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Table of Contents . . . June 28th, 2006
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Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Acura Pharmaceuticals secures bridge funding
AstraZeneca - AstraZeneca invests $100M in China research and development
Asuragen, Inc. - Newly launched Asuragen closes series A funding of $49 million
BSD Medical Corp. - BSD Medical receives order for cancer treatment systems in China
BioSyntech, Inc. - BioSyntech appoints new board member
Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc. - Bioject completes financing and signs agreement
Biosensors International Group, Ltd. - Biosensors reports 37% increase in product revenue
Business & Finance - IBM powers Welsh software development incubator
Business & Finance - Schering-Plough announces changes to manufacturing operations in U.S. and Puerto Rico
Cangene - Cangene awarded $362M supply contract by U.S. government for anti-botulism drug
ChondroGene Limited - ChondroGene completes $25M private placement financing
Clarient, Inc. - Clarient names laboratory industry expert, James V. Agnello, as new chief financial officer
Connetics Corporation - Connetics receives notice of failure to comply with convertible debt obligation
Corautus Genetics Inc. - Corautus Genetics receives NASDAQ deficiency notice related to minimum bid price
Cyberonics, Inc. - Cyberonics reports fiscal 2006 financial results, board authorizes stock repurchase program
AFP Imaging Corp. - AFP Imaging negotiates to acquire imaging technology
Academia Sinica, Taipei - Nasopharyngeal shedding of SARS coronavirus is associated with genetic polymorphisms
Accuray Incorporated - Accuray study indicates CyberKnife is effective treatment for prostate tumors
Acuity Pharmaceuticals - Acuity Pharmaceuticals reports positive initial phase II results for Bevasiranib
Advanced BioHealing, Inc. - Advanced BioHealing purchases Dermagraft and TransCyte
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. - Advancis Pharmaceutical completes enrollment in Amoxicillin Pulsys phase III trial
Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Agilent rolls out new single Quadrupole series, Q-TOF, sample prep products
Air Pollution - Specialist suggests avoiding air pollution while exercising in the city
Akita University - Testicular germ cell tumors associated with XRCC1 gene polymorphism
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park - C-reactive protein modulates nitric oxide and superoxide in rat mesangial cells
Alberta Children's Hospital - Dilated cardiomyopathy with ataxia syndrome is caused by mutation of DNAJC19
Alfred Hospital, Melbourne - Emphysema radiological heterogeneity may predict reduced risk of interlobar collateral ventilation
Alfred Hospital, Melbourne - Recurrent bacterial vaginosis may be associated with sexual behaviors
All India Institute of Medical Sciencess, India - Studies from India, the South Korea and the United Kingdom advance knowledge in cell biology research
American Chemical Society - Researchers study new strategy to improve cancer chemotherapy
American Red Cross - A human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) antibody-testing program is evaluated
Angiomyxofibromatous Tumors - Case of angiomyxofibromatous tumor of falx cerebri described
Animal Behavior - Fly's courtship sheds light on the formation of innate behaviors
Antares Pharma, Inc. - Antares Pharma, Eli Lilly file joint patent application for needle-free injection device
Applera Corp. - Applied Biosystems, MDS Sciex accelerate drug discovery with new application
Archemix Corp. - Archemix strengthens its board of directors by adding John Maraganore
Arrow International, Inc. - Arrow International creates new organization for sales, marketing
Assiut University - L-NAME-induced chronotropic response may involve humoral mechanisms
Astellas Pharma, Inc. - Astellas terminates agreement on anti-osteoporosis agent FK481
AtheroGenics, Inc. - AtheroGenics names Brian Blakey as VP of marketing
Atherotech, Inc. - VAP cholesterol test uncovers polycystic ovarian syndrome
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand - Findings from New Zealand and United States in diabetes provide new insights
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Avid Radiopharmaceuticals adds three industry veterans
Awards - Hazelden President and CEO Ellen Breyer named Administrator of the Year by ACTA
Bayer HealthCare - Dual glucagon antagonist and GLP-1 agonist receptors may be diabetes therapeutic agent
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Staphylococcus aureus clone may cause venous thrombosis in osteomyelitis
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Exogenous CypA promotes pancreatic cancer cell growth
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Glucose-dependent transcription regulated by evolutionarily conserved mechanism
Baylor University, U.S. - New findings in HIV/AIDS described from the United States
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center - Resistant starch and beta-glucan intake improves postprandial plasma glucose and insulin
Ben-Gurion University, Israel - Researchers from Israel and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of Alzheimer disease
Best Practices, LLC - In drug discovery and commercialization, focusing on people optimizes science
Best Practices, LLC - Life cycle management of pharmaceutical drugs is key to sustaining profitability
Best Practices, LLC - Report suggests using marketing expertise to propel timely, successful clinical trials
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston - Safety for heart patients taking lovastatin and warfarin was unaffected by moderate alcohol use
Bio-Bridge Science, Inc. - Bio-Bridge Science completes construction of facility to produce vaccines
BioInformatics, LLC - BioInformatics, LLC study shows market for catalog antibodies continues strong growth
BioMag Corp. - BioMag engages Manuel Lopez-Portillo to coordinate clinical trials, sales in Mexico
BioScrip, Inc. - BioScrip announces departure of CFO
Bioenvision, Inc. - Bioenvision receives European approval for Evoltra
Biovitrum - Biovitrum forms contract research organization
Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco - Nucleic acid amplification test results are integrated into hepatitis C testing algorithms
Boston Scientific Corporation - U.S. Food and Drug Administration clears Boston Scientific system for removing clots from arteries
Boston University - Connective tissue growth factor stimulates fibroblast collagen deposition
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