> The FDA has given Pfizer and NicOx the go-ahead to begin human testing of its glaucoma treatment candidate, PF-03187207. As part of its agreement with Pfizer, NicOx will a $1.3 million milestone payment. Release
> In a speech, Ohio's Governor Ted Strickland announced that an unnamed pharmaceutical company may be making a $400 million investment the state. Article
> The AARP has stepped into the fight over biologic drugs, throwing its support behind a new bill designed to speed the development and approval of generic versions of these medications. Report
> Research institutions are lining up to protest stalled federal funding for biomedical research. Dr. Edward D. Miller, the head of Johns Hopkins Medical, issued a stern warning to lawmakers that a failure to bump federal research funding at the National Institutes of Health could force a frustrating halt to important research. Report
> A research team at Scripps Research Institute has discovered a simpler, less expensive method for producing synthetic versions of naturally-occurring compounds. By making it possible to produce these compounds less expensively, they say that a number of new drugs could be much more feasible to make. Report
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