BMS, Astra Diabetes Drug Fails to Win FDA Backing - Jan. 19, 2012

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Thursday, January 19, 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.   •  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Diabetes Drug Fails to Win FDA Backing More... •  Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (JAZZ) Shares Halted, Rumor of Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Buyout Circulate More... •  Roche (RHHBY) Melanoma Drug Spurs Growth of Other Skin Cancers: Study More... •  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) Hepatitis C Pills Clear Virus Without Injections More... •  FDA Approves Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) NDA for Viread in HIV-Infected Children More... •  Sandoz, Inc. Initiates Two More Phase III Amgen (AMGN) Biosimilar Trials More... •  Quintiles, Inc. (QTRN) to Hire 500 in China More... •  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Hid 3 Risperdal Diabetes Studies from FDA: Witness More... 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No, It's FDA's Subjective "Chemical Action" Guidance More... •  Artificial Testicle Could Treat Male Infertility, Turek Clinic Reveals More... •  University of California, Berkeley (CAL) Gossip Study Finds It's a Good Thing More... •  Boston University Researchers Identify Genetic Signatures of Exceptional Longevity in Re-Published Study More... •  Sleep Might Help Deepen Traumatic Memories, University of Massachusetts - Amherst Study More... •  Genes May Guide Intelligence Throughout Life, University of Edinburgh Study More... •  Brain Support Cells From Umbilical Cord Stem Cells, University of Central Florida Study More... •  Grapes May Help Prevent Age-Related Blindness, Fordham University Study More...   More Featured News Come to San Diego March 12-16, 2012 for UCSD Extension's Medicinal Chemistry Intensive Program. This 5-day program focuses on the chemistry of drug molecules and drug action. 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