Biotech Law Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 19th, 2004
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Exclusive license granted to key microRNA patents
Alpharma, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm revises third quarter 2004 guidance
Biosense Webster, Inc. - Endocardial Solutions intends to vigorously defend patent infringement claims
Cooltouch, Inc. - Diomed initiates patent infringement litigation
Decision Resources, Inc. - Forecast: Pneumonia drug market will be supported by uptake of new therapies
Drug Addiction - Dothan man mourns son who battled drug addiction
Ecopia BioSciences, Inc. - Company gets patent on DECIPHER Technology for cancer-drug discovery
Endovasc, Inc. - Company transfers technology into Angiogenix, Liprostin, subsidiaries
EntreMed, Inc. - Cancer vaccine candidate patent strengthens company's pipeline
Entropin, Inc. - U.S. Patent Office grants Entropin patent
Frost & Sullivan - Cost cutting, patent expirations propel the European generics markets
GNI, Ltd. - Exclusive license and collaborative R&D agreement inked with U of Cambridge
Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. - U.S. patent covers various routes of administration of adenoviral p53
Legal Issues - Florida man sues Merck over withdrawn pain reliever Vioxx
Liponex Inc. - U.S. patent allowance granted for CRD5 cholesterol, atherosclerosis treatment
Aarhus University Hospital - Synthetic exendin-4 effect on insulin secretion investigated
Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. - FDA clears ARES for in-home diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria - Prevalence of diastolic dysfunction emphasizes need for echocardiography
Air Pollution - WHO and UNDP address indoor air pollution, rural women and children most at risk
Aksys, Ltd. - Hemodialysis products developer names senior VP, chief technology officer
Alchemia Limited - Breakthrough for antibiotic drug discovery technology reported
Altachem Pharma, Ltd. - Animal toxicology tests completed for cancer drug for photodynamic therapy
American Council on Exercise - Young women need to take care of their bones
American Pharmaceutical Partners - Generic equivalent to Paraplatin launched
Amrad Corporation, Ltd. - Biotech company to receive third $3M milestone payment
Applied Logic Laboratory - Computer system for interpreting blood glucose data developed
ArthroCare Corp. - Device company reports third quarter revenue growth of 30%
Aston University, Birmingham - Approach could be effective in preventing progression in selected glaucoma cases
AtheroGenics, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm reports loss of $0.51 per share
Atrix, Laboratories, Inc. - Pharma companies' joint proxy statement cleared by SEC
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm completes sales force integration
Bausch & Lomb - Ophthalmic device firm reports earnings per share up 32%
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Ciprofloxacin extended-release rapidly improves symptoms in uncomplicated UTI
Berlex, Inc. - Campath approved for marketing in new single-use vial
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York - COPD was associated with a twofold increase in hazard of long-term mortality
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Oral phase I trial in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma initiated
Biopharmacopae Design International - Preclinical data presented on new anticancer agent
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma - Oklahoma health insurer offers health savings account
Bob Powell - Proposal to digitally photograph every inch of land
Boston Scientific Corporation - U.S. FDA grants clearance for new IQ Guide Wire
Boston University - Frequent knee pain points to increased incidence of symptomatic osteoarthritis
Boston University - Gene patterns show clear localization during respiratory tract development
Boston University - Improved vitamin D levels may decrease knee disability
Business & Finance - Devices company to exit medical business
Business Update - Diabetic Treatment Centers of America announces clinic site in Utah
CISM/Hospital Clinic - Study shows Corixa's MPL adjuvant protected against uncomplicated malaria
CSIC, Madrid - Antioxidant peptides and amino acids act individually and cooperatively
CardioMEMS - First patients get wireless reading of pressure inside aneurysms
Care & Public Health Research Inst., Maastricht - Safety and efficacy of QVAR in children reviewed
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Study blocks mechanism that lets brain tumors sidetrack immune response
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Enterovirus 68 shares biological features with enteroviruses and rhinoviruses
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - PCR assays examined for specificity in identifying Streptococcus pneumoniae
Central Hospital, Rogaland - Study investigated reports of favorable outcomes after MIs in smokers
Charite Universitatsmedizin, Berlin - Endocarditis challenges the diagnostic capacity of various disciplines
Charite University of Medicine, Berlin - High-speed treadmill training can result in efficient gait patterns after stroke
Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. - Phase I trial initiated for chemokine-targeted drug
Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai - Erk1/2 pathway required for NT3-induced oligodendrocyte differentiation
Chiron Corporation - Flu vaccine maker reports earnings of $0.26 per share
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Swallowing multiple magnets poses danger to children
Cleveland Clinic - Ischemia and heart failure in diabetic patients reviewed
Cleveland Clinic - Management of acute coronary syndrome in diabetes reviewed
Columbia University - Phosphorylation of HCV NS5A modulates its interactions and viral replication
Cornell University - Relapsers respond well to retreatment for hepatitis C recurrence
Covance, Inc. - Drug-development services company grows EPS 26% to $0.39/share
Crucell, NV - Agreement announced for PER.C6 technology for foot-and-mouth disease vaccines
Dartmouth Hitchcock Med Center - Novel approaches and cutting edge immunotherapies in multiple sclerosis
Diversa Corp. - Genomic technology company reports revenue increase
EXACT Sciences Corporation - Research data on a novel DNA purification method released
Ege University, Izmir - Authors discuss terminology concerning T-wave changes
Elan Corp. - Farming killer cone snails for research is a risky affair
Emory University - Influenza vaccine enhances immune responses to SHIV antigens
Emory University - New study details dolphin brain evolution for the first time
Emory University - Reductions in blood oxygen levels in newborns could contribute to ADHD
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Sirolimus-eluting stent has low incidence of adverse events
European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Microscope-based cell array displays the effects of siRNA in living cells
Euroscreen - Company provides receptor membranes for GE Healthcare GPCR products
Evaluate plc - Analyst asserts pharma industry may have reached a "steady state"
Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Data confirms benefits of Macugen treating AMD
Food Safety - Food recall system 'highly effective,' says NFPA in response to GAO report
GESI, Rome - Steal syndrome may be an adverse event in patients with a specific bypass graft
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville - Monitoring of cardiac enzymes is necessary after coronary intervention
Genencor International, Inc. - Major progress reported in the conversion of biomass to ethanol
Guys Hospital, London - Review discusses vascular calcification in dialysis patients
Harvard Medical School - New imaging technology sheds light on brain disease
Harvard University - HIV subtype C preferentially transmitted in utero over subtypes A or D
HealthcareDemographics.com - Website launched to provide market information on health products, services
Hokkaido University - Effect of SSRIs on amygdala underlies their anxiolytic action
Hokkaido University - Variable patterns of varicella-zoster virus reactivation in Ramsay Hunt syndrome
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. - Interface development collaboration for data management solutions announced
INSERM U289, Paris - Alpha-synuclein gene duplications are linked to familial Parkinson disease
INSERM U370, Paris - HLA-DR1-restricted T cell response compared in transgenic mice
IRIDEX Corporation - Medical laser systems manufacturer reports third quarter financial results
India Defence Research & Development - Dengue-2 genotype IV is the predominant and circulating strain in northern India
Infertility - Latest version of ARTWorks software released for reproductive medicine practices
Insert Therapeutics, Inc. - Trials using nanoengineered therapeutic for chemotherapy announced
Insmed Incorporated - Study to define maximum tolerated dose of INSM-18 in prostate cancer patients
Institut Pasteur de Lille - Neurotransmitter transporter gene polymorphisms linked to obesity
Institute Tropical Medicine, Marseille - Chikungunya virus epidemic reemerged in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation - Terminally sterile dermal regeneration template receives FDA approval, CE Mark
Jackson Memorial Hospital - Case of a postmenopausal woman with a hydatidiform mole reported
Japan National Inst Materials Science, Tsukuba - Mesenchymal SCs undergo chondrogenic differentiation in biodegradable scaffold
Japan National Institute of Genetics, Mishima - hesr2 activity may be important for proper development of cardiomyocytes
Johns Hopkins University - Mouse study: "Critical" Down syndrome region isn't
Johns Hopkins University - TNF inhibitor therapy may increase risk of serious postoperative infection
Johns Hopkins University - Tool reveals molecular signature of cancer and HIV
Johnson & Johnson Consumer France S.A.S. - Biapharm SAS acquisition completed
KBI BioPharma, Inc. - Bioreactor company receives National Science Foundation grant
Kagawa Nutrition University - Expression patterns of lactase and sucrase regulated at transcriptional level
Kendle International Inc. - Clinical research organization appoints director, biometrics
Krankenhaus Schwabing - Therapeutic approaches to atherogenesis in diabetes reviewed
Laboratories Intl. for Microbiology Studies - Incidence of noscomial pathogens determined for 38 centers from 17 countries
Lifestream Technologies, Inc. - Cholesterol monitor provider announces 108% increase in first quarter shipments
