Transcept Slashes Jobs After FDA Rejection - July 18, 2011

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Monday, July 18, 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. •  Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TSPT) Slashes Jobs After FDA Rejection More... •  Elder Pharmaceutical Ltd. to Increase Sales Force by 1,000 in Next Two Yrs More... •  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) Sets R&D Layoffs in Sights More... More Job Industry News •  Coronado Biosciences Files to Become a Public Reporting Company More... More IPO News More IPO Filing News More IPO Withdraw More IPO Updates •   SARcode Pulls in $44 Million Series B Financing More... More Finance News • Will Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Go the Way of the Dinosaur? •   Lupin Ltd. (LUPN.BO) Said to Consider Sale of Indian Drugs Unit; Deal May Reap $1 Billion More... •   PPD, Inc. (PPDI) May Be for Sale as Results Season Nears More... •   Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Acquires TREK Diagnostic Systems More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •   Shionogi, Inc. Signs Deal Worth Up to $127 Million to Expand its Portfolio with Acquisition of Nine Marketed Products from Victory Pharma, Inc. More... •   BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. Signs MOU for Collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital to Conduct Human Clinical Trials in the United States More... •   Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CYCC) Amends Its Sapacitabine License Agreement With Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (D4S.F) More... •   NeoStem, Inc. Subsidiary, Progenitor Cell Therapy, Announces Extension of Manufacturing Agreements with Two Existing Clients More... More Alliances News •   Forest Laboratories, Inc. (FRX) Pushes New Board Members in Fight Vs Carl Icahn More... •   Wendel Barr Joins Synteract, Inc. (San Diego) as CEO More... •   Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Names Dr. Michael Kitt as Chief Medical Officer More... •   BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BPAX) Announces Management Team Additions More... •   Genesis Biopharma, Inc. Names David Voyticky to Board of Directors More... More Personnel News •   Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL) to Announce Second Quarter 2011 Results and Conduct Conference Call on Monday, August 1, 2011 More... •   Bacterin International, Inc. Expects Q2 2011 Revenue up 134% to Record $7.5 Million More... •   Flamel Technologies (FLML) Announces Projected Release Date of Second Quarter Results; Conference Call More... More Earnings Report News •   Amgen (AMGN) Resolves G-CSF Patent Litigation With TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA (TEVA) More... 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