New Genentech Breast CA Drug Shines in Ph3 Trial - Mar. 30, 2012

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Friday, March 30, 2012  |   |   |   |  The Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum (PCF) International Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress, www.InternationalPharmaCongress.com, May 14-16, 2012, takes place at the Hilton Budapest in Budapest, Hungary and features tracks on EU, CEE, MEA, global compliance audits and monitoring, FCPA and global anticorruption, global transparency, discourse and aggregate spend and global compliance case studies. For more information, please visit: http://internationalpharmacongress.com/. Life Science Map Spotlights Leading Life Science Companies The 2012-2013 Bio NC™ Hotbed Campaign officially launched this week on BioSpace.com. Celebrating its 10th year, the Bio NC™ Hotbed highlights leading bioscience and pharmaceutical firms in the Research Triangle Park and across North Carolina. Click here to find the 2012-2013 Bio NC Hotbed homepage. Click here to find the 2012-2013 Bio NC campaign map.   •  New Genentech (RHHBY) Breast Cancer Drug Shines in Ph3 Trial More... •  Shire plc (SHPGY) Hit by Bowel Drug Study Failure More... •  Shares of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Drops Post - IPO More... •  Genalyte Inc. Raises $12 Million Series B Financing More... •  Genzyme Corporation (GENZ) Submits Drug for Rare Cholesterol Disorder to FDA More... •  Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Recalls 1,55,000 Eye Solution Bottles From US More... •  National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Okays Bayer AG (BAY.F)'s Genentech Xarelto In Stroke Prevention More... •  New Doubts About Dendreon Corporation (DNDN)'s Provenge Arise More... More Top News Crown Bioscience Inc. leads the field in providing unique translational platforms and cost effective drug discovery solutions for its biotech and pharmaceutical partners in dedicated therapeutic areas: Oncology and Metabolic Disease. Our multi-disciplinary team of experts, headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, with wholly own research facilities in Kanapolis, Beijing (China), and Taicang (China)., provides an integrated service solution from your idea to an enabling IND, including: preclinical, translational and clinical capabilities. CrownBio offers a truly integrated approach to undertaking complete drug discovery programs as well as hit identification, hit-to-lead, and lead optimization projects. To learn more about our unique portfolio and breadth of services, visit www.crownbio.com or call us at 603-686-9330 •  Obesity Drugs Need Heart Studies, FDA Panel Says More... •  The Scripps Research Institute Scientists Create Compounds That Dramatically Alter Biological Clock and Lead to Weight Loss More... •  Chocolate a Sweet Remedy for Many Ills? 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Value-driven Engineering is a national effort launched in 2011 that actively engages our nation's thought leaders in various sectors to explore the promise of maintaining our country's competitiveness through a medical device development strategy that focuses on product design based on patient need, resource optimization and efficiency. During the conference attendees from industry, academia, government, and public and private sectors will focus on developing the Value-driven Engineering equation, analyzing the components necessary for Value-driven Engineering, exploring real-world examples of Value-driven principles and promoting public-private engagement of the Value-driven Engineering strategy. A Call for Case Studies has been released. 3-5 case studies will be awarded $1,000 and an opportunity to present at the conference. One of the finalists will also be awarded a grand prize $2,500 at the conference. Learn more by visiting our website at www.abiakron.org/national-vde-conference-akron-ohio. Advances in the Discovery of Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease • Gain insight into the current thinking in AD research with regard to the temporal association of biomarkers with disease progression. •Compare the opportunities provided by different biological fluids, including CSF, blood, saliva, and urine as sources of biomarkers in AD. • Assess advances in the use of imaging technologies, including MRI and PET as diagnostic and prognostic tools. Click Here for More Information. 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! • Genetown (Boston, Massachusetts) Takeda Pharmaceuticals Director/Sr. Director, Regional Search & Evaluation Responsible for working closely with other relevant functions within the broader Takeda organization to (i) develop a BD strategy consistent with the core therapeutic area R&D and commercial strategies outside of oncology and vaccines (ii) identify and triage opportunities consistent with the agreed strategies and (iii) lead cross-functional due diligence teams to efficiently assess and prioritize in-licensing and alliance opportunities across the R&D pipeline. • BioMidwest (Chicago, Illinois) Takeda Pharmaceuticals Manager / Associate Director, Regulatory Strategy Plans/manage/executes all regulatory activities of all levels of complexity for project of responsibility in development and/or supports regulatory activities for assigned marketed product of responsibility. • Genetown (Woburn, Massachusetts) EMD Millipore Research Scientist III Will develop, transfer, and validate analytical methods to support Upstream Processing development projects such as chemically defined mammalian cell culture media. As such, the candidate will be expected to provide analytical leadership on project teams within the