Biotech Business Week

Gastroenterology - ROTARIX vaccine approved by Mexican authorities for gastroenteritis in infants

Generic Drugs - Generic-drug maker receives final approval for Midodrine HCl 10 mg tablets

Genomics - Bioresearch companies publish atomic structure of human histone deacetylase

Genomics - Supplier of custom oligonucleotides in East Asia opens facilities in Biopolis

Genomics - Survey shows perception of diagnostics for family of patient with genetic cancer

Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome - SomatoKine shows significant height velocity increase in GHIS study patients

HIV Prevention - New HIV entry inhibitor drug candidate to advance to phase II

HIV Therapy - Tipranavir safety, pharmacokinetics data reported at AIDS conference

HIV/AIDS - CEO asserts patent protection is crucial for next generation HIV/AIDS medicines

HIV/AIDS - Data offers best HIV RNA response in given highly active antiretroviral therapy

HIV/AIDS - Four new AIDS medicines added to the WHO prequalification list

HIV/AIDS - Fuzeon-based therapy provides significant long-term benefit

HIV/AIDS - Interim analysis of a Phase IIb study of tipranavir in HIV-positive patients

HIV/AIDS - Number of antiretroviral development strategies on the increase

HIV/AIDS - Pharma company presents clinical data HIV drugs, including PA-457

HIV/AIDS - REYATAZ received FDA approval to include new data and dosing in package insert

HIV/AIDS - Reverset clinical trial results presented at AIDS conference

HIV/AIDS - Studies Viread and Emtriva published in JAMA

HIV/AIDS - West African community joins network of community-based treatment support programs

HIV/AIDS Therapies - Pharmaceutical firm shares results from programs to fight HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Therapy - South African pharma company granted patent license for HIV/AIDS drug efavirenz

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Biopharma company reports encouraging preliminary HIV/AIDS vaccine results

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - First patients enrolled in HIV vaccine trial

Health Information - Educational series on health outcomes measurement available on CD-ROM

Healthcare Costs - Disease-management company says it qualifies for HSA reimbursement

Healthcare Coverage - Health plan offers Self Directed Health offered for individuals in California

Healthcare Coverage - Network affords medical providers access to new and cash-paying patients

Healthcare Coverage - Pharmacy benefits manager and BCBS Nebraska implement Cox-2 preauthorization

Healthcare Coverage - Rebate program to help 18,000 Los Angeles County residents stay insured

Healthcare Coverage - Regional chamber for the uninsured strongly supports Pfizer Pfriends

Healthcare Coverage - Research finds HMO enrollment growth in selected regions

Healthcare Coverage - Study shows Pennsylvania workers' compensation medical costs per claim increase

Healthcare Marketing - Adair-Greene named to market kidney disease drug

Heart Transplantation - VentrAssist pilot trial update

Hemodynamics - Trial shows reduced hospital length of stay through use of hemodynamic monitor

Hemophilia A - Support extended for study in prophylactic treatment of hemophilia A

Hepatitis - Assay proven to ID previously undedectable hepatitis B blood donations

Hepatitis - MBI-3253 demonstrates potent activity against hepatitis C virus surrogate

Hepatitis - Preclinical data presented on anticancer agents, immunomodulatory molecules

Hepatitis C Virus - GSK hepatitis C research collaboration concludes

Hereditary Angioedema - FDA issues Fast Track designation to Icatibant for hereditary angioedema

Hunter Syndrome - Pharmaceutical company gets FDA fast track designation for Hunter syndrome drug

Imaging - BioScanIR System shown effective in mapping perforated vessels

Imaging - CADstream launched, introducing interventional guidance tool

Imaging - ProSolv CardioVascular receives CE Mark

Immune System - IMO compounds demonstrate adjuvant activity following oral administration

Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disorders - Earlier diagnosis, aggressive treatment may prevent progression of IMID

Immunology - Connection found between SIP receptor agonism, immunosuppressive efficacy

Immunology - Drug discovery and development company signs collaboration with Genentech

Immunology - Inducible defense mechanism against nitric oxide in Candida albicans reported

Infection - Phase III trial to study AzaSite for acute bacterial conjunctivitis

Inflammatory Dermatitis - CD1d deficiency found to exacerbate inflammatory dermatitis

Inflammatory Diseases - IFN-gamma expression repressed by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma

Influenza - Positive results announced from FluINsure field efficacy study

Information Technology - Agreement to embed terminology standards in Partners HealthCare facilities

Information Technology - Diosynth selects Waters NuGenesis SDMS for internal e-Lab notebook initiative

