Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We hope those of you who had time off for the US holiday had an enjoyable and restful break. Of course, the routine is resuming now, although the summer doldrums appear to be settling in a wee bit, yes? In any event, we are as busy as ever and quaffing a delicious cup of stimulation to help us along. So please join us. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits. Hope you accomplish much and drop us a line if you hear something interesting...
Sanofi CEO, A Former Glaxo Exec, Knew About Advair Marketing (Bloomberg News)
China Plans To Revise Its Essential Drugs List (East Day)
New Jersey Is No Longer The Nation's Medicine Chest (The Record)
India Creates Venture Fund For Pharma R&D (The Hindu)
OraSure Wins FDA Approval For First HIV Home Test Kit (Bloomberg News)
New Jersey Town Wants More Details On Roche Closing (North Jersey)
Merck KGgA Says Erbitux Failed In Gastric Cancer Trial (Wall Street Journal)
Italian Drugmakers Protest Government Spending Cuts (Financial Times)
EU Defends Clinical Trials Directive (Outsourcing Pharma)
J&J Pulls File On Wider Velcade Use In EU (Pharma Times)
Spanish Drugmakers Target Increased International Sales (Bloomberg News)
US Senator Wants Label Changes To Warn Pregnant Women About Painkillers (CBS)
Dr. Reddy's Eyes Biosimilars For Developed Markets (Times of India)
Cipla Hires Former Teva VP To Run European Respiratory Biz (Economic Times)
Study Supports Wider Use Of Shingles Vaccine (MedPage Today)
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4 Comments
1) James "I promise never to raise your taxes" Florio;
2) Christie "let them eat cake" Whitman
3) Jim Fagelahgreevy, who had his head in other places, and last but not least
4) Jon "don't ask me where the money went" Corzine
Why should the state lose R&D arms of companies like Novartis, Merck, and Sanofi to Boston when we can create something right in our own back yard.
Nottingham did the same thing when Boots went out of existence in creating BioCity Nottingham See below:
http://www.biocity.co.uk/about/nottingham-science.aspx