Intellect, ViroPharma Strike $126.5M Deal - Sept. 30, 2011

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Friday, September 30, 2011  |   |   |   |  Pharm-Olam International Acquires StatWorks, Inc. With Pharm-Olam's acquisition of StatWorks we have expanded our team Data Management and Biostatistics experts for functional outsourcing and full service clinical trials. Our comprehensive biometric services include: • Integration of randomization into EDC systems, eliminating IVRS costs, with added benefit of full inventory control over supplies • Adaptive, Sequential, and Bayesian design methods • CDISC, SDTM and ADaM datasets • SAS programming, eCRF design, and medical coding in MedDRA/WHO Drug • Streamlining and reconciling across SAE, CTMS, and study DB • Health Outcomes Research and Patient Reported Outcomes • Protocol development, sample size, and randomization Contact us for your resource planning at www.pharm-olam.com, info@pharm-olam.com, USA 1-713-559-7900, UK 44-0-1344-891121 •   Intellect Neurosciences, Inc., ViroPharma Incorporated (VPHM) Strike $126.5 Million Deal More... •   Absorption Systems Initiates Collaboration with Academic Researchers to Develop Improved In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Predictions More... More Alliances News •  Biotech Consultancy, Regulus Pharmaceutical Consulting Inc., Plans to Add Jobs More... More Job Industry News •   Allied Healthcare Announces a $5 Million Equity Funding Package More... More Finance News Drug Discovery & Development Drug Discovery & Development magazine delivers vital insight about the latest technologies and tools used to develop pharmaceutical products to key decision-makers Request Now! •   SBS Group New England Strengthens with its Acquisition of Grace Hunt More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •   Geron Corporation (GERN) Taps John A. Scarlett as CEO More... •   Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (TKDG.DE) Completes Euro 9.6 Billion Acquisition and Names New CEO of Nycomed More... •   Kymab Appoints Tom Shepherd as Chief Business Officer More... •   Mustard Tree Instruments Release: Brian Garrett Named Chief Technical Officer Responsible for Analytics and New Technologies More... •   Horizon Pharma, Inc. Adds Two New Biopharmaceutical Executives to its Board of Directors More... More Personnel News •   Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) to Hold Third-Quarter 2011 Sales and Earnings Conference Call on October 28 More... More Earnings Report News •   AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Climbs as it Settles Key Seroquel Patent Dispute with Handa Pharmaceuticals More... More Legal News Biomanufacturing Facility 1505 Kings Highway Shreveport, Louisiana U.S.A. • Building size: 33,000 sq ft • Number of floors: 1, with fully accessible mechanical mezzanine space • Minimum Term: 5 years More Real Estate Listings Hot Company SGS Life Science Services 201 Route 17 North Rutherford, New Jersey 07070 U.S.A. Phone: 201-508-3000 SGS Life Science Services is a leading contract service organization providing clinical research, analytical development, biologics characterization, and quality control testing. SGS serves various life science companies, including pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device manufacturers. More Company Profiles Challenges & Opportunities in Early Development of Small Molecules 10/3/2011 - 12:00pm - 6:30pm Marriott San Francisco Airport Waterfront Hotel Agenda: 12:00 - 1:30 PM Open house with light lunch for attendees 1:30 - 1:45 PM Welcoming remarks Mark Kontny, President, Global Pharmaceutical Development Services and Chief Scientific Officer - Patheon 1:45 - 2:30 PM Key note address: Skating to the puck: Anticipating the new lean Pharma model Doug Mendenhall, Principal - DWM Consulting LLC 2:30 - 3:15 PM Perspectives on Outsourced Early Pharmaceutical Development Jayne Hastedt, CEO/Co-founder - JDP Pharma Consulting, LLC 3:15 - 3:30 PM Break with coffee and refreshments 3:30 - 4:00 PM Effective API characterization for firstin- human IND applications Gail Strong, Sr Director Pharmaceutical Science - Patheon 4:00 - 4:45 PM Parallel screening-speeding bioavailability improvement of poorly soluble compounds Anil Kane, Sr Director Pharmaceutical Tech. Affairs 4:45 - 5:00 PM Closing remarks Frank Sorgi, VP Pharmaceutical Science and Development - Patheon 5:00 - 6:30 PM Networking, drinks and appetizers Event Sponsors Event Host Patheon Pharmaceutical Servcices Please RSVP at events@patheon.com.   • Pharm Country (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Arrien Pharmaceuticals LLC Director of Business Development, Alliance, Prospective & Strategic Initiatives Leverage the company early stage product pipeline and newfound business skills to analyze both the potential of drug candidate feasibility and the financial potential of the proposed product before negotiating the terms of the deal with pharmaceutical companies. Review the Arrine new technology and pharmaceutical-drug candidates currently in the pipeline, analyze and consider if they would create value for the company. • Biotech Bay (Walnut Creek, California) Sanofi Aesthetics Sales professional Responsible to thoroughly understand the dynamics within the territory (e.g., impact of managed care, customers, competitors, patient demographics) and draw upon this knowledge to develop a comprehensive territory plan to be reviewed and discussed with the District Sales Manager. • Biotech Beach (Irvine, California) Allergan Inc. Analyst, Senior Marketing Research Responsible for marketing research activities for selected therapeutic areas within the