Actelion CEO Bets Big on Macitentan Program - Jan. 11, 2012

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012  |   |   |   |  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 •  Actelion Ltd. (ALIOF.PK) CEO Bets Big on Macitentan Program More... •  Starpharma Holdings Ltd Receives FDA Special Protocol Assessment for BV Phase 3 More... •  Gynecologic Oncology Group and Advaxis, Inc. 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