Big Promise Seen in Genentech Cancer Drug Combo - Dec. 08, 2011

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Thursday, December 08, 2011  |   |   |   |  Third Annual X-Gen Congress & Expo March 5-8, 2012 | San Diego, California www.XGenCongress.com Join us March 5-8, 2012 in San Diego, California to apply both established and emerging genomic technologies and discover why data is the driving force that enables these genomic discoveries. Leveraging these discoveries continues to impact the prevention, detection, and treatment of disease. Programs are organized and designed for you to attend sessions relevant to your unique research needs. Special early registration discounts are available until Friday, December 9. Don't miss this opportunity to take advantage of reduced registration rates and save up to $350. •  Big Promise Seen in Genentech (RHHBY) Cancer Drug Combo More... •  Latest Data on Novartis AG (NVS) Afinitor Confirms Efficacy More... •  Metabolex, Inc. 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More General Clinical Research News Partnerships 2012: The Largest Yet Most Intimate Gathering of Clinical Decision Makers in the World The world has radically changed in just the last few years and the trend is likely to continue at an exponential rate. Partnerships in Clinical Trials is changing with it. Partnerships has always been where business gets done and strategic partnership deals are inked, but in 2012 it is where the industry moves forward with answers. We've taken your most pressing challenges and translated them into the most provocative meeting agenda the industry has ever seen. For more information, please visit the conference site: http://www.iirusa.com/cropartners/welcome-to-CROs.xml?registration=XP1700BSENL. Patient Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Trials • Understand the industry trends driving rising recruiting shortfalls. • Assess the applicability of different recruiting strategies to your clinical development programs. •Develop strategies to optimize recruiting program objectives. Click Here for More Information. • Genetown (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company Global Medical Affairs (GMA) Clinical Research Manager I Lead provides oversight and management of Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS) for one or more molecule (s), either in development or post approval, within the IIS Program. The IIS Program includes studies submitted from US academic institutions, NCI CTEP/COOP, and Ex-US Investigators and/or COOPs. • Biotech Beach (San Diego, California) Ardea Biosciences, Inc. Clinical Trials Assistant Will support the efforts of a Phase 1, 2 or 3 clinical operations team (special emphasis on Phase 1's). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to maintaining clinical master files, making investigator payments. • BioCapital (Bethesda, Maryland) Technical Resources International Attorney/Clinical Trials Agreement Advisor Will draft and negotiate Clinical Trial Agreements and other research agreements between the government client (National Institutes of Health) and industry collaborators (biologic and drug product manufacturers) and provide counsel on FDA laws and regulations, contracts, intellectual property, access to data, ownership of data and specimens, safety reporting, patient privacy, liability, indemnification, confidentiality, and human subject protection. • Pharm Country (Wayne, Pennsylvania) On Assignment Clinical Research Clinical SAS Programmer Provide statistical programming support and validation and help set specifications of anlysis datasets, pooled datasets, statistical tables, summaries, figures and listing for Phase II-IV clinical trials. Employ standardized programs where applicable. • Biotech Bay (Redwood City, California) On Assignment Clinical Research Senior Clinical Data Coordinator/Manager Acts as a core member of Study Management Teams and serves as the study data management contact at the study and/or program level, providing expert guidance to program teams. • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! BioSpace Life Science Career Fairs are the biotech industry's premier career events. Featuring well-respected employers from around the nation, our job fairs attract top candidates in the biotech, pharmaceutical, life science and medical device industries. With such a great number of recruiters and hiring managers from top biotech companies attending our career fairs, there are an abundance of opportunities available for job seekers. Many different disciplines within the industry are represented bringing a diversity of candidates to our job fairs. Companies seeking pharmaceutical sales representatives and marketing jobs regularly attend our job fairs. Engineering and technical jobs can be found, as well as regulatory jobs and positions in QA/QC. Individuals desiring a science job or a research job will find many opportunities at our job fairs. In addition, hiring managers seeking candidates for clinical research jobs also attend our events. More information about BioSpace's Career Fairs BioSpace White Paper Biotech Career Fairs For Job Seekers 101: Control Your Experience By June Salvati, BioSpace Director of Events and Corporate Services •  Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. 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