Baxter to Create 1,500 New Jobs; Genta Files for Ch.7 - Aug. 2, 2012

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Thursday, August 02, 2012  |   |   |   |  Surplus to the Continuing Growth of a Major Biotechnology Company: • Complete R&D Drug Discovery Laboratory • Late Model Analytical Lab Instruments & Tools Please click here for more information.   •  Baxter International, Inc. (BAX) to Create 1,500 New Jobs More... •  Genta Incorporated (GETA.OB) Files for Chapter 7 More... •  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (HALO) Plummets on FDA Safety Questions; Stock Down -4.18(48.83%) @ 10:17AM EDT More... •  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) Suspends Hepatitis C Drug Clinical Trial; Stock Down -2.52(7.08%) @ 10:29AM EDT More... •  Pharming Group (PHGUF.PK) to Restructure Dutch Ops, Axe Jobs More... •  GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)'s Olympic Doping Facility to Research Personalised Medicines After Games More... •  Shire plc (SHPG) Calms Investor Jitters About Rival ADHD Drugs More... •  Is Amarin Corporation PLC (AMRN) GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)'s New Target? More... 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