
NEWSLETTER			May 2009, Volume XIX, No. 3

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President's Message: Yes, you can innovate and save money at the same time and so can we…

Find out more about the changes we've made - in local programs, events and more - to meet our Members' changing needs...

Upcoming Chapter Events: Mark Your Calendars!

Members may schedule a vacation but the Chapter keeps on working, with several exciting educational and social programs planned for the late spring and summer...

MIT Professor Sheds Light on Magnetically-Enhanced Separations for Biopharm Processing

MIT and the Boston Area Chapter combined forces to provide a lesson in pure science and its application in biopharm processing...

April Workshop Helps Members Learn Effective Networking Skills

High turnout for this members-only workshop indicates strong interest in Chapter-sponsored, skills-based training programs...

Program on Strategies to Survive the Recession Draws Members to Cambridge

This dual presentation highlighted the practical, real-world aspects of two "survival" strategies: partnering with larger companies and working with CMOs...

Boston Area Chapter Young Professionals Sponsor Their First Event

This kick-off event included dinner and two educational seminars and served the needs of both the "young professionals" and seasoned Chapter Members in attendance...

Industry News In Brief

Industry News In Brief, a regular feature of the Boston Area Chapter Newsletter, presents news items concerning companies in the pharma, biotech, medical device and related fields, with an emphasis on companies with a local presence and topics of special interest to our readers.

Novartis to Expand in Cambridge - Read the full story . . .
Roche/Genentech Drug Fails to Prevent Colon Cancer in Clinical Trial - Read the full story . . .
20 Biogen Idec Drugs in Advanced Trials - Read the full story . . .
Genentech Pulls Psoriasis Drug from US Market - Read the full story . . .
J&J Eliminates 900 Sales Positions - Read the full story . . .
Infinity Pharma Cancer Drug Trial Halted - Read the full story . . .
Glaxo Offers Patents to Aid Research - Read the full story . . .
Synta Cancer Trial Failure has Major Downstream Effects - Read the full story . . .
Proteon Raises $38 Million, Signs Deal with Novartis - Read the full story . . .
Genzyme Acquires Rights to Cancer Drug Campath - Read the full story . . .
AVEO Pharmaceuticals and Biogen Idec Forge Alliance - Read the full story . . .
Pfizer Outlines R&D Structure After Merger with Wyeth - Read the full story . . .
Some Local Life Sciences Companies Expand while Others Cut Back - Read the full story . . .
GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer to Create New HIV Company - Read the full story . . .
Alnylam and Isis Form Collaboration on ssRNAi - Read the full story . . .
Massachusetts Life Sciences Companies get $3.4 Million in State Loans - Read the full story . . .
Vertex Drug Shows Promise Against Hepatitis C - Read the full story . . .
GTC Therapeutics ATryn Available for Patients with Rare Blood Clotting Disorder - Read the full story . . .

Regulatory & Legislative Highlights

Regulatory & Legislative Highlights, a regular feature of the Boston Area Chapter Newsletter. It reviews recent actions by the FDA and other regulatory agencies and governmental bodies, both federal and regional, with the potential to impact the pharma, biotech and device industries, and related fields.

FDA to Collaborate with Academic and Research Institutions under Nanotechnology Initiative - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves First DNA Test for Two Types of Human Papillomavirus - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves Drug for Advanced Form of Kidney Cancer - Read the full story . . .
FDA Clears Rapid Test for Avian Influenza A Virus in Humans - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves Coartem Tablets to Treat Malaria - Read the full story . . .
FDA to Review Medical Devices Marketed Prior to 1976 - Read the full story . . .
FDA Approves Drug for Three Types of Immune-Related Arthritis - Read the full story . . .
Draft Rules Expand Stem Cell Research Options - Read the full story . . .
FDA Cites Misleading Drug Ads on Web - Read the full story . . .

New Members

The Boston Area Chapter continues to grow at a record rate. For a full list of new members...

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