NICE Rejects J&J's "Expensive" Prostate CA Drug - Feb. 2, 2012

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Thursday, February 02, 2012  |   |   |   |  Online Auction February 8 at 9 AM ET Featuring lab equipment from leading global firms! Lot catalog includes Lot catalog includes HP 1100 Series HPLC Components, Perkin Elmer HS40 Headspace Sampler, Gow-Mac 590-Series Gas Chromatograph, Beckman Coulter Laboratory Centrifuge Model GS-6KR and much more. Register and bid online! •  National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Rejects Use of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)'s "Expensive" Prostate CA Drug More... •  Nuvo Research Inc. (NRI.TO) Announces Launch of Synera(R) in the U.S. More... More Drug Product News •  Bedford Laboratories Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Patient Level Recall of Acetylcysteine Solution, USP, Lot 1877093 More... 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The first auction will take place on February 7, with bidding available online and in person. The facility's primary capital assets will be auctioned including a 2010 Thermo Fisher LTQ Orbitrap Velos ET9 Mass Spec and a 2010 Waters nanoAcquity UPLC, both brand New and still in their boxes. The second auction will take place electronically with bidding opening on February 8 and closing on February 9. Included in this sale are lab instruments and support equipment. Visit The Brandord Group's website for more info. Register to Bid! Quantifying the Value of Pipeline Pilot, the Accelrys Scientific Enterprise Platform This white paper outlines the methodology, sources of value, and quantifiable results from bringing products to market faster, avoiding unproductive experiments, saving developer time, and more. 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