Baxter Sets Up Venture Firm to Invest $200M; Firms to Bid on GSK Drugs? - July 28, 2011

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Thursday, July 28, 2011  |   |   |   |  At Aptuit's MHRA certified and FDA inspected multi-purpose manufacturing site in Oxford, England, we can produce highly potent compounds at commercial scale in accordance with the highest safety and quality standards. To learn more, visit www.aptuit.com/oxfordapi.   •  Baxter International, Inc. (BAX) Sets Up Venture Firm to Invest $200 Million More... •  Firms to Bid on GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Drugs? 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