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...ress in Philadelphia on June 10 and 11. On the second day of this conference, after presentations by researchers from Abbott Laboratories, Medivation, epix Pharmaceuticals, the Buck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, and others, Edward Tobinick MD, Director of the Institute for Neurological Research® (INR&...Biotech Hot in July Driven by Positive Drug Data and Acquisitions
...f and/or putting promising projects in the refrigerator. Recent announcements included: - Celera cut 80 employees or 13 percent of its workforce - epix Pharmaceuticals entered bankruptcy and is winding down its operations. - YTD the Burrill Biotech Select Index is up 4 percent ...2009 Pharma ChemOutsourcing Show Attendance Up an Astounding 60% Despite Current Recession
...el Pharma, Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Ceragenix, Millennium Pharmaceuticals (Takeda), Pharmasset, Oscient Pharmaceuticals, Cenomed Biosciences, Alkermes, epix Pharmaceuticals, and Ardea Biosciences. The exhibit area is strictly limited to 100 booths and is nearly full 3 1/2 months before the show. The...Proteolix Announces New Appointment in Finance and Expands Clinical and Regulatory Leadership Team
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...sity of California, Berkeley , and an S.B. in Life Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He also serves on the Board of Directors of epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "Michael Gilman's broad pharma research leadership experience will play a critical role in GNS's effectively deploying our ...Biotechnology Veteran Michael Webb Joins Boston-based Investment Bank as Senior Advisor
...nce and depth of sector knowledge will be of tremendous value to both the firm and its clients." Mr. Webb was previously President & CEO of epix Pharmaceuticals where he completed over $225 million in financings, including its 1997 IPO, and raised an additional $150 million through corporate pa...BioVascular, Inc. Expands Executive Team
...o Eli Lilly for $315M; Novacardia, sold to Merck for $350M; Predix, sold to epix Medical; and Adiana, sold to Cytyc. Prior to working at Forward Ventures, M...pinski held business development and strategic planning roles at Genentech, epix Medical and the pharmaceutical consulting practice of Arthur D. Little. Mr....New Report Analyzes Key Controversies in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
...MAb. Drugs/Mechanisms mentioned in this report include: S1P agonists (fingolimod; Novartis, S1P1; Roche/Actelion, Sphingomab; Lpath, S1P1 modulators; epix / Amgen), inhibitors of DNA synthesis/repair (teriflunomide; Sanofi-Aventis, cladribine; Ivax/Serono), potassium channel blockers (fampridine; Acorda,...