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> Pfizer says it's extending its controversial tender offer for Icagen by 24 hours as it tries to round up a relatively small number of shares needed to complete the transaction. Report
> GeoVax, which is developing HIV vaccines, says the NIH has increased its annual award from $3.6 million to $4.4 million. GeoVax release
> Medimmune president Peter Greenleaf is taking the helm of a new authority which will handle the state of Maryland's investments in tech companies. The state is auctioning off tax breaks and using that money to seed startups. Report
Pharma News
@FiercePharma: Serious infections in AMD patients injected off-label with Avastin. Supports Genentech case that repackaging = risky Report | Follow @FiercePharma
> FTC report IDs new twist on pay-to-delay. Details
> Tarceva's new European OK points up Roche's targeted goals. Article
> Bain, 2 drugmakers still in race for GSK consumer portfolio. Report
Manufacturing News
> Promega adding molecular-biology capacity with new plant. More
> Fareva moves into U.S. with Pfizer plant buy. Story
> Dairy JV nabs India's excipients maker Brahmar. News
> Two CMOs to cut more than 100 jobs in NY, Ireland. Report
> BASF raises excipient, API prices another 10%. Article
> Baxter pumps up lyophilization capacity at Halle plant. Details
Vaccine News
> New strain of H5N1 lacks vax protection. News
> Emory University recieves $26M from NIH. Story
> Infant rotavirus shots may benefit the unvaccinated. Report
> IOM: Vaccines cause very few side effects. Article
> CDC: Teen HPV vaccination rates lagging. Details
And Finally... Researchers say they have created tiny devices that can be implanted in hypoxic tumors to generate oxygen, boosting the killing power of radiation and chemotherapy. Release