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Amicus Therapeutics Added to NASDAQ Biotechnology Index - MarketWatch (press release)



Amicus Therapeutics Added to NASDAQ Biotechnology Index 
MarketWatch (press release)
The NBI includes securities of biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market(R) and serves as the basis for the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index Fund (NASDAQ:IBB) . Eligibility criteria for Amicus and all new additions ...
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To Be Added To NASDAQ Biotechnology Index TheStreet.com (press release)

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AAPS National Biotechnology Conference to highlight innovative vaccines - Phys.Org (press release)



AAPS National Biotechnology Conference to highlight innovative vaccines 
Phys.Org (press release)
headline the groundbreaking research being unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' (AAPS) National Biotechnology Conference (NBC). The conference takes place Monday, May 21 - Wednesday, May 23 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel ...

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African biotechnology stakeholders asked to ensure sound scientific evidence - allghananews.com



African biotechnology stakeholders asked to ensure sound scientific evidence 
allghananews.com
Pretoria, May 20, GNA - African biotechnology stakeholders have been called to ensure that approvals of Genetically Modified (GM) crops for food use were based on sound scientific evidence. ?We need to encourage objectivity and consistency decision ...

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Biotechnology group to bring 3-day livestock summit to Kansas City this fall - The Republic



Biotechnology group to bring 3-day livestock summit to Kansas City this fall 
The Republic
A national biotechnology group is planning an event focused on livestock this fall in Kansas City. The Washington-based Biotechnology Industry Organization says the Livestock Biotech Summit will include workshops focused on uses for genetically ...

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Biotechnology: New frontier for scientists - Times of India



Biotechnology: New frontier for scientists 
Times of India
"He has been awarded Ramalingaswami Fellowship by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India under which he will start his work from July. With his help, we are hopeful of starting a biotechnology wing in the institute," he said.

 


Bill Gates of biotechnology gave world EPO and erectile drug - The Age



Bill Gates of biotechnology gave world EPO and erectile drug 
The Age
GEORGE Rathmann, a chemist who transformed Amgen into one of the world's largest biotechnology firms in the 1980s and later co-founded the company that manufactured the anti-impotence drug Cialis, has died of kidney disease at his home in Palo Alto, ...

 


New York Biotechnology Association to Honor Regeneron Founders as Business ... - MarketWatch (press release)



New York Biotechnology Association to Honor Regeneron Founders as Business ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA), the voice of New York State's bioscience industry, today announced that the 2012 honorees of the Association's annual leadership awards will be the leaders of ...

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US embassy partners in organizing biotechnology workshop - Ceylon Daily News



US embassy partners in organizing biotechnology workshop 
Ceylon Daily News
The US Embassy, Colombo is partnering with Genetech Sri Lanka, the University of Colombo, Michigan State University, and the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka to organize an Agricultural Biotechnology Workshop starting today until May 25 in ...

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Platinum Account Group's Forecast on the Global Biotechnology Market - SBWire (press release)



Platinum Account Group's Forecast on the Global Biotechnology Market 
SBWire (press release)
Toronto, ON -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/21/2012 -- Platinum Account Group can see that the healthcare and biotechnology remained the least affected sector from the recent global economic recession. Something like this is very impressive because the global ...

 


Biotech Industry Booming in 2012 - MarketWatch (press release)



Biotech Industry Booming in 2012 
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, NY, May 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Biotechnology Industry has shown investors some impressive gains this year. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is up nearly 25 percent year-to-date. A flurry of mergers & acquisitions activity and a ...

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