DNDN Axes 500 Jobs; Panel Backs Bayer, J&J's Xarelto - Sept. 9, 2011

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Friday, September 09, 2011  |   |   |   |  Webcast Auction Sept. 14, 2011 Quebec, Canada Genizon BioSciences Biotech Equipment: • (8) Robotic Liquid Handlers • Fast Real-Time PCR System • Microplate Readers & Sealers • (24) Scientific Freezers • Centrifuges • Incubators • Ovens • And Much More... For complete equipment listing & photos, pleaseclick here OR call 818-884-3737.   •  Dendreon Corporation (DNDN) Axes 500 Jobs More... •   Panel Backs Bayer HealthCare (BAY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)'s Xarelto More... •  Panmira and FLAP LLC Spun Out of Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. More... •  Theraclone Sciences, Inc. Snaps Up $10.6 Million Financing More... •  National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Questions Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Nycomed COPD Drug More... •  Medicis (MRX) Won't Sell Fat-buster in the US Despite FDA OK More... •  Servier Faces Another Scandal Over Another Drug More... •  GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Names Biochemist, Venture Capitalist to Lead its VC Unit More... 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