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Table of Contents . . . May 12th, 2004
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Abiomed, Inc. - Option grant to new CEO reported under NASDAQ marketplace rule
Advanced Magnetics, Inc. - Nanobiotech company reports loss of $0.07 per share
Affymax, Inc. - Peptide drug maker completes Series C financing, adds new board member
Agentase, LLC - Biocatalyst maker receives $100,000 investment
Aksys, Ltd. - Dialysis systems developer files registration statement with SEC
AngioGenex, Inc. - Oncology company completes bridge financing
Avanir Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical company files shelf registration statement
Axya Medical, Inc. - Device firm completes $3M financing
Bio-One Corporation - Majority control of Chinese glucose maker acquired
Britannia Pharmaceuticals Limited - U.K. distributor selected for Adacolumn autoimmune disease treatment
Business & Finance - Purchase of medical advisory services business assets announced
Calypte Biomedical Corporation - R&D agreement signed with CDC for rapid HIV incidence test
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories - Pharmaceutical firm repays $6M loans
Cardiokine, Inc. - Heart disease drug maker completes $37M private equity financing
Conceptus, Inc. - FDA approval granted to make Essure at lower-cost site in Mexico
- Patient enrollment begins for fourth Doripenem phase III trial
A.P. Pharma, Inc. - Phase I trial of APF530 initiated as adjunct to chemotherapy
AVVAA World Health Care Products - Biotech company leases manufacturing facility, proposes collaboration
Abbott Laboratories - AIDS researchers to Abbott: Norvir price increase cannot be tolerated
Abbott Laboratories - Hospira announces board of directors
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals - Technology for chronic sinusitis licensed to Mayo Foundation
Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - FDA grants clearance for HIV viral entry inhibitor to begin phase Ib/IIa trial
Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Agreement signed to supply microarray, gene expression products
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis usually results from surgery or neoplasia
Altus Biologics, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm appoints Lynne H. Brum to its board of directors
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Treating a common lower back condition without surgery
American Red Cross - Thrombospondin-1 internalization requires heparin sulfate proteoglycans
Andhra University - Datura metel seeds exhibit hypoglycemic effects in diabetic rats
Angioplasty - Wisconsin Hospital offers 24-hour on-site catheterization by cardiologist
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Licensing agreement extended with Poly-Med for biomaterial technologies
Arizona State University - Single chain antibody fragments inhibit aggregation of alpha-synuclein
Asaf Harofeh Medical Center - Major factors guide prenatal genetic testing among Israeli Moslem women
Australian National University - Gender imbalances relating to emotional work pose a health risk to women
Aventis Pasteur - Flu shot makers say orders filling up fast for next season
Awards - Premier receives award for environmental leadership
Axon Instruments, Inc. - Microarray licensing agreement signed
Bertek Pharmaceuticals - FDA approves Apokyn for the acute treatment of episodes of immobility
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Drugs that target cancer angiogenesis also have a direct impact on tumor cells
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Physicians, patients must work together on new electronic relationships
BioElectronics Corporation - Device maker commences trading under symbol BIEL
Biological Institute of Lille - Peptide-protein microarrays enable serodetection of multple pathogens
BlueCross BlueShield - Insurance giant says it's fighting $50 billion in fraud
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical - Challenges of virtual screening for kinase targets demystified
Bovine Tuberculosis - USDA says Michigan progressing on eradication of bovine tuberculosis
Brandeis University - Crystal structure of anti-morphine antibody 9B1 determined
Breast Cancer - State drops controversial language from web site suggesting abortion link
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - HIV/AIDS monitoring research could reduce costs for African nations
Brussels Free University - Enteropathy develops before overt diabetes in diabetic rats
Burnham Institute - Orlistat is inhibitor of fatty acid synthase with antitumor activity
Business Update - Cooper University Hospital announces plans for expansion
CAS Medical Systems, Inc. - NIH grant will support development of non-invasive blood pressure monitors
CCG International - Hema Diagnostic chooses SAP Business One implementation partner
Cancer Therapy - Japanese study shows drug combo can slow lung cancer
CardioVascular Center, Frankfurt - Researchers review the results of carotid stenting
Case Western Reserve University - Decay-accelerating factor deficiency increases colitis risk
Catholic University of Korea - Behavior modification reduces body fat in obese Korean children
Catholic University of Louvain - Antioxidant defense mechanisms stem non-alcoholic steatohepatitis progression
Catholic University of Louvain - Novel molecular assay quantifies HIV-2 viremia
Centocor, Inc. - MorphoSys achieves fourth milestone in collaboration
Central University of Venezuela - Vaccine containing Leishmania and BCG effective for leishmaniasis
Chung Shan Univ. Hospital, Taichung - Thallium-201 SPET is better than CT/MRI in finding recurrent oral cancer
Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation - Neonatal methamphetamine exposure has long-term effects on cognitive function
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Scientists glean new insight from prematurely old mice
Connetics Corporation - Pharmaceutical company expects first quarter profit
Corixa Corp., Seattle - Mammaglobin may be a candidate diagnostic marker for breast cancer
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