Amylin, Takeda End Work on Diet Drug - Aug. 5, 2011

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Job seekers may register here. • Biotech Beach Career Fair, San Diego, CA September 22, 2011 • BioMidwest Career Fair, Chicago, IL October 4, 2011 • Pharm Country Career Fair, Bridgewater, NJ October 5, 2011 • Biotech Bay Career Fair, Burlingame, CA October 11, 2011 • Bio NC Career Fair, Durham, NC October 20, 2011 • BioCapital Beach Career Fair, Bethesda, MD November 1, 2011 • Genetown Career Fair, Cambridge, MA November 7, 2011 More information about BioSpace's Career Fairs BioSpace White Paper Biotech Career Fairs For Job Seekers 101: Control Your Experience By June Salvati, BioSpace Director of Events and Corporate Services •  How Novartis AG Hopes To Cope With Diovan Patent Expiration More... More Patent News •  Uproar Over National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Rejection of Novartis AG MS Pill More... •  Genzyme Corporation (GENZ) Angers Patients Over Fabrazyme Supplies More... More Drug Product News Hot Company OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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