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> Metabolic Solutions Development in Kalamazoo, MI says it has raised an additional $8.6 million to support its work on Type 2 diabetes drugs. Story
> WuXi PharmaTech has begun to set up a clinical trial services group in China. Report
> After being slammed by a recent failed late-stage study of NicVax, Nabi reports this morning that it earned a $5 million milestone. Nabi Release
> Titan Pharmaceuticals says it's gathered "additional positive results" from its Phase III confirmatory clinical study of the opioid dependence drug Probuphine. Release
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> Pharma stages protest of South Korean price cuts. Report
> Shanghai looks to U.S., Europe for branded-drug buyout. News
> Icahn funds unload stakes in Biogen, Amgen. Article
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> An optogenetic pacemaker would march to a fiber-optic beat. Details
> Genes reveal gender differences in alcoholism onset. Article
> Stanford researchers separate tumor-causing cells from therapeutic ones. News
> Researchers reach for broader firepower against viruses. More
> Jackson lab off the hook in Alzheimer's mice lawsuit. Report
> Heart regeneration, or finding our own inner zebrafish. Story
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> Avastin fakes in China were not contaminated, investigation continues. More
> Harbin faces Chinese regulators for environmental violations. Article
> State incentives help hook Watson, Osmotica. News
> Generics deal sounds alarm for foreign API makers. Story
> 'Expendable' mid-managers are last defense for quality. Details
> Gilead clears GMP violations amid HIV drug approval. Report
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