Allergan Medical Dermatology / Skin Care, Eye Care Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Eye Care, Neuromodulator and / or Allergan New Technology. Develop and maintain close working relationships with global / regional / country marketing teams, agencies, etc. Develop marketing research plans, select appropriate agencies to conduct the marketing research and ensure that projects are executed appropriately to meet customer objectives. • BioCapital (Gaithersburg, Maryland) MedImmune, LLC Coordinator, Sales Training II Responsible for managing day-to-day department operations in support of all training programs and department activities. Ensure all program budget, communications, planning, materials, and records are managed to meet the needs of the Commercial training department. • BioMidwest (Cincinnati, Ohio) SGS North America Business Development Manager - Life Science Maintain and build relationships with current accounts. Develop new service opportunities with biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Promote SGS image and service listings in a way which will further the companys objectives. • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! BioMidwest Career Fair Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, medical device and diagnostics companies in the Midwest region. Candidates with a 4-year degree in the life sciences and a minimum of 2-years of industry related experience are invited to attend. (Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a four-year college degree. PhD and Postdoc candidates welcome.) Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management, chemistry, regulatory affairs, and research. Job seekers may register here. • 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 Post Your: News | Jobs | Company Profile | Event | Advertising / Sponsorship BioSpace, Inc. 6465 South Greenwood Plaza, Suite 400 Centennial, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 800-595-2929 BioSpace, Inc. 90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 414 San Francisco, California 94105 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 415-576-9217 Send questions and comments to the BioSpace News Beat Team. Editor & Publisher: Rosemary Do Editorial & Production Staff: Lana Ho, Suvarna Sheth, Maysa Darwish, Tammy Liu BioSpace.com - Life. Science. Community. • BioSpace is a registered trademark of BioSpace, Inc. • Please distribute this e-cast freely. • Credit any excerpts as follows: Copyright 2011 BioSpace http://www.biospace.com • While BioSpace and its agents used their best efforts in collecting and preparing the information published herein, we do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any liability for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions resulted from negligence, accident or other causes. If someone forwarded this news to you and you'd like to receive your own copy FREE of charge, simply Subscribe here. Safely unsubscribe from Biospace.com e-mail at any time by managing your account here.

Pfizer's Antifungal Study Misses Goals - Sept. 30, 2011

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Friday, September 30, 2011  |   |   |   |  Ambion® Products...Superior Results Every Time Ambion® products represent years of RNA expertise. For over two decades, our scientists have developed high-quality, innovative RNA products that make your job easier with faster, more robust and more reliable results. Use the best and have confidence in your results...every time. Now, Ambion® products also include Invitrogen™ RNA products - all by Life Technologies. Please click here for more information. •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE)'s Antifungal Study Misses Goals More... •  Array BioPharma, Inc. (ARRY) Misses Goals for Lung-Cancer Treatment More... •  Bayer AG (BAY.F), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Blood Thinner Rivaroxaban Met Primary Goal in Phase III Trial, to Seek Approval by Year-end More... •  Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (THLD) Initiates Phase 3 TH-302 Combination Trial in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma More... •  Trius Therapeutics Initiates Second Phase 3 Trial in Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI) More... More Phase III News More Phase II News More Phase I News More Pre-Clinical News More Post-Approval News •  Baxter International, Inc. (BAX) Submits European Marketing Authorization Application for HyQ, an Investigational IG Therapy for Primary Immunodeficiencies More... •  Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Receives FDA Tentative Approval for Memantine Pill More... •  Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) Files for Regulatory Approval of the Ultra-Long-Acting Insulins Degludec and Degludecplus in the US More... •  Zogenix, Inc. Achieves Zohydro(TM) Long-Term Safety Database for NDA More... •  Circadian Technologies Limited (CIR.AX) Files IND With FDA for VGX-100 for the Treatment of Cancer Patients With Solid Tumors More... More BLA/NDA/ANDA News More IND News More MAA News Drug Discovery & Development Drug Discovery & Development magazine delivers vital insight about the latest technologies and tools used to develop pharmaceutical products to key decision-makers Request Now! •  Magic Mushrooms Can Make Lasting Personality Changes, Johns Hopkins University Study More... •  Early to Bed and Early to Rise: Study Suggests It's Keeping Kids Leaner, University of South Australia Study More... •  Fish Oil Pills Don't Improve Kids' Braininess, University of Granada Study More... •  Oral Steroids Linked to Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Nationwide