Genentech's Actemra Beats Adalimumab in RA Study - Mar. 2, 2012

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Friday, March 02, 2012  |   |   |   |  Your goals. Our expertise. Norwich Clinical Services is a global contract research organization for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Dedicated Norwich program management will guide your program from the initial stages of development through study-end reconciliation with specific focus on budget efficiency and schedule adherence. Please click here for more information. •  Genentech (RHHBY)'s ACTEMRA® Beats Adalimumab in RA Study More... •  Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACUR)'s NEXAFED Tablets Disrupt Methamphetamine Production More... •  BioInvent Release: Recruitment of Patients Completed in Phase II Study with BI-204 More... •  SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SCLN) Announces Results of Interim Analysis of Phase 2 SCV-07 Oral Mucositis Trial More... •  Novavax, Inc. (NVAX) Launches Phase II Clinical Trial of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine More... 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The lectures will cover principles, practices and case studies leading directly into laboratory exercises performed at the Biopharmaceutical Advancement Facility. The lab exercises will cover a broad range of topics: from inoculation of cultures, to aseptic sampling to the preparation, inoculation, and harvest of a bioreactor. The lectures and lab exercises will cover applications of both anchorage dependent and suspension adapted cell lines. This workshop is designed for industry professionals, including bench scientists, QA/QC, manufacturing, business development, and sales personnel seeking to advance their knowledge and experience in cell culture. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.mtech.umd.edu/biotech/workshops/cell_culture_technology/index.html Building Novel Applications with Pipeline Pilot to Drive Next Generation Sequencing This case study shows how scientists are streamlining the process of analyses of DNA sequence information. 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