Onyx Soars as FDA Panel Backs CA Drug; $60M Expansion for Healthpoint - June 21, 2012

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Thursday, June 21, 2012  |   |   |   |  Laboratory & Pharmaceutical Equipment: Surplus to Ongoing Operations of Sanofi-Aventis! Please click here for more information.   •  Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ONXX) Soars as FDA Panel Backs CA Drug More... •  $60 Million Expansion for Healthpoint Biotherapeutics More... •  Celgene Corporation (CELG) Revlimid Growth Plans Stopped Dead; Stock Plummets -7.88(11.73%) @ 10:04AM EDT More... •  Pfizer Inc. (PFE)'s Lyrica Gains U.S. Approval for Spinal Pain More... •  FDA Says Pozen, Inc. (POZN) Ulcer Drug May Need More Data, Shares Plunge More... •  FDA Panel Rejects Sanofi (France) (SAN.PA) Clotting Drug for Chemo Patients More... •  Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) in Talks to Buy Indian API Maker More... •  Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Madagascar & Unfair Claritin Marketing? More... 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