Third Wave agrees to drop Chiron, Bayer patent lawsuits
Third Wave said that no licenses or payments were made and did not disclose other terms of the agreement. This leaves Third Wave with only one remaining open patent...Milwaukee regional development group agrees on name
Representatives from seven counties in southeast Wisconsin have agreed to use the name "Milwaukee 7" as a collective brand for economic development in the area. The Milwaukee Regional Economic Development Council decided on the name, and an accompanying logo, at its first meeting this week. The organization is three months old. <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/dec05/377...GlaxoSmithKline Agrees To Settle Paxil Claims For $14 million
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reached an agreement with Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General to settle claims that it deceptively tried to delay competitors from releasing the generic versions of its star anti-depressant drug Paxil.// GSK was allegedly involved in a shady enterprise to keep the generic producers of Paxil in a bind of using frivolous patent-infringement lawsuits, thus...India and China Agrees to Promote Healthcare Jointly
India and China should join hands to promote healthcare in the two countries and this can begin with a doctors' exchange programme, an official of the Chinese Embassy said here Saturday.// "Healthcare is an important issue for both India and China and both the countries must join hands in this field. A doctors' exchange programme can be a right first step in this direction," said Cao J...China Agrees to Share Bird Flu Samples
China has agreed to share human bird flu samples, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, following complaints that its reluctance //to send the samples could frustrate global efforts to fight the virus. China last shared human samples of the H5N1 virus with WHO collaborating laboratories a year ago, but it has since reported five more human infections and the WHO has repeatedly...Purdue Pharma Agrees to Pay $600 Million Fine for Misbranding Oxycontin
US-based Purdue Pharma, makers of painkiller OxyContin agreed to pay $600 million in fines and other payments to resolve the criminal charge of misbranding the product , one of the largest amounts ever paid by a drug company in such a case. Three of its current and former executives pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal charges that it had misled doctors and patients when it claimed the...