Journal of Commercial Biotechnology: January 2012 issue now available

December 28, 2011

The January 2012 issue of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is now available. Contents include Original Articles, From the Boardroom, From the Classroom, Legal and Regulatory Update, and Book Reviews. Individual papers are available for purchase. Subscription options are posted at http://commercialbiotechnology.com/about/subscriptions , and you may also request that your librarian subscribe at http://commercialbiotechnology.com/pages/view/library-subscription . [...]

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Join my biotechnology management class at the NIH

December 14, 2011

I will be teaching Biotechnology Management (TECH 566) again this spring at the National Institutes of Health Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences. The focus of this course is on learning the skills necessary to succeed in the biotechnology industry. Classes are comprised of a combination of lectures based on my textbook, Building Biotechnology, [...]

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Preview the next Journal of Commercial Biotechnology

December 12, 2011

The January 2012 issue of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is ready to go to press. The table of contents is posted below. Like what you see? Subscribe or recommend the journal to your library. Journal of Commercial Biotechnology Vol 18, Issue 1 (2012) (Preview) Table of Contents Editorial Exciting changes Yali Friedman   Articles [...]

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Get access to the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology

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Do you enjoy the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology sample papers and want complete access to journal? Librarians appreciate input from their constituents — you can use the library suggestion form on the JCB website to let your librarian know that you would like them to subscribe. As a bonus, if your library purchases an institutional [...]

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Drug Patent Expirations in December 2011

December 1, 2011

Drug Patent Expirations in December 2011 *Drugs may be covered by multiple patents Tradename Applicant Generic Name Patent Number Patent Expiration OMNICEF Abbott cefdinir 4,935,507 Dec 4, 2011 AMPYRA Acorda dalfampridine 5,370,879 Dec 6, 2011 AVELOX Bayer Hlthcare moxifloxacin hydrochloride 4,990,517 Dec 8, 2011 AVELOX IN SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.8% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER Bayer Hlthcare moxifloxacin [...]

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3rd Annual Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics Research

November 30, 2011

BiotechBlog and the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology are proud to serve as media sponsors for the 3rd Annual Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics Research conference: Event Date: 30-31 Jan 2012 Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States Key conference speakers: Ari Gnanasakthy Head, PRO Excellence, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Rami Ben-Joseph, PhD Vice President, Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics, Endo [...]

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Journal of Commercial Biotechnology welcomes new editorial advisory board members

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The Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is proud to announce the addition of two esteemed industry experts to its advisory board. The new editorial board members are: Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty, distinguished university professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and noted for his genetically modified Pseudomonas bacteria that became the first genetically-engineered organism to gain [...]

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Special Promotion From DrugPatentWatch

November 18, 2011

I am running a special discount at DrugPatentWatch through the end of November: 50% off the Global and Individual Country Drug Patent Inventor Reports through November 30th 2011. These Pharmaceutical Industry Reports are produced by data-mining the DrugPatentWatch Database, and provide detailed information on FDA-approved pharmaceutical drugs. Please contact us with any special data needs [...]

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2012 Venture Pitch Competition Call for Entrants

November 17, 2011

The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) 2012 Venture Pitch Competition is calling for finalists to present to a venture capital judging panel at the AUTM Annual Meeting (which will be held in Anaheim from March 14-17, 2012). The competition is open to all disciplines this year. So whether your company is considered life science, [...]

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Drug Patent Expirations in November 2011

November 3, 2011

Drug Patent Expirations in November 2011 *Drugs may be covered by multiple patents Tradename Applicant Generic Name Patent Number Patent Expiration APHTHASOL Uluru amlexanox 5,362,737 Nov 8, 2011 MAGNEVIST Bayer Hlthcare gadopentetate dimeglumine 5,362,475 Nov 8, 2011 ABLAVAR Lantheus Medcl gadofosveset trisodium 5,362,475 Nov 8, 2011 OMNISCAN Ge Healthcare gadodiamide 5,362,475 Nov 8, 2011 SYMBICORT [...]

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