BioSante to Sell or Partner Up; Novartis Eyes Possible IPO in China - July 12, 2011

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011  |   |   |   |  Our Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Marketing MBA for Executives is thoughtfully designed to accommodate demanding careers and busy travel schedules while remaining true to our tradition of academic excellence and personal achievement. You have the flexibility to enroll in our accelerated Online MBA format or Classroom MBA format. For more information, please visit: www.sju.edu/epharma • Will Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Go the Way of the Dinosaur? •   BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BPAX) to Sell or Partner Up More... •   Bayer Animal Health Aims To Grow Animal Health Business, R&D Budget More... •   MedQuist Holdings Inc. and M*Modal to Merge Creating the New Standard for Clinical Information Workflow More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •  Novartis AG Eyes Possible IPO in China, CEO Says Drugmaker is Ready for More Deals More... More IPO News More IPO Filing News More IPO Withdraw More IPO Updates •   Tarsa Therapeutics Raises $24.5 Million, Advances Its Oral Calcitonin for the Treatment and Prevention of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis More... •   Ambit Biosciences Raises $22 Million More... More Finance News •   Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Kickstarts Patent Pool for AIDS Drugs, Agrees to Let Generic Companies like Mylan Inc. (MYL), Ranbaxy Laboratories (RANBAXY.BO) Make Them More... •   Zogenix, Inc. and DURECT Corporation (DRRX) Announce Development and License Agreement for Antipsychotic Product Candidate More... •   Panacea Global, Inc. Signs Multi-year Contract Valued at Minimum $8.75 Million for Cancer Detection System with Palmverse Limited More... •   Ipsen and Institut de cancerologie Gustave Roussy Enter into a Partnership Agreement More... •   Renewal of Agreement between Ipsen and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies Supports Cutting-Edge Research More... More Alliances News •   CARBOGEN AMCIS Names Mark C. Griffiths Chief Executive Officer More... •   Intellikine, Inc., a Leading Developer of Small Molecule Drugs Targeting the PI3K/mTOR Pathway, Names Dr. Gregory Berk Chief Medical Officer More... •   MedQuist Holdings Inc. Hires 28-Year Healthcare IT Veteran as Chairman and CEO More... •   Acurian, Inc. Appoints Shannon Yung as Newest Clinical Trial Liaison for Its Cancer Enrollment Support Service More... •   Pozen, Inc. (POZN) Announces Tomas S. Bocanegra, M.D. as Head of Development More... 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