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Genzyme Says Sanofi Needs to Cough Up More Cash

09/01/2010
Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer tells the Wall Street Journal that Sanofi-Aventis will have to offer more than $69 a share to kick off negotiations. Read more

BVGH CEO Melinda Moree on PharmaTV

08/31/2010
PharmaTelevision talks to BVGH CEO Melinda Moree on aims, strategies and priorities, and parameters for measuring success.  Watch the video

Top 10 Women in Biotech

08/30/2010
Fierce Biotech reports that women are quickly joining the ranks of movers and shakers in biotech, listing the 10 most influential women in the field. Read more

China Urged to Close Health Gap

08/25/2010
The Wall Street Journal points to a report released at the World Cancer Congress in Shenzhen calling for developing countries to close the health gap, particularly around chronic diseases. The report ...

'Backpack' Microscope Could be Used to Diagnose TB

08/24/2010
SciDev.net reports that a new diagnostic tool for tuberculosis that is lightweight and durable enough to be carried around in a backpack is being tested in clinical sites in Africa and Latin America. ...

U.S. Biotech Faces Fierce International Competition

08/23/2010
Scientific American selected the top five biotechnology fostering countries. The U.S. led the pack followed by Singapore, Canada, Sweden, and Denmark. Criteria included protection of intellectual prop...

Are Global Disease Campaigns Worsening Basic Medical Care in Poor Countries?

08/18/2010
Infectious tropical diseases such as river blindness and trachoma can be compelling targets around which to rally government and community campaigns to combat these scourges. But Scientific American a...

Scientists Produce Atlas Of Worm Infection Prevalence, Distribution Throughout Africa

08/18/2010
On Tuesday at the 12th International Congress of Parasitology, a group of scientists, led by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, launched an online series of maps showing ...

Predictive Blood Test for TB 'A Step Closer'

08/18/2010
BBC Health News reports that international researchers have made a "significant step" towards a predictive blood test for tuberculosis. Read more

Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s

08/13/2010
The New York Times reports about a group of scientists and executives from the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the drug and medical-imaging industries, universities,...
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