Information Technology - Online heart failure program for patients and physicians launched

Information Technology - Painless Wi-Fi delivered to Sharp Healthcare

Information Technology - Private Healthcare Systems to accept VoiCert calls

Information Technology - Relationship management software licensed to medical device firm

Information Technology - Sequence analyses integrated with an electronic notebook

Information Technology - Software company announces new release of Arthur Suite

Insomnia - Biopharma company announces update on insomnia clinical trial program

Legal Issues - CytRx provides update on Massachusetts Ethics Commission preliminary inquiry

Legal Issues - Law suits allege that leaks in Duragesic patches seriously injured users

Legal Issues - Public hospital claims drug manufacturers overcharging disabled and homeless

Legal Issues - Securities fraud lawsuit brought at request of Cardinal Health, Inc., shareholders

Leukemia - HLA-A2 class I monomers may be used against leukemia-associated protein

Leukemia - New research has implications for mechanisms of VDJ recombination

Leukemia - Newly discovered property of leukemia cells may lead to novel treatment

Liver Cancer - PI-88 phase II clinical trial targeting liver cancer launched

Liver Failure - Positive preclinical data reported on blood purification device

Lung Cancer - Phase II trials study Kahalalide F in lung cancer and melanoma

Lyme Disease Vaccine - Lyme disease vaccines do not respond to conserved region of Borrelia

Lymphoma - Fast track designation issued for pixantrone

Macular Degeneration - Antioxidant in broccoli, broccoli sprouts protects eyes from light damage

Materials Management - Company launches Spectra 300-mm wafer carrier

Medical Devices - Medical device company receives ISO certification

Medical Devices - Valves supplier to biotech companies acquires assets of MG Process Valves

Medicare - Pelosi statement on Medicare prescription drugs price negotiation

Mental Health - Oregon's first recovery-based program for serious mental illness saves state money

Mergers & Acquisitions - Acquisition of TherMatrx completed

Mergers & Acquisitions - Biometrics company acquires SiVault Analytics Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Bioproducts company secures commitments for $8.16 million in equity financing

Mergers & Acquisitions - CCMC acquires BioCal Technology, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Church & Dwight to invest in company formed to acquire Del Laboratories

Mergers & Acquisitions - Competition commission allows Aspen to buy drugmaker

Mergers & Acquisitions - Drew Scientific's board recommends acceptance of exchange offer

Mergers & Acquisitions - Healthcare industry supplier acquires provider of mammogram technology

Mergers & Acquisitions - Hopkins Capital Group announces formation of biopharmaceuticals company

Mergers & Acquisitions - Molecular, cytogenetics laboratory acquired for $2.5M

Mergers & Acquisitions - Northeast Pain Management acquired by pain management holding company

Mergers & Acquisitions - Peoples Genetics' technologies acquired for pooled analysis

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharmaceutical company to divest home healthcare business

Mergers & Acquisitions - Sports Information and Publishing Corp. acquires U.K. diagnostics companies

Mergers and Acquisitions - Empire Pharmaceuticals acquisition expands pipeline of drug development company

Mergers and Acquisitions - Pharmaceutical company acquires Protein Mechanics drug discovery company

Metastatic Melanoma - Phase II trial to study 17-AAG in metastatic melanoma

Migraine Headaches - Endo licenses rights to market acute migraine treatment Frova

Mood Control - SuperCool St. John launched for emotional well-being

Narcolepsy - Pharma company announces number of Xyrem prescriptions filled for 6 week period

Nausea - PUMA METHOD offers motion sickness relief with simple, safe exercises

Neurodegenerative Diseases - Isotypic selective HDAC inhibitors researched for neurodegenerative diseases

Neuronal Survival - Neurotrophic activities of trk receptors conserved over 600M years of evolution

Obesity Therapy - Successful phase Ia trial results reported on anti-obesity compound

Obstetrics - New evidence shows benefits of eating fish during pregnancy

Orthopedics - Generator providing controlled thermal energy for chronic back pain launched

Osteoporosis - New osteoporosis web site offers consumers holistic approach to bone health

Pain Medicine - Biopharmaceutical company awarded government grant to study neuropathic pain

Parkinson Disease - Rights to develop and commercialize Lisuride in the U.S. acquired

Patents - Elan sub receives patents in Alzheimer immunotherapy

Patents - Patent issued for label-free SNP analysis

Patents - Pharma company announces European Union patent for nitroglycerin lingual spray

Patents - U.S. patent granted for cancer detection method

Periodontal Disease - Approvable recommendation issued from FDA panel for GEM 21S

Personnel - Bill Ferenczy named VP marketing at triage products firm

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company announces new board member

