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• Virtual Development Models Become Biopharma’s Efficiency Initiative
  Such a strategy allows drug development to be driven by scientific data rather than a company’s survival or long-term stability.
  
• When Is Revenue Not Revenue for Biotech Firms?
  Proposed changes in accounting rules highlight complexity for public companies.
  
• GEN Exclusive: 2009 Laskers Honor Advances in Stem Cell Technology and Cancer Therapy
  Work cited will revolutionize cancer therapy and impact a potential $700 million global stem cell market.
  
• BIO Investor: IPOs, Financing, and the Need for New Flu Treatments
  Presenters believe that M&A will shift to deals between biotech firms and that new technologies will improve vaccine production.
  
• How Biotech Unions Could Save Companies and Revitalize Pipelines
  Impetus for such mergers comes from the drying up of venture funds and pharma consolidation.
  
• New Uncertainty Regarding Disclosure of Adverse Effects
  Recent Matrixx Initiatives decision muddies requirements set forth in Carter-Wallace over a decade ago.
  
• Early-Stage Investors Hedge Their Bets with Medical Devices
  VCs are looking for a quicker return on their investments with less risk involved.
  
• Reporting from J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
  Drug companies developing companion diagnostics is just one of the trends highlighted at the meeting.
  
• Biotech Financing Overview and Trends from Last Year’s Fourth Quarter
  Biotechs are lining up to go public after a long wait.
  
• Advancing Stem Cell Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
  UKSCF partners with MS Society to financially support clinical development.
  
• Osiris’ Race to Market an FDA-Approved Stem Cell Product
  Mesenchymal stem cell therapy Prochymal is in Phase III but still has challenges to overcome.
  
• Is the Progression of Adult Stem Cell Therapies into the Clinic a Good Sign for Technology?
  More firms stepping into Phase I should counter pessimism from mid- and late-stage clinical trial upsets.
  
• Court’s Halt of Federally Backed ESC Research May Impact Economic Growth
  If the injunction sticks, U.S. firms will likely send ESC research jobs abroad.
  
• 2011 Budget Outlook: Trim, Cut, Then Slash
  Agencies like the FDA and NIH are looking at potentially huge cuts.
  
• Marketing Innovations for Biotechs to Increase Revenues
  Looking outside the industry can bring breakthroughs.
  
• Study Finds a Friend at NIH but Will Congress Share the Love?
  Paper in NEJM tries to make case for boosting federal research funding amid House leaders’ pursuit of spending cuts.
  
• A Look at the Top Two Bio Clusters in the U.S.: California and Massachusetts
  Financing and workforce issues are at the top of their agendas for this year.
  
• Overview of the Number Three and Four Biotech Clusters in the U.S.
  North Carolina and Maryland are trying to start new funds to support start-ups.
  
• Review of the Second Tier of Biotechnology Clusters in the U.S.
  Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington gear up to boost growth plans while trying to balance budget woes.
  
• Translational Research Is the NCATS’ Meow for Growing NIH’s R&D Role
  Budget will determine new institute’s ability to fill gaps in early drug development and de-risk projects.