Bear Stalking Biotech Sector
The biotech sector saw a significant run-up last month, but for at least one analyst, questions remain about what the second half holds.
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July 8, 2005India needs a body like FDA for quality control in drugs
The health ministry has decided to set up an autonomous drug control authority on the lines of the US Food and Drugs Administration, but with a mandate going far beyond the latter.
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June 6, 2005U.S. relatively hospitable to stem-cell research
… the United States appears to be a relatively hospitable place for embryonic stem cell research, especially compared to Canada and some nations in Europe where governments not only refuse financial support for human cloning to produce stem cells, they outlaw the practice.
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May 24, 2005 Drug firms don’t disclose enough
The editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine accused three of the largest drug companies of ‘making a mockery’ of efforts to create transparency in clinical trials, adding that could lead some important medical publications to avoid publishing their studies.
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May 24, 2005Alternative Stem Cell Bill Added to Debate
With a closely divided House poised to vote today on whether to expand federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, opponents are offering fence-sitters what they say is an embryo-friendly alternative: a bill that would foster the use of stem cells from umbilical cords discarded after birth.
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May 20, 2005Giving The Green Light To Industrial Biotech
The U.S. government is dangling a big carrot — and some wheat and corn — to encourage manufacturers to make more products from biobased materials.
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May 2, 2005Genentech’s Lessons For Big Pharma
The biotech company focuses on science — not marketing, acquisitions, or patents
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April 12, 2005Brand Drug Prices Outpace Inflation
U.S. prices for brand-name drugs on average rose at 2.5 times the rate of inflation last year, while generic drug prices remained flat, according to a study released on Tuesday by the nation’s largest lobby for the elderly.
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April 12, 2005Clones’ beef, milk same as regular
There is no difference between meat and milk from cloned livestock and those foods obtained from conventionally bred cattle, according to a study released today.
