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Background: The Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium (CTSA program)

July 28, 2008 Comments Off Posted in: General Biotechnology, Guest content

Guest content from Christopher Starr: After years of confusion and neglect, translational research is now becoming institutionalized. Citing the barriers between the lab and clinic, along with the difficulties and complexities of conducting clinical research, the NIH set up a major program to advance clinical and translational research. The Clinical and Translational Science Awards consortium, […]

Why the market does not like Flurizan

July 22, 2008 Comments Off Posted in: General Biotechnology, Guest content

Guest content from Nicolaj H. Nielsen, managing director of Biostrat. A case-study on the recent licensing-deal between Myriad and Lundbeck: Information asymmetry, calculated bets and royalties in the biotech industry. The share-price of Lundbeck has fallen with approximately 10 %, since the Danish pharmaceutical company announced an inlicensing deal with the US biotech company Myriad […]