Biotech NewsBiotech news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.FDA warning on Alkermes alcoholism drug- August 15, 2008 A drug to treat alcoholism developed by Alkermes Inc. has caused blood clots, swelling, abscesses, cell death and other adverse reactions in nearly 200 cases, according to a warning for health care ...http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/fda-warning-on-alkermes-alcoholism-drug?from... Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Doses First Patient In Phase II Trial Of...- August 14, 2008 Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that patient screening and dosing has begun in a Phase II trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bavituximab in combination with chemotherapy in patients ...http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/peregrine-pharmaceuticals-doses-first-patien... ImClone hires JP Morgan to weigh options: sources- August 14, 2008 ImClone Systems Inc has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to help it weigh a takeover offer from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co or a possible break-up of the biotechnology company, sources familiar with the situation said on ...http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/imclone-hires-jp-morgan-to-weigh-options-sou... FDA Accepts Pain Therapeutics, King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REMOXY...- August 14, 2008 Pain Therapeutics, Inc. and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the New Drug Application for REMOXY was accepted and granted Priority Review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration .http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/fda-accepts-pain-therapeutics-king-pharmaceu... CSL to buy Talecris Biotherapeutics for US$3.1bn in cash- August 14, 2008 CSL Ltd, the world s second-largest maker of specialized blood transfusion products, agreed to buy Talecris Biotherapeutics Holding Corp for US$3.1 billion in cash, boosting sales by more than a third with its ...http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/csl-to-buy-talecris-biotherapeutics-for-us-3... Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Limited Recall of Fentanyl Transdermal System- August 14, 2008 Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that one lot of 75 mcghr Fentanyl Transdermal System patches sold in the United States is being voluntarily recalled ...http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/watson-pharmaceuticals-inc-announces-limited... Cardiome And Astellas Announce Receipt Of FDA Approvable Letter For KYNAPID- August 14, 2008 NASDAQ: CRME TSX: COM VANCOUVER and DEERFIELD, IL, Aug. 11 CNW - Cardiome Pharma Corp.http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/cardiome-and-astellas-announce-receipt-of-fd... Genentech says Roche proposal undervalues company- August 13, 2008 Biotechnology company Genentech Inc. said Wednesday a special committee has unanimously concluded that a $43.7 billion bid by Roche Group AG "substantially undervalues" the company.http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/genentech-says-roche-proposal-undervalues-co... Biovail sees sales shrink, profit disappear after turmoil- August 13, 2008 Canada's biggest publicly traded drug company lost money and saw its sales shrink in the second quarter as it absorbed the costs of a proxy fight, a management change and a losing legal battle over drug ...http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/biovail-sees-sales-shrink-profit-disappear-a... India seeks US help to solve Ranbaxy case- August 13, 2008 NEW DELHI: India has sought the intervention of the US government in the case of Ranbaxy Laboratories, which is fighting the charges of fraudulent misconduct, levelled by the Department of Justice , in district ...http://www.topix.net/business/biotech/2008/08/india-seeks-us-help-to-solve-ranbaxy-case?fr... |