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Friday, November 04, 2011  |   |   |   |    •  Celgene Corporation (CELG) to Pump $45 Million Into Start-up More... •  Hundreds More Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Jobs to Go More... •  VIVUS, Inc. (VVUS) Qnexa Secures FDA Approval for NDA Filing More... •  Ablynx Regains Anti-TNF-Alpha Nanobody Rights from Pfizer Inc. (PFE) More... •  Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Serdaxin(R) Disappoints in Phase II Trial for Major Depressive Disorder More... •  RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (RGRX) Reports Positive Data with RGN-259 in Phase 2 Dry Eye Trial More... •  Sanofi (France) (SASY.PA) Accelerates Development of New Lantus Formulation More... •  Roche (RHHBY) Pipeline Update to Endorse Recent Research Success More... More Top News Download PPD's new white paper, Drug-Induced Liver Injury, to gain an understanding of DILI and how to recognize it early during drug development. These regulatory actions include: • Failure to obtain approval for marketing • Restrictions on how and to whom the drug may be prescribed • Removal from the market Download the white paper to gain insight on drug-induced liver injury and how to identify it early in your clinical trials.. •  FDA: 35 Innovative New Drugs Approved in Fiscal Year 2011, Touts Faster Pace than European Counterparts More... •  Too Much Sitting Raises Odds for Cancer, Aberta Health Service Cancer Care Study More... •  Exercise Can Overpower the "Obesity Gene," Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit Study More... •  Skin Reacts to UV Light Faster Than Thought, Brown University Study More... •  Starving Prostate Cancer: Scientists Discover How to Cut Off Cancer's Food Supply, Centenary Inst. of Cancer Medicine & Cell Biology Study More... •  Scientists Identify Gene Critical for Cell Responses to Oxygen Deprivation, Gladstone Institute Study More... •  Brain Cells Responsible for Keeping Us Awake Identified, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study More... •  Study Finds No Link Between Dyslexia and IQ, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Study More...   More Featured News Acceleration 2011: Nutter Early Stage Life Sciences Conference Thursday, November 17, 2011 Nutter Conference Center, Seaport West 155 Seaport Boulevard, 5th Floor Boston, Massachusetts This free event is by invitation only. 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