> The FDA says that it will delay a decision on extending the age range allowed for FluMist until MedImmune brings its UK facility into compliance. Regulators cited the facility last March. Regulators also say that their warning shouldn't disrupt the delivery of MedImmune's nasal flu vaccine. Report
> An FDA advisory panel will meet on July 31 to review the case for using Tysabri against Crohn's disease. Report
> The Harnett Forward Together Committee has completed a blueprint for a 130-acre biotech campus in North Carolina. Report
> Ranbaxy Laboratories has acquired from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company the U.S. rights to a group of 13 dermatology products. Release
> The EU has published the first comprehensive evaluation of the contribution of modern biotechnology to major European Union policy goals. The report found that modern biotechnology accounts for up to 1.69 percent of the EU economy. Release
> An international team of investigators working on a specially funded project have found that antibodies extracted from bird flu victims provided immunity to mice later infected with H5N1. Report
And Finally… A Harvard Medical School researcher has joined with two New York hedge funds to create a new million-dollar annual award for the best new thinking in cancer research. Report