Lodox Systems - X-ray to detect diamond theft now helps to save lives at Littleton Adventist
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research - Novel conserved proteins control kinetochore-microtubule interface
Lund University - Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 targets ID2 in hypoxic neuroblastoma cells
McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals - Data suggests FLEXERIL taken alone as effective as when taken with ibuprofen
MedImmune, Inc. - Company expands production of nasal flu vaccine
Medical College of Ohio - DNA encoding protein expressed in testis, ovary, and placenta sequenced
Medical College of Wisconsin - GATA4 regulates cardiogenesis and is essential for proepicardium formation
Medical Error - Janssen alerts doctors to deaths from drug mix-ups
Medical School of Hannover - C5a initiates the inflammatory cascade in immune complex peritonitis
Medical Univ. of South Carolina - Progesterone, alone or combined with estrogen, has adverse cognitive effects
Medtronic, Inc. - Rod insertion used in more than 10,000 minimally invasive spinal procedures
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Higher radiation doses help some lung cancer patients live longer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Spalteholz technique used to determine canine tumor microvasculature
Merck & Company, Inc. - Current advances in molecular vaccines reviewed
Michigan Attorney General's Office - Michigan attorney general makes statements on drug pricing issues
Misonix, Inc. - Board member resigns
Montana State University - Rural women with chronic illness benefit from online intervention
MultiCell Technologies, Inc. - Cell line manufacturer signs license for liver cells
Mylan Laboratories Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces second quarter results
Myriad Genetics, Inc. - Genetics company expands drug development leadership
NDCHealth Corporation - Healthcare information company measures number of users for specific treatment
NOBEX Corporation - New partnership will focus on oral insulin
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals - Biopharmaceutical company reports third quarter results
National Inst. Infectious Diseases, Tokyo - Serologic response against ORF73 differs between HIV patients with/without KS
National Institute Public Health, Warsaw - Neisseria meningitides sequence type 66 identified in Poland
National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan - Th1-promoted activity may be associated with L-selectin on lymphocytes
National University of Singapore - Antibacterial activity of cloth functionalized
New York Academy of Medicine - New Yorkers' mental health visits rose little after 9/11
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems - EMR vendor awarded five-star rating by AC Group survey
Northwestern University - Pica can develop after gastric bypass surgery for obesity
NovaMed, Inc. - Ambulatory surgery center operator announces $50 million credit facility
Obetech Obesity Research Center, Richmond - Conjugated linoleic acid safe for treatment of obesity in humans
OctoPlus - Drug delivery companies partner to develop injectable drug delivery platform
OncoMethylome Sciences - Exclusive license granted for measuring DNA methylation of the RASSF1A gene
Onyx Software - Shield adopts software to power contact center and address compliance needs
Open Text Corporation - Software company expands product offerings
OraSure Technologies, Inc. - Diagnostics company luanches OraQuick ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test
Oregon Health & Science University - Tretinoin, acitretin, and etretinate linked to intracranial hypertension
Oregon Health and Science Univ. - Scientists identify key gene that delays female puberty
Osaka City University - Combination therapy lowers high hepatitis C viremia slowly
Osaka City University - Technology allows convenient, accurate estimation of LV volume
Osaka University - Report describes the mechanism underlying the beneficial effect of taurine
Osped University of Padova - Ultrasonography distinguishes Cushing syndrome from postmenopausal bone loss
Owens & Minor - Supply company announces financial results
PHT Corporation - Electronic patient reported outcome solutions company hosts user group
PacifiCare - Oprah's medical 'Dream Team' fights diabetes in African American communities
Personalized Medicine Coalition - New coalition to support personalized medicine
Pfizer - Pharma company provides updates on arthritis medications, Bextra and Celebrex
Pfizer - Structure hinders DNA amplification and sequencing
Pfizer Inc. - Cost-related approach for evaluating drug development programs outlined
PharmaNet - Drug development company hosts presentation on coronary heart disease
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association - Uninsured consumers pay higher prescription drug prices
ProQuest Investments - Investments firm appoints venture partner
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, West Midlands - Lamivudine is recommended for treating patients with acute hepatitis B
Queensland Institute of Medical Research - Challenges to developing vaccine to malaria parasites reviewed
Respironics, Inc. - Sleep and respiratory market products provider announces financial results
