> The warning on the AIDS drug Aptivus is being updated to include a warning that the drug has been linked to sometimes fatal cases of bleeding in the brain. Report [1]
> Novartis has acquired 8.3 percent of NeuTec, bringing its total to 52 percent as it pursues plans to buy the British biotech. Report [2]
> Japan's Astellas Pharma has picked three drugs in its pipeline for rapid development. Report [3]
> Quantum Genomics of Jersey City, NJ has opened its European headquarters near Paris. Release [4]
> Pfizer is cutting the price of some drugs that have lost patent protection in Switzerland. Report [5]
> The board of Barr Pharmaceuticals says it can win the battle for control of Pliva. Report [6]
And Finally... Scientists are discovering that cloned animals are often dramatically different from their originals. Article [7]
Links:
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/30/AR2006063001307.html
[2] http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&guid=%7B194C8804-7E72-4799-B8EF-E3295078666A%7D&keyword=
[3] http://today.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-07-03T095411Z_01_T136312_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-JAPAN-ASTELLAS.XML&rpc=66
[4] http://www.pharmalive.com/News/index.cfm?articleid=354357&categoryid=54
[5] http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&guid=%7BAC2D82BB-6975-4322-B513-F85C1B69F587%7D&keyword=
[6] http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&guid=%7BD11A324B-BD8D-4DEA-A883-9117F94E867F%7D&keyword=
[7] http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1209937,00.html