Astra CEO Steps Down; Amgen to Create 100 Jobs - Apr. 26, 2012

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Thursday, April 26, 2012  |   |   |   |  Pharm-Olam has offices among the most populated cities in Europe, Latin America, India, South Africa, and the USA to provide cost effective coverage for oncology studies of all sizes. Pharm-Olam has helped bring 2 oncology compounds to NDA approval and have conducted oncology studies in over 30 countries. The majority of our clinical staff are MDs or PhDs, including oncologists in strategic areas for clinical trials. The incidence of oncology indications and standards of treatment can vary widely, so let Pharm-Olam conduct a complimentary feasibility study specific to your protocol and study budgets to use in your resource planning. Contact us at www.pharm-olam.com, info@pharm-olam.com, USA 1-713-559-7900, UK 44-0-1344-891121. •   AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Steps Down More... •   Rempex Pharmaceuticals Appoints Jennifer Cayer New Chief Operating Officer More... •   Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI) (AMRI) Hires Director of In Vitro Biology in Singapore More... •   BioNeutral Appoints New Board of Directors Member and Seeks to Expand Its Management Team More... •   Valence Life Sciences Announces Promotion of Scott Morenstein and Hiring of Robert Ferraioli More... More Personnel News •  Amgen (AMGN) to Create 100 Jobs More... More Job Industry News •  Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) CEO Gorsky Says Company Will Grow While Rivals Shrink More... More Industry News •  Galena Biopharma  (RXII) Takes Final Actions to Complete Spin-Off of RXi Pharmaceuticals (RXII) More... More New Company News •   Galenea to Receive $6 Million From The Stanley Medical Research Institute to Progress Pro-Cognitive Drug Discovery and Development Program More... More Finance News 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. Enabled by new DNA sequencing technologies, many more scientists and informaticians are interrogating larger and more complex data set. Request Now! •   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI)'s $5.9 Billion for Actavis Earning Applause as Shares Pop More... •   Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ONXX) Shares Rally Late Afternoon Amid Rumor of Bayer AG (BAY.F) Acquisition More... •   Baxter International, Inc. (BAX) Completes Purchase of SIGMA International More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •   Epizyme Gets $90 Million in Epigenetics Partnership With Celgene Corporation (CELG) More... •   Southern Research Institute Signs Agreement with Apath, LLC to Conduct Preclinical Studies with Virus-Based HCV Screenings More... •   Evotec AG (EVTG.F) and Active Biotech AB (BTPC) Extend and Expand Medicinal Chemistry Collaboration More... •   Zalicus Inc. (ZLCS) Provides Oncology Research Collaboration Update More... •   Hi-Tech Pharmacal (HITK) Licenses Rights to Lidocaine 5% Ointment More... More Alliances News •   Active Biotech AB (BTPC) Interim Report January - March 2012 More... •   AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVEO) Announces Timing for First Quarter Financial Results, Webcast and Conference Call More... •   Alimera Sciences (ALIM) to Release First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results More... •   Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR) to Host Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2012 Financial Results on May 3, 2012 More... •   AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC) Reports $0.81 in Diluted EPS for the March Quarter More... More Earnings Report News •   Icahn Drops Suit After Making Nice With Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) CEO More... •   Mylan Inc. (MYL) and Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Announce Epinephrine Auto-injector Settlement Agreement With Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) More... 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Konstantin Linnik, Ph.D., IP partner at Nutter, will present on the following topics including: what to patent and what to keep as a trade secret; how to properly maintain lab notebooks; and how to address competitors' IP and freedom to operate Implications of the new US patent reform. For a full description of this event, and to register, please go to: http://businessofinvention.eventbrite.com.  • Biotech Beach (San Diego, California) Verenium Corporation Grain Processing Technical Sales Representative We are seeking a motivated technical sales professional with extensive experience in the development and implementation of successful sales and marketing strategies in the ethanol industry in the USA. This position will be focused on increasing market penetration for the company’s alpha-amylase and glucoamylase enzymes. • Pharm Country (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) Ipsen Manager, Analytics and Project Management Will provide Ipsen's endocrine franchise with sales and marketing analysis, forecasting support including building forecast models for Ipsen's inline products, pipeline products and business development. • Genetown (Boston, Massachusetts) Miltenyi Biotec, Inc. Technical Sales Consultant Responsible for developing sales and servicing existing accounts through in-depth product line knowledge. Meet and/or exceed company sales forecasts in designated territory through in-depth knowledge of market segments, expert technical sales knowledge across product line, and sales skills to convert customer leads to sales. • Biotech Bay (Fremont, California) Thermo Fisher Scientific Director, Marketing and Customer Experience Responsible for developing and setting Global marketing strategy for the business unit, working closely with the leadership team, Field Marketing, and Global Commercial leaders to provide marketing programs to support the business strategies of CDD Fremont. • BioCapital (Gaithersburg, Maryland) MedImmune, LLC Senior Manager, Pricing & Marketing Access Will be the lead on driving the payer perspective into brand strategy and implementation. For brands currently in development this individual would design and develop Pricing and Market Access strategies and "Value Packs" and integrate into the overall brand strategy. • Get Noticed! 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