matrix organization and coordinate all analytical activities in support of product development. • Pharm Country (Parsippany, New Jersey) Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Department Coordinator II Maintains regulatory affairs objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals. Request documents and formats data from other departments in a comprehensive package as directed by supervisor for inclusion in submission. Supports maintenance of regulatory affairs information databases to track various statuses of projects. review. • Biotech Beach (La Jolla, California) Pfizer, Inc. Technical Associate/Specialist Participate in routine handling, feeding, transportation, and care of laboratory animals including daily washing, cage change, cleaning, and transportation of animal cages. Ensure that normal housekeeping duties are performed and cleanliness is maintained in the animal work area. Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! Biotech Beach Career Fair Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, medical device and diagnostics companies in the Southern California area. Candidates with a 4-year degree in the life sciences and a minimum of 2-years of industry related experience are invited to attend. (Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a four-year college degree. PhD and Postdoc candidates welcome.) Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management, chemistry, regulatory affairs, and research. Job seekers may register here. • Biotech Beach Career Fair, La Jolla, CA April 17, 2012 • BioCapital Career Fair, Bethesda, MD April 25, 2012 • Pharm Country Career Fair, King Of Prussia, PA May 1, 2012 • BioNC Career Fair, Durham, NC May 2, 2012 • Biotech Bay Career Fair, Burlingame, CA May 29, 2012 More information about BioSpace's Career Fairs BioSpace White Paper Biotech Career Fairs For Job Seekers 101: Control Your Experience By June Salvati, BioSpace Director of Events and Corporate Services Celera Corporation 1401 Harbor Bay Parkway Alameda, California 94502 U.S.A Phone: 510-749-4200 Celera Corporation, acquired by Quest Diagnostics in May 2011, is a healthcare business that uses knowledge of human variability to provide new tests and services to personalize disease management. Our Products business develops and manufactures molecular diagnostic products that are used by hospitals and other clinical laboratories to detect, characterize, monitor and select treatment for disease. More Company Profiles FREE Subscription to PharmaVOICE PharmaVOICE delivers the views, opinions, and insights of executives who are shaping the direction of the dynamic life-sciences industry. Post Your: News | Jobs | Company Profile | Event | Advertising / Sponsorship BioSpace Inc. 6465 South Greenwood Plaza, Suite 400 Centennial, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 800-595-2929 BioSpace Inc. 90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 414 San Francisco, California 94105 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 415-576-9217 Send questions and comments to the BioSpace News Beat Team. Editor & Publisher: Rosemary Do Editorial & Production Staff: Lana Ho, Maysa Darwish, Tammy Liu, Michelle Wong BioSpace.com - Life. Science. 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St. Jude Yanks Brio DBS After 11 Malfunctions - Mar. 30, 2012

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Friday, March 30, 2012  |   |   |   |  CardioNexus Corporation is an affiliated company of Panasonic Healthcare dedicated to reducing cardiovascular disease through early detection and prevention. CardioNexus' flagship product, the CardioHealth® Station, is a new multi-modality initiative to advance cardiovascular health assessment for the prevention of heart attack and stroke. The advanced, automated features of the CardioHealth® Station enable physicians, especially primary care physicians and internists, to perform atherosclerosis imaging and cardiovascular risk assessment in their offices, without need for outside referral. For more information, please visit: www.cardionexus.com.   •  St. Jude Medical (STJ) Yanks Brio Deep Brain Stimulator After 11 Malfunctions More... •  Beckman Coulter, Inc. (BEC) Life Sciences Takes Over Blue Ocean Biomedical for Undisclosed Amount More... •  SomnoMed's Zephyr Receives FDA 510 (k) Clearance for MATRx™ More... •  Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Gets CE Marking In EU to Market PLEX-ID Molecular System and Tests More... •  Nano Mask, Inc. (NANM) Enters Into 5 Year $13 Million Distribution Pact With Tamayz Medical More... More Top News Gordon Research 2012 Drug Carriers in Medicine & Biology August 12 - 17, 2012 Waterville Valley Resort Waterville Valley, New Hampshire U.S.A. The 2012 Gordon Conference on Drug Carriers in Medicine and Biology is a well established forum with three decades of history, focused on the principles and means for improvement of pharmacotherapy and diagnostics of human maladies employing advanced drug delivery systems. It will bring together an exciting multi-disciplinary group of prominent academic and pharmaceutical/biotechnology researchers working to develop and implement such new medical and experimental interventions. Value-driven Engineering: A National Conference on Medical Innovation and US Global Competitiveness April 22-24, 2012 John S.Knight Center 77 E. Mill Street, Akron, Ohio Event Website Join us April 22-24, 2012 for the Value-driven Engineering National Conference on Medical Innovation for U.S. Global Competitiveness. Value-driven Engineering is a national effort launched in 2011 that actively engages our nation's thought leaders in various sectors to explore the promise of maintaining our country's competitiveness through a medical device development strategy that focuses on product design based on patient need, resource optimization and efficiency. During the conference attendees from industry, academia, government, and public and private sectors will focus on developing the Value-driven Engineering equation, analyzing the components necessary for Value-driven Engineering, exploring real-world examples of Value-driven principles and promoting public-private engagement of the Value-driven Engineering strategy. A Call for Case Studies has been released. 