Genentech Pays Big Bucks to Tap AC Immune ALZ Drug - June 18, 2012

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More Finance News •   Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Bets Up to $303 Million on Ambrx, Inc.'s "Smart Bomb" Antibodies More... •   Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (TKDG.DE) to Stop Selling 13 Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Drugs in Japan More... •   KineMed, Inc. Announces Biomarker Discovery Collaboration With GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) More... •   Horizon Pharma, Inc. and Mallinckrodt Inc., the Pharmaceuticals Business of Covidien (COV), Enter Into Co-Promotion Agreement for DUEXIS® in the United States More... •   Bavarian Nordic (BAVA.CO) Awarded Contract From the U.S. Government to Advance the Development of New MVA-BN® Based Vaccines More... More Alliances News Biotech Laboratory Equipment Auction: June 27 - 28 The Branford Group will auction surplus assets to the continuing growth of Capstone Therapeutics, a major therapeutic peptide developer located in Tempe, Arizona. This biotechnology R&D laboratory's assets will be auctioned electronically on June 27 and 28. Included in this sale is late model biotech and analytical lab instruments and a large consumable supply inventory. Visit The Branford Group's website for more info. Register to Bid!   •   World Renowned Physicians Join AdeTherapeutics Clinical Team More... •   Dave Holly Joins Bilcare Global Clinical Supplies (Europe) Ltd. as Senior Project Manager, IVR/IWR Services More... •   BioAlliance Pharma Reinforces Its Development Team with the Appointment of Louis Kayitalire, MD, as Head of Research and Development More... •   Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) Appoints International Management Expert Dr. Angel Cabrera to its Board of Directors More... •   FBI Lab Veteran Dr. Joseph A. DiZinno to Lead IntegenX New D.C. Office as Senior Director of Federal Programs More... More Personnel News •   China Botanic Pharmaceutical Inc. (Formerly known as Renhuang Pharmaceuticals Inc.) Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results More... •   Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) to Host Analyst Conference Call on Second-Quarter Results More... •   Polydex Pharmaceuticals (POLXF) Issues First Quarter Financial Results More... More Earnings Report News •   Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) Files Second Patent Infringement Suit Against Complete Genomics, Inc. More... More Legal News •   Waters Corporation (WAT) Breaks Ground on New Mass Spectrometry HQ in Wilmslow, UK More... More Construction 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! 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