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General news, Biosciences, Internet, Finance

Merck’s Fix: Schering-Plough for $41B

Pharmaceutical giant acquires biopharmaceutical researcher in move to diversify beyond current blockbuster drugs. Schering-Plough shares soar 14 percent; Merck dips 7.7 percent.
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Biosciences

Merck Pulls Its Cervical Cancer Lobbying

The drug giant stops courting states to pass laws that would require adolescent girls get the company’s cervical cancer vaccine.
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Biosciences

AIDS Vaccine Trial Launched in S. Africa

Large-scale trial hopes to produce an immune response.
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Biosciences

Spray-On Thin Is In

Nastech’s nasal obesity spray looks good in phase 1.
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Biosciences

FDA OKs Ranbaxy Heart Drug

Indian firm receives U.S. approval to market Simvastatin, a rival to Merck’s Zocor.
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Biosciences

Glenmark Gets €25M from Merck

Indian drug company receives funds to develop diabetes drug from German giant.
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Biosciences

Novartis Expands Pipeline

But Galvus disappoints when compared with generics.
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Biosciences

Ranbaxy Wins Simvastatin Ruling

Generic drug makers get to keep 180-day exclusivity when the FDA de-lists patents.
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Biosciences

Merck’s Mixed on Arcoxia

Arcoxia is easy on the stomach, but it’s tough on the heart.
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Biosciences

Isis Unveils Cholesterol Study

Experimental cholesterol drug reduces LDL by 62 percent.
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Biosciences

Merck Pays $1.1B for Sirna

Pharma giant pays hefty premium for biotech firm to get into growing RNAi market.
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Biosciences

Sanofi-Aventis Profit Slips 12%

Drug maker hit hard in Q3 as rival launches generic blood thinner.
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General news, Biosciences

India Ramps Up Biotech Funding

Country pledges $1 million in initial financing for clinical research centers.
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Biosciences

Amylin Expands Obesity Drug Trials

Tests of pramlintide move to Phase 3.
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Finance

Merck Evading Taxes?

Bermuda transactions save big pharma company as much as $1.5 billion.
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Biosciences, Finance

Briefly: Merck Cleared in Vioxx Trial

Also: Rings Director to Create Halo Games... Zeta-Jones Dumped?
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Biosciences

GlycoFi Gets Its Crown Jewel

The Merck subsidiary has yeast that can copy human cell chemistry.
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Biosciences

AIDS Drug May Fight Cancer

British researchers find that an Abbott drug could also stop a virus that causes cancer.
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Biosciences

Gates: Help Women Stop AIDS

Bill and Melinda Gates call for better tools to help women.
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Cleantech

Expanding Funds for Cleantech

Expansion Capital Partners closes second cleantech fund at more than $55 million.
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