3-5 case studies will be awarded $1,000 and an opportunity to present at the conference. One of the finalists will also be awarded a grand prize $2,500 at the conference. Learn more by visiting our website at www.abiakron.org/national-vde-conference-akron-ohio. Innovations in Transcatheter Stents and Transcatheter Aortic Valves • Assess the markets for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty devices and transcatheter valves. • Forecast epidemiology of key cardiology indications which impact the PTCA and transcatheter aortic valve markets. • Evaluate innovations in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty devices. •Analyze how percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty techniques are changing. Click Here for More Information 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!   •  FDA Seeks More Advice on Metal Hip Implants More... •  "Living" Micro-Robot Could Detect Diseases in Humans, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Reveals More... •  Noxious Nanotech: Water-Borne Nanomaterials Promote Multidrug-Resistance Gene Transfer, Institute of Health and Environmental Medicine Study More... •  World's First Bedside Genetic Test, University of Ottawa Study More... •  Oscillating Gel Acts Like Artificial Skin, Giving Robots Potential Ability to "Feel," University of Pittsburgh Study More... More Featured News • Biotech Bay (San Jose, California) Hospira, Inc. Field Support Engineer Provide advanced-level technical support for customers, technical service and field service, as well as function as a technical contact for RD, Manufacturing Engineering, Training and Q.A for projects/issues impacting the field service organization. • Rocky Bio (Tucson, Arizona) Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Biomedical Engineer, Staff Practices, mentors and develops company concepts, policies and procedures, familiar with and follows standard practices. Applies functional expertise at a level to make significant company contributions. • Pharm Country (Princeton, New Jersey) Abbott Senior Electrical Engineer Will be primarily involved in developing design solutions to enhance existing products as well as architecting test approaches and systems for use in bringing new products to market. • BioCapital (Gaithersburg, Maryland) MedImmune, LLC Enterprise Systems Engineer Responsible for developing, building and implementing high quality technology solutions based on defined design and/or vendor specifications. The solution development responsibility includes coding, unit, system and performance testing, debugging, and developing documentation for a specific platform, technology or application. • Biotech Beach (Thousand Oaks, California) Amgen Sr Mgr, Risk Management - Medical Device Quality Risk Mgmt. Duties: Owns Device Quality Risk Management, Program Leads initiatives to ensure Quality Risk Management are in alignment with 21CFR Part 820 design control and risk management requirements etc. • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! Biotech Beach Career Fair Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, medical device and diagnostics companies in the Southern California area. Candidates with a 4-year degree in the life sciences and a minimum of 2-years of industry related experience are invited to attend. (Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a four-year college degree. PhD and Postdoc candidates welcome.) Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management, chemistry, regulatory affairs, and research. Job seekers may register here. • Biotech Beach Career Fair, La Jolla, CA April 17, 2012 • BioCapital Career Fair, Bethesda, MD April 25, 2012 • Pharm Country Career Fair, King Of Prussia, PA May 1, 2012 • BioNC Career Fair, Durham, NC May 2, 2012 • Biotech Bay Career Fair, Burlingame, CA May 29, 2012 More information about BioSpace's Career Fairs BioSpace White Paper Biotech Career Fairs For Job Seekers 101: Control Your Experience By June Salvati, BioSpace Director of Events and Corporate Services ISIS Services, LLC 1031 Bing Street San Carlos, California 94070 U.S.A. Phone: 510-704-0140 Fax: 650-637-1072 ISIS Services, a Bay-area life sciences company, provides contract research and development services to the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology communities. More Company Profiles FREE Subscription to Today's Medical Developments Today's Medical Developments covers the medical device and equipment industry including issues such as the need to curtail health care costs, and manufacturing efficiencies to help produce products faster and cheaper. Post Your: News | Jobs | Company Profile | Event | Advertising / Sponsorship DeviceSpace 6465 South Greenwood Plaza, Suite 400 Centennial, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 800-595-2929 DeviceSpace 90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 414 San Francisco, California 94105 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 415-576-9217 Send questions and comments to the DeviceSpace News Beat Team. 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