May 2005

Drug firms don’t disclose enough

May 24, 2005

The editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine accused three of the largest drug companies of ‘making a mockery‘ of efforts to create transparency in clinical trials, adding that could lead some important medical publications to avoid publishing their studies. Share this page

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Alternative Stem Cell Bill Added to Debate

May 24, 2005

With a closely divided House poised to vote today on whether to expand federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, opponents are offering fence-sitters what they say is an embryo-friendly alternative: a bill that would foster the use of stem cells from umbilical cords discarded after birth.

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Giving The Green Light To Industrial Biotech

May 20, 2005

The U.S. government is dangling a big carrot — and some wheat and corn — to encourage manufacturers to make more products from biobased materials.

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Genentech’s Lessons For Big Pharma

May 2, 2005

How does Genentech do it? The biotech company focuses on science — not marketing, acquisitions, or patents

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