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Biotech Firms Evolve from Targets to Acquirers

08.05.2013 - Biotechnology companies that just a short time ago were viewed as takeover targets are now more likely to be buyers themselves after seeing their valuations soar on promising new...

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Fast Climbing Biotech Regeneron Still Has Room to Grow

07.05.2013 - Just two years ago, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was a relatively obscure biotech company in the village of Tarrytown, a picturesque New York suburb better known for "Rip Van Winkle,"...

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Big Drugmakers Think Small with Nanomedicine Deals

03.05.2013 - Is nanomedicine the next big thing? A growing number of top drug companies seem to think so. The ability to encapsulate potent drugs in tiny particles measuring billionths of a...

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US Judge Gives Onetime 'King of Biotech' 4 Years in Prison

03.05.2013 - A once prominent biotechnology investor was handed four years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to stock manipulation, the second time he has run afoul of U.S. securities...

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New Gene Therapy Trials Aim to Mend Broken Hearts

30.04.2013 - British scientists are stepping up clinical tests of gene therapy in a bid to help people with advanced heart failure pump blood more efficiently. Researchers said on Tuesday they...

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U.S. GMO Food Labeling Drive Has Biotech Industry Biting Back

26.04.2013 - New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, have struck a nerve with biotech crop...

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Biogen Profit Beats Estimates, Raises 2013 Forecast

25.04.2013 - Biogen reported higher-than-expected first quarter profit on Thursday and raised its full year forecasts, and the U.S. biotechnology said it sees its new drug Tecfidera becoming...

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Lonza Business Performance on Track

25.04.2013 - In the first quarter 2013, Lonza's business performance was solid and in line with expectations. While the Specialty Ingredients market segment showed a good performance, the...