> Novartis is teaming up with MIT to develop new ways to manufacture drugs. The company will give the university $65 million over 10 years to create a new research program. Report
> Galvus, a once-daily oral treatment for type 2 diabetes, has been approved by the EMEA. Release
> Celera has earned a clinical milestone payment of $2 million from Merck. The payment was triggered by Merck's advancement of odanacatib into a Phase III clinical trial as a potential treatment for osteoporosis. Release
> Scientists at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders report that they have identified a drug that could potentially treat the cognitive disorders associated with schizophrenia. Report
> A new study concludes that two enzymes--SIRT3 and SIRT4--play a key role in mitochondria, regulating the aging process. Report
And Finally... Researchers at Texas A&M University are participating in developing a medicine that is worth sneezing about: a treatment for influenza that forms a jelly when sprayed into the nose. Release