FDA Backs Regeneron Eye Drug; Lilly Must Buy or be Bought - June 20, 2011

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Monday, June 20, 2011  |   |   |  Online Pharmaceutical Auction: June 22 - 23 at 9 AM EST The Branford Group will auction surplus assets to the ongoing needs of a specialty pharmaceutical company, Obagi Medical, that develops proprietary skin care lotions and gels. The auction will run on June 22 - 23 and assets are located in Milford, Connecticut. Featured Surplus Equipment includes Late Model Ross Mixers, Fillers, Packaging Equipment.& Much More. Register and Bid Online on over 100 Lots of Pharmaceutical and Packaging Equipment Visit The Branford Group's website for more info.   •  FDA Panel Unanimously Backs Approval Of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN) Eye Drug More... •  Patent Cliff Losses Mean Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Must Acquire or Be Acquired More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE), Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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With over 800 employees operating from two sites in Billingham, UK and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A., the company has a long track record in enabling customers to improve the cost-effectiveness and profitability of new therapies by providing fast-track progress into and through their clinical development program, validation and commercialization. This is backed by strong technical expertise and first-class manufacturing facilities. For more information visit: www.biomanufacturingnetwork.com. •  What Silicon Valley Doesn't Understand About Medicine More... •  New 'Shotgun' Vaccine Seeks and Destroys Cancer Cells, University of Leeds and Mayo Clinic Study More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE)'s Idea to Fix the Drug Development Crisis, Which Probably Won't Work (But Just Might) More... •  Scientists Find Candidate for New TB Vaccine, Study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences More... •  Possible Susceptibility Genes Found in Neurodegenerative Disorder, Mayo Clinic Study More... •  Experimental Radioprotective Drug Safe for Lung Cancer Patients, Says University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) Study More... •  Novel Nanoparticles Communicate to Target Tumors More Efficiently, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Study More... •  USA Approves New Cancer Drugs Faster Than European Medicines Evaluation Agency: Study More...   More Featured News BioSurplus Announces TWO GIANT AUCTIONS BioSurplus will be hosting two large public auctions, one for Roche in Palo Alto / San Francisco Bay and the second a campus-wide auction of a global biotech located in San Diego. Details of the auctions can be found atauctions.biosurplus.com Roche Palo Alto / San Francisco Bay Area Auction Details Over 1200 items are available in this auction. Viewing will be held on June 2, 3 and 7, 2011 from 9 am to 5 pm each day. The items are located at 3431 Hillview Ave., Bldg R3, Palo Alto, CA 94304 Global Biotech - San Diego Campus Liquidation The San Diego campus liquidation will have over 1500 pristine laboratory equipment items. Auction viewing dates are June 13-17, 2011 from 10 am to 6 pm by appointment only. Please call 858-550-0800 x222. An open viewing will be held on June 22, 2011 from 10 am to 6 pm. Items are being added to the online auction site daily. Please click here for more information. 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