> An EMEA advisory panel has issued six positive opinions on marketing applications for new drugs, paving the way for EU marketing approval. Report
> Chutes & Ladders: Novacea has elected John P. Walker as CEO. He will continue to serve the Chairman of the company. Release
> Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has won the Lasker Prize. Report
> Millipore is expanding on its reputation as a filtration supplier to scientific labs around the globe. Report
> Generics may be the bane of Big Pharma, but they're inflation-fighting ninjas. Over the last 12 months, prescription drug prices edged up by a measly 1 percent--the lowest rate of inflation in three decades. Report
> Pfizer is looking to set up its Japanese R&D operation, previously slated for shutdown, as an independent company--with the help of a few investors, of course. Report
And Finally... An ancient mechanism for coping with stresses also gives cancer a boost. Release