Adds Cardiovascular Drug Delivery - Technologies, Markets and Companies

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Market Summary

Snapshot: 2:30PM EDT
(Updated every 20 min)

Major Indices
Change Last
BTK Down 12.88 (-1.15%)1,110.02
DJI Down 71.97 (-0.69%)10,375.96
Nasdaq Down 16.36 (-0.73%)2,217.39

Biotech Volume Leaders
ChangeLastVol
PFE -1.18% 16.2619,231,847
ARNA 7.14% 7.3511,272,940
TEVA 2.70% 53.187,736,296
MRK 0.01% 35.606,952,202
IDIX -46.91% 3.186,300,624
GILD -1.97% 33.354,839,299
BVF 8.89% 26.094,657,673
SOMX 6.27% 4.074,414,329
GNBT 2.29% 0.422,348,549
FRX -0.36% 29.462,213,747

Biotech Stocks Up >10%
from today's opening price.
ChangeLastVol
CCYG.OB 46.67% 0.02200
OCHT.PK 33.33% 0.041,000
AMB.TO 33.33% 0.0245,000
XOMAD 16.44% 3.40569,205

Biotech Stocks Down >10%
from today's opening price.
ChangeLastVol
IDIX -46.91%3.186,300,624
LIPD.PK -33.33%0.014,362
AOLS.OB -22.50%0.31102
NEOL.PK -16.41%0.2812,000
NWBO.OB -15.53%0.87396,451
HPLF.OB -15.00%0.09350
NGEN.PK -14.29%0.01100,180
TBIO.OB -12.82%0.3421,403
ACEL.PK -11.19%0.261,000



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