Rhone-Poulenc Overseas Limited - Pharma company announces redemption of series A shares
Roche Palo Alto - Company announces new, speedy gene detection method
Roger Salengro Hospital, Lille - Recombinant anti-HER2/neu antibody causes tumor cell death
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. - Icoria, Inc., to commercialize proprietary MirChip technology
Royal Philips Electronics - iU22 intelligent ultrasound system found best for neutral working postures
Ruhr University - MRI study shows treatment may stop structural damage in Ankylosing Spondylitis patients
SREI - Infertility society announces Ferring Pharmaceuticals to sponsor fellows retreat
SUNY Upstate Medical University - Ethanol-induced heterotopias characterized in rat cortex culture
Sankyo Pharma, Inc. - No significant interaction found when WelChol is coadministered with TriCor
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation - U.S. FDA approves endotoxemia anti-inflammatory for dairy cattle
Schering-Plough Corporation - Mark Kerschner named VP, assistant controller of finance by biopharm company
Schneider Children's Hospital - Rare childhood disease may provide insights into the origins of adult cancer
Scripps Research Institute - Sandbagging cancer in the bloodstream prevents it from traveling
Seattle Genetics, Inc. - Biopharm company names three to senior research and development management team
Semmelweis University - Haemophilus influenzae vaccine reduces SIDS risk
Serono Inc. - Biotech firm looking at possible expansion into Cambridge
Service Employees International Union - News service tracking Genzyme launched
Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston - BM neutrophil production and release significantly increased after burn injury
Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. - Biotech company announces RNAi therapeutic development for Huntington disease
Society for Adolescent Medicine - Whooping cough reemerges, hits adolescents hard in U.S., puts infants at risk
Southern Illinois University - Neural effects of prolonged HRT studied in mice
St. Louis University - Usual test for vitamin deficiency can mislead doctors
State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook - Miscoding property of 4-hydroxyequilenin adducts studied
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biotech company initiates second phase 1 study of SNS-595 for cancer
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Hydroxycitrate minimizes food intake and body weight regain after weight loss
Syneron Medical, Ltd. - Health Canada approves medical device for cellulite and body contouring
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain - ARF patterns analyzed in tertiary hospital in the United Arab Emirates
Tetanus - Surviving a rare bout of tetanus
The American Diabetes Association - Tampa Bay Water Ski Show team leads America's Walk for Diabetes to fight obesity
Tokyo Medical and Dental University - HCV NS5A mutations let replicons from chimpanzees replicate in human cells
Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. - House of Lords upholds Court of Appeals decision, finds Amgen patent invalid
Tuberculosis Therapy - Group calls for new treatments for TB
U.N. High Commissioner of Refugees - Myths dispelled concerning HIV transmission among conflict-affected populations
U.S. Dairy Association - Pathogen distribution model developed for E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef
U.S. Food & Drug Administration - New systematic tools to monitor adverse event reporting developed
U.S. National Institutes of Health - MHC molecule has marginal effects on survival of intraepithelial lymphocytes
UNIVEC, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company ranked #19 out of 50 with annual growth of 382%
United National Group, Ltd. - Insurers announce business combination under new name
United Nations - Healthcare workers in Africa aim to reduce HIV risk from breastfeeding
Univ. of California, Davis - Cocoa derivatives alter the growth of dermal microvascular endothelial cells
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Munching microbes could cleanse arsenic-contaminated groundwater
Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Genetic relationships of yellow fever virus group investigated
Univ. of Texas Southwestern - NIH funds new bioinformatics resources at UT Southwestern
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven - Results are reported from the Transplant European Survey on Anemia Management
University Medical Center St. Radboud - Acid-suppressive medications associated with increased risk of pneumonia
University New England, Australia - Different species of humans co-existed more recently than previously thought
University Policlinic, Messina - Mast cells contribute to vascular remodeling in gastric adenocarcinomas
University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan - HIV-1 resistance to enfuvirtide characterized by very low genetic barrier
University of Alberta - Effects of adrenomedullin in rostral ventrolateral medulla clarified
University of Alberta - Transgenic mouse system provides tool for stem cell lineage study
University of Athens - Impaired gas exchange is common in morbidly obese ventilated patients
University of Austral Chile - Pelvic lymph nodes appear to be good predictors of parametrial status