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company appoints Robert F. Hendrickson to board

Personnel - Bioscience company appoints non-executive director

Personnel - Biotech company names two new staff members

Personnel - Biotechnology company announces new board members

Personnel - Biotechnology company names vice president, clinical and regulatory affairs

Personnel - Business development head elected to chair needle-free association

Personnel - C. Boyd Clarke joins pharmaceutical company's board of directors

Personnel - Clinical research organization announces key appointments

Personnel - Contract medical company announces promotions

Personnel - Cryoablation company names Hannah VP human resources, Tibbitts VP finance, CFO

Personnel - Digital imaging developer names new CEO, president and CFO

Personnel - Donald R. Sellers resigns as president and CEO of ZADAXIN maker

Personnel - Drug discovery company names director of business development and research

Personnel - Drug-development company names Douglas L. Gessl VP, finance

Personnel - Gail K. Naughton, PhD, elected to board of disease-state management company

Personnel - Genomics company announces R&D advisor board

Personnel - Health insurance company appoints national sales director

Personnel - Health monitoring device firm promotes Jack Rhian to president

Personnel - Imaging company launches business advisory committee

Personnel - Imaging systems company appoints independent director to board of directors

Personnel - Loukas named VP, general counsel, corporate secretary of onco-focused biotech

Personnel - Luther Linder named president and CEO of medical business development company

Personnel - Marcus A. Conant, MD, named to board of gene identification/regulation company

Personnel - Molecule drug discovery and development company announce personnel updates

Personnel - Neurobioscience company appoints CFO

Personnel - Nutritional supplements manufacturer names chief science officer

Personnel - Peter Libby joins scientific advisory board of arterial-inflammation company

Personnel - Pharmaceutical company names new president and chief executive officer

Personnel - Pharmaceutical company names vice president, preclinical drug development

Personnel - Pharmaceutical project-based consulting service company names CEO

Personnel - Pharmaceutical resource organization names vice president, clinical affairs

Personnel - Product provider to drug industry appoints Scott Horvitz chief financial officer

Personnel - Provider of point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests CEO steps down

Personnel - Radiation therapy and patient assessment company appoints CFO

Personnel - Scientific advisory board to focus on integrated biosample management

Personnel - Sebben named vice-president global manufacturing at pharmaceutical firm

Personnel - Wellness company appoints new CFO

Personnel - William R. Ringo appointed new CEO and president at biopharmaceutical firm

Phenylketonuria - Positive results reported from study of 6R-BH4 in PKU patients

Pneumonia - Active drug efflux mechanism found in multidrug-resistant pneumoniae strains

Prion Diseases - Technology reduces infectious prions from blood prior to transfusion

Prostate Cancer - Phase III trial of GVAX prostate cancer vaccine initiated

Prostate Cancer - Six-month prostate cancer data submitted for Canadian marketing authorization

Protein Equalization - Protein Equalizer beads launched

Pulmonary Hypertension - Pulmonary arterial hypertension guidelines caution calcium channel blocker use

Purchasing Agreement - Group purchasing organization extends relationship with NJHA

Quality Assurance - Opelousas General Health System adopts SafetyMed RN

Radiology - Journal highlights benefits of embolization

Radiopharmacy - Eastern Isotopes begins distribution in California

Regulatory Issues - FDA to establish new cancer office and program to speed drug approvals

Reproductive Health - First U.S. births conceived using Platelet Activating Factor were achieved

Resistant Systolic Hypertension - Phase IIb trial evaluates darusentan for resistant systolic hypertension

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - RSV lacking C-terminal of G protein are immunogenic and attenuated

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Rheumatoid arthritis drug in-licensed from Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Septicemia - Tobramycin powder launched, marking company's first NDA approval

Skin Allografts - Thalidomide, cyclosporine combination may be useful in skin allografts

Solid Malignancies - Patent issued for compounds, methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymes

Spinal Fusion - Beaumont implants new genetic protein for spine surgery

Stem Cell Research - Biotech company pursuing government grants for stem cell research

Stem Cells - Medical research pioneer addresses U.S. Senate on stem cell therapy debate

TNF Receptor - Study on costimulation via glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor reported

Trends - Escalating HIV drug resistance necessitates therapeutic innovations

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Research collaboration to develop candidate drug for type 2 diabetes

Urinary Tract Infections - Catheter technology utilized in the fight against healthcare acquired infections

West Nile Virus - Biopharmaceutical company accelerates clinical activities as WNV spreads

Wheelchairs - Everest & Jennings Vista IC wheelchair launched