Healthcare Giant Breaks Into 2 Companies - Oct. 19, 2011

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011  |   |   |   |  Online Lab Auction: November 2 - 3 at 10AM EST The Branford Group will auction assets of a major New England analytical and testing laboratory, Groundwater Analytical. Featured laboratory equipment includes numerous Agilent MSD & GC Units, precision lab instruments, evaporation system, microscopes, lab ovens, stainless steel coolers, glassware, and much more. Equipment is located in Buzzard's Bay, MA. VisitThe Branford Group for more info. Register and Bid Online! •  Healthcare Giant Breaks Into 2 Companies More... More New Company News •  InvaGen, Inc. Looks to Expand in New York; Will Create and Retain Nearly 700 Jobs More... •  Merck Sharp & Dohme (MRK) Lays Off 40 Staff More... •  Cytokinetics, Inc. (CYTK) to Restructure Workforce and Ops, Slashes 18 Jobs More... More Job Industry News •   Arteaus Therapeutics, LLC Raises $18 Million to Prevent Migraines More... More Startup News Building Novel Applications with Pipeline Pilot to Drive Next Generation Sequencing This case study shows how scientists are streamlining the process of analyses of DNA sequence information. Enabled by new DNA sequencing technologies, many more scientists and informaticians are interrogating larger and more complex data sets and are expanding the range of problems that can be addressed through sequencing... Request Now! •   GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) May Make $4.8 Billion Bid for Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGSI): Source More... •   PPD, Inc. (PPDI) Gives Confidential Info to Another Possible Buyer More... •   Quintiles, Inc. (QTRN) Strengthens Late Phase Offerings with Acquisition of Outcome Sciences, Premier Observational Research Company More... •   Quintiles, Inc. (QTRN) Acquires VCG & Associates and VCG Bio More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •   National Institute of Allergy And Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Awards Contract Worth up to $36 Million to TetraPhase Pharmaceuticals for the Development of a Novel Tetraphase Antibiotic More... •   RetroSense Therapeutics Announces License Agreement With Wayne State University for Breakthrough Approaches to Vision Restoration More... •   Innocoll, Inc. Enters Partnership With Pioneer Pharma in China for the Distribution of CollaGUARD More... •   National Council For Prescription Drug Programs and SAFE-BioPharma, LLC to Collaborate on Life Science Standards More... •   EMD Serono, Inc. (Billerica) and Fast Forward, LLC Commit $3 Million for Multiple Sclerosis More... More Alliances News •   Nexigen Appoints Dr. Jorg Vollmer as CEO More... •   YM BioSciences (YM.TO) Proposes Dr. Catherine Mackey and Dr. Nicole Onetto for Nomination to Board of Directors More... •   Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) Announces Changes in Senior Management Team More... •   Kathleen Danenberg Joins Caris Life Sciences' Executive Team as Senior Vice President, Professional Affairs More... •   Progenitor Cell Therapy, a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of NeoStem, Inc., Announces Additions to Management More... More Personnel News •   e-Therapeutics plc Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 31 July 2011 More... •   InSite Vision (ISV) to Report Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results on October 27, 2011 More... •   Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) Pharmaceuticals to Announce Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results on November 2, 2011 More... •   Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) to Announce Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 More... •   Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (LGND) to Report Third Quarter Results on November 8 More... More Earnings Report News •   Chinese Spy Pleads Guilty to Stealing Biotech Secrets More... •   Mylan Inc. (MYL) Announces Femcon(R) Fe Settlement Agreement More... •   European Ruling May Not Impact Stem Cell Lines Derived Using Advanced Cell Technology's Single-Blastomere Method More... •   Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (NVLT) Announces Judgment in its Favor and Dismissal of State Law Counterclaims More... 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More Company Profiles IBC's BioProcess International Conference & Exhibition October 31 - November 4, 2011 - Long Beach, California Event Website Download the 2011 BioProcess International brochure and see why this is YOUR must attend event for 2011. Download your PDF here. You will see the 2011 program, features a stellar line up keynote presentations including, the US FDA, EMA, Pfizer, Merck and more. Plus, there are over 50 presentations with new, previously unpublished data, and new topic coverage areas including antibody drug conjugates, viral clearance and managing global manufacturing facilities and partners. Exhibit hall & keynote passes are now available. Mention priority code B11171BSEODS2 and the fee will be waived. All passes subject to approval. Register here today or call 800-390-4078.  • Southern Pharm (Jacksonville, Florida) Astellas Pharma US Hospital - Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Ensure the achievement of sales goals in territory by promoting Astellas products and services to physicians and other medical personnel within assigned geography. Educate customers on the use, characteristics, advantages, indicated treatments and all other developments related to promoted products. • BioMidwest (Mount Vernon, Indiana) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Senior Maintenance Engineer Responsible for the overall planning, designing, overseeing of the reconfiguration, maintenance, reliability, operations and/or alteration of pharmaceutical production related assets, HVAC, and related infrastructure. • Pharm Country (Parsippany, New Jersey) Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Business Intelligence Analyst Sr. (Data Warehousing) Under limited supervision, interfaces with business leaders and end-users from corporate departments and business units to scope, design, implement and manage the project to deliver BI solutions to the business. Requires in-depth technical expertise with all aspects of the solution design and implementation, including requirements definition, data acquisition processes, data modeling, process automation, escalation procedures, construction and deployment. • Genetown (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Vertex Functional Manager, Financial Planning and Reporting Solutions Manages the day-to-day functional support, administration, and management of Vertex's financial planning/forecasting system (SAP BPC) and future reporting systems that enable financial performance management at Vertex. • Biotech Bay (Foster City, California) Gilead Sciences Associate Manager, Business Analytics - HBV Management of analytics, reporting, targeting and alignment for the Anti-viral organization. Perform analytics needed to support marketing strategies and initiatives. Conduct national, regional, and territory level analytics to determine potential risks & opportunities for the sales team. • Get Noticed! 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