University of Barcelona - Capsid region proteins referee the binding of hepatitis A virus to erythrocytes
University of Bath - Insects implicated in the evolution of new human infectious diseases
University of California, Los Angeles - Two-minute bedside assessment improves management of decompensated heart failure
University of California, San Diego - Decreased expression of vinculin leads to abnormal myocyte structure
University of California, San Francisco - Protocol achieves 95% success rate in SNP assay development without optimization
University of Essen - Cardiovascular effects of oral hypoglycemic drugs reviewed
University of Florida - "Bad bugs" causing respiratory infections increasingly resistant to antibiotics
University of Insubria - Porphyrin, chlorin series better than Photofrin against colon cancer in vitro
University of Maryland - Polyamine oxidase induction by H. pylori causes macrophage apoptosis
University of Michigan - Gender and sex hormones affect the brain's pain response and more
University of Michigan - Immune system in a bottle could help prevent flu vaccine shortage
University of Milano Bicocca - Diet modulates the effects of alcoholic hepatitis on the liver
University of Nijmegen - Interleukin-18 overexpression drives interleukin-1-related cartilage damage
University of Oxford - Factors influencing decision on testicular prosthesis identified
University of Pavia - Angiogenic cytokine levels parallel pathological findings in Crohn disease
University of Pennsylvania - Development of effector and memory T cells in leishmaniasis reviewed
University of Pennsylvania - LSK cells are principal circulating progenitors with T lineage potential
University of Pittsburgh - Exercising limbs protects brain cells affected by Parkinson
University of Pittsburgh - Glutamate plays key role in regulation of striatal dopamine release
University of Pittsburgh - Vestigial-like 2 is essential for skeletal muscle differentiation
University of Rio Grande Sul - Contrasting findings raise questions about cardioprotective effect of alcohol
University of Siena - Measurement of maternal plasma CRF and CRF-binding protein improves prognostics
University of Southern California - Aortic calcifications are strong predictors of low BMD in postmenopausal women
University of Surrey - Lighting up the human brain at night influences behavior
University of Texas - Hormones may explain why juvenile hamsters are more resilient to social stress
University of Tokyo - Adenovirus type 41 isolates from Asian children characterized
University of Tokyo - RNA polymerase III promoters make ribozymes more attractive for modifying genes
University of Toronto - Parallel single-cell capillary electrophoresis system developed
University of Trieste - Three-year epidemiological surveillance of influenza in Italy reported
University of Ulsan - Blockade of 4-1BB improves cardiac allograft survival in mice
University of Vienna - Specific factors identified to add to vulvar cancer-specific QOL subscale
University of Virginia - Initial design of assist device for children demonstrated acceptable performance
University of Virginia - Novel physiological controller may enable long-term LVAD efficacy
University of Washington - Perinatal health service use by women released from jail studied
University of Wisconsin - Antigen-specific IgG in sera from patients with prostatitis identified
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System - Oncostatin M induces S100A9 gene expression in breast tumor cells
VIASYS Healthcare Inc. - Pulmonary, cardiopulmonary stress test system featured in medical devices BIB
VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. - Medical device company announces initial public offering of common stock
VaxGen, Inc. - Kathrin U. Jansen, PhD, named senior VP and CSO at vaccine company
Verizon Wireless - National and local awareness campaigns in U.S. target domestic violence
Veterinary Medicine - Heska announces launch of Feline UltraNasal Vaccines
Virginia Commonwealth University - Researchers examining use of new antibody to prevent RSV in premature babies
Viridae Clinical Sciences Inc. - HSV-2 transmission reviewed
ViroLogic - Biotechnology companies revise merger terms
Vital Living Inc. - Nutraceutical company ranked #5 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Rising Star list
Wake Forest University - Location of body fat important in predicting heart attack risk
Wake Forest University - Research on nerve cell circuitry reveals clue about schizophrenia
World Health Organization - Divergence and dispersal of yellow fever virus in Brazil described
Wyndgate Technologies - Global Med intensifies push into international markets
XLHealth - Medicare/Medicaid disease management programs offer opportunities, challenges
Yale University - Beneficial effects of estrogen on memory depends on physical environment
Yale University - Donor antigen-presenting cells required for maximal GVHD but not for GVL
Yokohama City University - Insulin resistance found in skeletal muscles of caveolin-3-null mice
Youth and Adult Correctional Agency - 'Phase One' demonstration of integrated pharmacy-clinical management system held
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. - Orthopedics company announces entry into U.S. ceramic hip market
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