Drug makers need a cure for the manufacturing crunch
Over the next several years, growth in demand for biotech production is estimated to outstrip the growth in supply.
Archive for April, 2002

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April 22, 2002Celera Shifts Marketing of Database
The main job of marketing and distributing the database will be shifted to Celera’s sister company, the Applied Biosystems Group, which makes equipment used to study genes and proteins

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April 19, 2002Was the U.S. government cheated on DNA decoder?
The scribblings of Henry Huang helped start the great race to map the human genome, and they may help settle allegations that the U.S. government got robbed on the way to the finish.

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April 19, 2002Cultivating Prosperous Partnerships 04/18/2002
Like dedicated gardeners — who know that it’s not enough to merely plant seeds and bulbs to create a flourishing landscape — pharmaceutical companies have come to realize that tending to their partnering relationships is critical to achieving the best results.

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April 18, 2002Harvesting the Fruits of Plant Genomics
Pioneer Hi-Bred President Richard McConnell explains how geneticists are revolutionizing crops, yields — even the humble corn chip

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April 18, 2002Pa. uses tobacco settlement to fund biotech
Its efforts reflect a larger trend of states targeting bioscience as a source of future jobs and revenue. Overall, at least 41 states have instituted initiatives in recent years to attract new life-sciences companies, according to research conducted by Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit organization Battelle Memorial Institute

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April 16, 2002Biotech stocks show indication of rebounding
Biotechnology stocks, down sharply since late last year because of a raft of bad news, appeared to begin a comeback last week as clinical trials results were leaked in advance of a major scientific meeting.

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April 16, 2002Chinese cloning control required
Strict ethical guidelines are needed in China to calm public fears about new cell technologies such as cloning, one of the country’s leading scientists has said.

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April 15, 2002Veteran biotech investors offer tips from trenches
These market-hardened biotech investors made three basic recommendations: be patient, take profit when you can, and don’t believe hype. Although this may sound like Investing 101, their lessons have the added credibility of being based on real life.

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April 15, 2002Genome Group Rips Human Cloning
Scientists at the Human Genome Organization have condemned plans for human cloning, saying it raises deep concerns over moral issues and arguing that the technology was far from mature and its side effects were unknown.
