Bay Area Drugmaker Inks $32.5M Development Deal - Oct. 10, 2011

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Monday, October 10, 2011  |   |   |   |  UC Berkeley Extension Five-Day Intensive Seminars Master the complexities of the biopharmaceutical industry and the drug development process. Five-day courses offer the knowledge to communicate with technical colleagues and succeed as a biotech professional. • The Drug Development Process, October 17-21 in San Francisco • Bioscience Essentials for Industry Professionals, October 31-November 4 in San Francisco Fall courses are open for enrollment.Read more and enroll. •   Bay Area Drugmaker Inks $32.5M Development Deal for a Weekly Transdermal Patch Formulation of Teribone(TM) (teriparatide acetate) More... •   United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR) Subsidiary Enters into Contract With National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Award of up to $45 Million to Support Glycobiology Antiviral Program; 20 New Jobs Created More... •   Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (LGND) Enters Into Global Licensing Agreement With Chiva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for Fablyn(R) More... •   Exonhit Enters Into Research Agreement With Pfizer Inc. (PFE) to Identify Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers More... •   Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) and VGX International to Advance Therapeutic Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B Synthetic Vaccines into Clinical Studies More... More Alliances News •   Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PARD) Announces Effectiveness of Form S-4 Registration Statement for the Proposed Merger with Allozyne, Inc. More... •   U.S. Federal Trade Commission Clears Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA)'s Acquisition of Cephalon, Inc. (CEPH) More... •   Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (ALTH) Continues to Work Toward Completion of Merger with AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMAG) More... •   Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) (LH) Extends Tender Offer for All Outstanding Shares of Orchid Cellmark (ORCH) More... •   AccuDial Pharmaceutical, Inc. Acquires Spinformation/Stephen Key Design, LLC. More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News Scottish Development International: The home of whisky and the bionic hand, we're the toast of the scientific community. Independent analysis shows that Scotland is a high quality, cost effective location to establish your business project. Enter your details to access our FREE Financial Times benchmarking reports on a range of industries that demonstrate Scotland's competitiveness. Click here to learn more about Scotland as the ideal location for your business.   •  Nanotechnology Deal Between IBM Corporation (IBM) and Intel Corporation (INTC) Creates Optimism for Upstate Economy; Creating 2,500 New Jobs More... •  £7.6 Million Funding Package Secured for Third Building at Liverpool Science Park; 7,000 Jobs Ahead More... More Job Industry News •   RedHill Biopharma Ltd. Appoints Key Opinion Leader Professor David Y. Graham from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, as Lead Investigator for the US Pivotal Clinical Trial with RedHill's Crohn's Drug - RHB-104 More... •   Harsukh Parmar Joins Roche (RHHBY) as Head of Translational and Experimental Medicine - Inflammation More... •   Mylan Inc. (MYL) Comments on Death of Company Co-Founder and Former Chairman and CEO Milan "Mike" Puskar More... More Personnel News •   Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (BIO) to Report Third-Quarter 2011 Financial Results Tuesday, November 1, 2011 More... •   PerkinElmer, Inc. (PKI) to Hold Earnings Call on Thursday, November 3, 2011 More... More Earnings Report News •   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI) Provides Update on District Court Order Concerning Generic Version of Lovenox(R) More... More Legal News •   AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) to Build $200 Million Manufacturing Plant in China Medical City More... •   RBC Life Sciences, Inc. Opens Branch in Taiwan More... More Construction News   New Wet Lab Space Immediately Available 1330 Piccard Drive Rockville, Maryland U.S.A. • Building: 131,511 rentable square feet • Base Rental Rate: $16.00 - $23.50 per square foot, triple net • Lower Level: 5000 SF More Real Estate Listings Hot Company Aptalis Pharmaceutical Technologies 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard, Suite 2000 Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 U.S.A. Phone: 1-908-429-4479, Ext. 4085 The Aptalis Pharmaceutical Technologies (formerly Eurand Pharmaceutical Technologies) business specializes in product development that leverages our proprietary pharmaceutical technologies. We utilize these technologies to develop novel prescription and OTC products with our partners that are designed to have advantages over existing products and address unmet medical needs. More Company Profiles • Pharm Country (Bridgewater, New Jersey) Ipsen Manager of Marketing Operations Will be a critical member of the marketing team and help define and execute the product strategy and roadmap. Take responsibility for ensuring transparency in timeline and budget planning and monitoring. • Biotech Beach (San Diego, California) Althea Technologies, Inc. Associate Director/Director Marketing Communications Will oversee strategic planning, development and coordination of all marketing communication programs to further the companys sales objectives. He/She will consult with other areas of management and sales department to develop strategies for leveraging web marketing, trade show activity and direct marketing. • Southern Pharm (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Manager, Marketing Research Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures, and state, federal and local laws. Manages advertising to customer community, including, working with outside advertising agency to put together ads in the different trade journals and tabloids. Continual work on creating ideas and working without sales team and OTC team to discuss and decide on ad campaigns. • BioForest (Eugene, Oregon) Life Technologies Cell Analysis Core Reagent Portfolio Market Leader Manage the overall marketing and product positioning for Cellular Analysis Business Unit products in industrial and life science applications. This includes detailed analysis of the business, industry and competitor trends. Match Life Technologies products and technologies, both current and in the pipeline, with anticipated customer needs to identify new market opportunities. • BioMidwest (Rochester, Minnesota) Hospira, Inc. Account Manager, Medical Will accurately evaluate and segment accounts to target upcoming opportunities, accurately estimate expected close dates and forecast expected economic impact while appropriately managing individual account strategies to achieve territory quotas. • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! Biotech Bay 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 Bay area 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. 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