Drug Giant to Slash 400 U.S. Jobs; Illumina Tanks - Oct. 7, 2011

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Friday, October 07, 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. Please click here for more information. •  Drug Giant to Slash 400 U.S. Jobs More... •  Tolerx, Inc. Cuts Staff, Auctioning Assets After Phase 3 Failure More... •  IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) Creating 100 Jobs With Expansion More... •  Bio Park Could Spell Jobs Bonanza for Medical Device and Pharmaceutical More... More Job Industry News •   Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) Tanks After Company Drops Full-Year Forecast More... •   Affymetrix (Santa Clara, California) (AFFX) to Host Conference Call on November 2, 2011 to Announce Third Quarter Operating Results More... •   Akorn, Inc. (AKN) Announces Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call Information More... •   Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Fiscal Year 2011 More... •   Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Announces the Date of its Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast More... More Earnings Report 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.   •   Transparent Inc. and Molecular Response (MRL) Announce Accelerated Collaborative Research Efforts to Develop Novel 3 Dimensional Cell-Culture Systems for Cancer Research More... •   Ascent Scientific Licenses Novel Clathrin Inhibitors from Freie Universitat Berlin, University of Newcastle and Children's Medical Research Institute More... •   Square 1 Announces $6 Million Credit Facility to CoDa Therapeutics, Inc. More... •   McDougall Scientific, Ltd. Licenses OmniComm Systems, Inc. (OMCM)' TrialMaster(R) Suite and Joins CRO Preferred Program(TM) More... More Alliances News •   William A. Hawkins Appointed New CEO of Immucor (BLUD) More... •   BioIndustry Association Board Appointments More... •   China Biologic Products Announces Changes in Directors More... •   Pulmatrix Appoints Respiratory and Allergy Expert, Michael Yeadon, PhD, to Scientific Advisory Board More... More Personnel News •   Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA), Baxter International, Inc. (BAX), McKesson Corporation Must Pay $20 Million, Nevada Jury Says More... •   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI) Confirms EMBEDA(R) Patent Challenge More... More Legal News   Biologics Manufacturing Facility For Sale/Lease 6000 Royalmount Montreal, Quebec Canada • Complete segregation of microbial and mammalian processing areas. • Can be converted to a dedicated mammalian or microbial capacity. • Expansion capability for either microbial or mammalian production within the existing building. 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 • 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. 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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. • Pharm Country (Branchburg, New Jersey) Roche Molecular Diagnostics Senior Product Cost Analyst Will have a strong working knowledge of standard cost development, cost center rates, product counting, manufacturing variance, material yields, over / under absorption of overhead, efficiency metrics, labor productivity, budgeting control of plant expenses. • 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. 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