> Watch out, GlaxoSmithKline. The market for HIV drugs may be expanding, but it's shifting like the San Andreas Fault at the same time, and more than a handful of companies are poised to challenge GSK for dominance. Report
> CV Therapeutics says that federal regulators will review Ranexa as an initial therapy for angina. Release
> A fledgling CRO, Veracity BioTechnology, has flown the incubator to begin research life on its own. President Victor Buckwold, Veracity's sole full-timer at this point, is specializing in testing hepatitis C therapies. Report
> Emergent BioSolutions says that HHS will continue to buy its anthrax vaccine under a fixed $400 million contract. Release
> Schering-Plough has completed the acquisition of Organon. Report
> SGX Pharmaceuticals will get $25 million through a private placement. Release
> Despite a black box warning, atypical antipsychotics do big business in nursing homes. Report
> VaxInnate is in a tight race to develop the first "universal" flu vaccine that would be able to tackle a variety of influenzas and do away with the annual winter jab. Report
> A new compound has proved effective in animal studies in restoring electrical activity in the muscles of muscular dystrophy patients. Report
> A small gene therapy study involving a handful of Parkinson's patients has produced impressive data indicating that they may be on to a potential breakthrough. Report
And Finally... PS3 gamers and a team of internationally renowned scientists have joined forces on global molecular project. Report