Enanta Inks $440M Hep C Pact With Novartis - Feb. 21, 2012

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012  |   |   |   |  Are you measuring multiple biomarkers in your late stage trial? The widespread adoption of biomarker pattern profiling has boosted efficiency in drug development beyond traditional single target methods. Increasingly, sponsorsneed to measure multiple biomarkers to capture the data necessary to accurately evaluate safety and efficacy in Phase II-III trials. Multiplexing quantifies all the targeted biomarkers in a single test to save money, conserve precious sample volume, and increase reproducibility. Contact us to learn more about how our services can benefit your late stage trial: www.myriadrbm.com/latestage/clinicaspace. •   Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Inks $440 Million Hep C Pact With Novartis AG (NVS) More... •   Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Eyes Tie-Ups With More Chinese Drugmakers; Will Ally With Zhejiang Hisun to Invest $545 Million in Generic Drug JV More... •   Sol-Gel Technologies Signs $27 Million Deal for Dermatology Drug Delivery More... •   Several Drugmakers Pursue BioTie Therapies Corp. for Alzheimer's Drug More... •   Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (LGND) Licenses DARA Program to Retrophin More... More Alliances News •  Karo Bio AB Lays off 16 Employees More... More Job Industry News •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Mulls $3 Billion Partial IPO for Animal Healthcare Unit: Report More... More IPO News More IPO Filing News More IPO Withdraw More IPO Updates •   Ceptaris Therapeutics, Inc. Secures $15 Million in Venture Debt Financing More... 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More Mergers and Acquisitions News •   Codexis, Inc. (CDXS) Appoints Interim Chief Executive Officer More... •   BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) Announces Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Cooper to Leave the Company More... •   ChromaDex, Inc. Names Debra Heim as COO More... •   Astellas Pharma Inc. (YPH.BE) Hires Senior Vice President of New Global Medical Affairs Organization More... •   Aptiv Solutions Announces Key Appointments to Strengthen its Focus on Adaptive Clinical Trial Execution More... More Personnel News •   Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (ALTH) to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results on March 6, 2012 More... •   Alimera Sciences (ALIM) to Release Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results More... •   Addex Pharmaceuticals (ADXN.SW) 2011 Financial Results This Thursday More... •   Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ANTH) Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter Financial Results and Provides Clinical Progress Update More... •   Bruker Corporation Plans to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Financial Results on February 22, 2012 More... More Earnings Report News •   Precision BioSciences Files Two New Infringement Lawsuits against CELLECTIS SA, Requests Permanent Injunction Against Importation of Infringing Materials into U.S. More... •   Mylan Inc. (MYL) Resolves Defamation Litigation Against Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Two of Its Reporters More... •   Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. 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Mandatory is demonstrated understanding and expertise in content, usability, architecture, development design for all types of digital projects mobile sites/apps. • Biotech Bay (Concord, California) Cerus Corporation Global Communications & Marketing Manager Manage regional and international congress and trade show activities.Manage marketing-driven events from initial invitation process to post-event follow-up with participants. Publish monthly eNews issues, maintain and update corporate and product websites, and generally support web and social media communications for Marketing and IR. • Southern Pharm (Atlanta, Georgia) New England Biolabs, Inc. 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