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ALSO NOTED: AstraZeneca may shake up R&D with spin-off; Vertex sells stock; and much more...
> AstraZeneca is considering spinning off its GI research institute into a separate company that would go out into the market and hunt for venture capital backing, according to Swedish newspaper Read more...
WHO: Infectious disease a growing threat
A new report from the World Health Organization is sounding the alarm on the serious threat the world faces from rapidly spreading infectious disease. New disease are emerging--such as AIDS, Ebola Read more...
Press Release: AstraZeneca Makes $100M Research Investment In Boston
Press Release: AstraZeneca Makes $100M Research Investment In Boston
Read more...Press Release: MGI PHARMA Says Saforis Meets Main Goal In Late-Stage Trial
Press Release: MGI PHARMA Says Saforis Meets Main Goal In Late-Stage Trial
Read more...SPOTLIGHT: New bird flu strain emerges
The World Health Organization says that two Egyptians were infected by a new strain of bird flu that is resistant to Tamiflu. They don't know how the strain developed, but noted that it is worrying as Tamiflu remains the primary protection against the H5N1 version of avian flu. Report
Press Release: InterMune Achieves Manufacturing Milestone In HCV Collaboration With Roche
Press Release: InterMune Achieves Manufacturing Milestone In HCV Collaboration With Roche
Read more...ALSO NOTED: Catalyst prices IPO; Hollis-Eden raises money; and much more...
> Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners has priced its IPO of 3.4 million shares at $6 per share. Report
> Hollis-Eden Pharma is raising $26 million from the sale of shares. Report
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Read more...WHO calls for $10B in bird flu vaccine research
The World Health Organization is warning governments around the globe that they need to invest another $10 billion if they expect to be able to stockpile enough vaccines to ward off a global bird flu pandemic. The WHO's global plan also calls for a big increase in seasonal flu vaccine production in order to expand vaccine production capacity and long-term R&D efforts to build better pandemic vaccines.
WHO would like to see annual production of seasonal vaccines boosted from 350 …
Read more...Indonesia agrees to release bird flu data
Under heavy pressure from the World Health Organization and a host of researchers around the globe, the Indonesian government has agreed to open up access to the genetic codes of the H5N1 virus that has afflicted dozens of people in the country. Until now, the codes, or sequences, have been restricted to a handful of WHO labs. Researchers have been seeking access to the codes in order to study the way the virus may be mutating. Indonesian officials, who have seemed largely stumped when it …
Read more...WHO study points to threats of avian flu
A new study by the World Health Organization concludes that the number of avian flu cases is likely to spike again this winter as the average age of the victims who die of the virus slowly drops. Overall, bird flu killed 56 percent of the people who caught it, with most falling in the age range of 10 to 19. The virus is difficult to catch, the report adds, but notes that with the H5N1 virus widely spread in poultry, the chances of it mutating into a form that can trigger a human pandemic …
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