US Study, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Reveals More... •  InterCure, Ltd. Study Reports Positive Effect of Resperate on CHF Patients More... More General Clinical Research News Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., and panel members, Eleanor Feingold, Gina D'Angelo, and Joan Bailey-Wilson, invite you to join us at a symposium to honor Brad Efron for his many contributions to theoretical and applied statistics. We will be discussing emerging statistical challenges in large-scale inference, with a focus on applications in genetics and biomedical imaging. The goal of the symposium is to stimulate discussion; it will include both formal and informal meeting and discussion time, in addition to the featured speakers. The symposium is limited to 200 people. Please RSVP to:LargeData@s-3.com. Please visit here for more information. Biomarkers in Late Stage Clinical Trials • Quantify and analyze revenues of late stage biomarker technology and services in North America, Europe, Asia and the Rest of the World. • Identify the key market drivers and resistors of the biomarker market and evaluate the growth potential of emerging technologies. • Assess biomarker activity at leading companies, including Abbott, AZ, BMS, Eli Lilly, GSK, Merck & Co, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche and Sanofi-Aventis. Click Here for More Information. • Genetown (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Sanofi Clinical Trials Operations Manager Responsible for the overall operational planning and activities for the implementation and conduct of studies (clinical trials, observational trials, compassionate use and registries) including data management activities in compliance with GCP's, SOPs and standards within established timelines and budgets. • BioTechxus (San Antonio, Texas) Eagle Applied Sciences Research Clinical Scientist Will support all activities related directly and indirectly to the planning, development, and execution of clinical research and medical technology product development projects. Expert input on research proposals, protocols, and projects and/or activities related to clinical translational research efforts will be needed. • Biotech Bay (Oakland, California) Cerexa, Inc. Senior Administrative Assistant, Clinical Operations Responsible for the proactive support of administrative activities in Clinical Operations, with a focus on anticipating and providing administrative support to the Vice President of Clinical Operations and Clinical Operations staff. The position also includes responsibility to assist the organization with company activities, such as event planning and execution, receptionist relief, etc.; and leadership in ensuring that administrative support is collaborative, cross-functionally, across the company. • Bio NC (Durham, North Carolina) PAREXEL International Senior Biostatistician/ Principal Biostatistician, Clinical Trials Will be charged with the task of producing and delivering analysis plans, reports, derived datasets, tables, listings and figures, providing statistical advice to clients, and fulfilling the project primary role within a designated project team. Interact with clients as key contact with regard to statistical and contractual issues. • Pharm Country (Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey) Eisai Inc. Director, Clinical Development, Frontier PCU Apply medical and clinical development knowledge to transform clinical research ideas into high quality clinical answers. They will provide medical/scientific input to the strategies for clinical studies, being responsible for the key design elements of clinical study protocols, while focusing on innovative design, medical execution and interpretation. • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! BioMidwest Career Fair Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, medical device and diagnostics companies in the Midwest region. Candidates with a 4-year degree in the life sciences and a minimum of 2-years of industry related experience are invited to attend. (Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a four-year college degree. PhD and Postdoc candidates welcome.) Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management, chemistry, regulatory affairs, and research. Job seekers may register here. • 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 •  National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Rejects Sanofi (France) (SASY.PA)'s Cancer Drug Jevtana More... More Drug Product News Hot Company Gallus Biopharmaceuticals, LLC 4766 LaGuardia Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63134 U.S.A. Phone: 314-426-5000 Fax: 314-426-1792 Gallus Biopharmaceuticals, LLC has recently emerged on the market as a premier cGMP biologics contract manufacturing organization based in St. Louis, MO USA. Gallus operates an FDA-approved, commercial facility formerly owned by Centocor Biologics. The plant has been approved by every major regulatory agency and currently manufactures two of Centocor Biologics' leading products, Remicade® and Stelara™, which are distributed globally. More Company Profiles Post Your: News | Jobs | Company Profile | Event | Advertising / Sponsorship ClinicaSpace 6465 South Greenwood Plaza, Suite 400 Centennial, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 800-595-2929 ClinicaSpace 90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 414 San Francisco, California 94105 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 415-576-9217 Send questions and comments to the ClinicaSpace News Beat Team. 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