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February 12, 2007

FDA May Approve Irradiation of Produce

by Ed Vawter @ 11:32 am. Filed under FDA

I listened to the podcast of the Newshour on PBS today and they had a good segment on the FDA looking into irradiation as a way to kill off harmful

FDA Weighs Approval of Irradiating Produce

It is a good piece and worth watching of listening to given the number of such outbreaks in the past year.

Technorati Tags: e coli, irradiation

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FDA May Approve Irradiation of Produce

Dendreon will delay Provenge, cuts jobs

Goat-derived drug cleared in Europe

Patients Foregoing Treatment Due to Cost

Acambis a Takeover Target?

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FDA May Approve Irradiation of Produce

by Ed Vawter @ 11:32 am. Filed under FDA

I listened to the podcast of the Newshour on PBS today and they had a good segment on the FDA looking into irradiation as a way to kill off harmful

FDA Weighs Approval of Irradiating Produce

It is a good piece and worth watching of listening to given the number of such outbreaks in the past year.

Technorati Tags: e coli, irradiation

Email Ed Vawter

FDA May Approve Irradiation of Produce

Dendreon will delay Provenge, cuts jobs

Goat-derived drug cleared in Europe

Patients Foregoing Treatment Due to Cost

Acambis a Takeover Target?

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Few if any postings this week

by Ed Vawter @ 11:16 am. Filed under Asides

I’m at the Informex conference in San Francisco this week and so there will likely be if any postings. Once I’m back on Monday Feb 19, I’ll be back to my regular schedule of several postings each day M-F.

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Back from Conference and Starting to Post Again

Recent lack of postings

Reasons for not postings recently

Traveling next week

Drugs moving into the clinic this week

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NY Times Article on Biotech

by Ed Vawter @ 11:06 am. Filed under Pharma News

The New York Times had a good article about biotech with a focus on Xoma but it does details the massive amounts of money that have been lost in the biotech sector. Definitely worth a read.

It’s Alive! Meet One of Biotech’s Zombies - New York Times:

Technorati Tags: biotech, biotech companies, Xoma

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Spending on Biotech Drugs to Reach 25% by 2012

Biotech drugs contribute heavily to Big Pharma sales

Biotech Second Only to Pineapple in Hawai’i

AstraZeneca to purchase Shire? Another Potential Merger

Contract Manufacturing Business to Exceed $26 Billion

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Sanofi No Longer Interested in Bristol-Myers Squibb

by Ed Vawter @ 10:59 am. Filed under Pharma News

According to Bloomberg News, the London Times is reporting (without naming source) that Sanofi-Aventis has decided not to pursue Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Sanofi Halts Takeover Talks With Bristol-Myers, Times Reports

This could be true but I don’;t think it changes the fact that BMS is looking for someone to merge with. Mark my words, before the end of this year, I think a merger for BMS is definitely in the cards. Again, I don’t personally think that approach is sound but think that is most likely what will happen.

Other Sources

Bristol falls, Sanofi rises on report - Yahoo! News

Technorati Tags: Bristol-Myers Squibb, pharma M&A, Sanofi-Aventis

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More on Sanofi-Aventis Bristol Myers Squibb Potential Merger

Merger Between Schering-Plough and Bristol-Myers Squibb?

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis in merger talks?

Exelixis and Bristol-Myers Squibb in a Partnership

Reasons Against a Bristol Myers/Sanofi Merger