California company receives first BioShield contract for anthrax ...
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The government said Thursday it is purchasing 75 million doses of a new generation anthrax vaccine under an $877.5 million contract -- the first awarded through a federal program to develop and stockpile antidotes to biological and
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When President Bush signed Project BioShield into law in July, he said he was immediately making &#36;5.6 billion available to counter such anticipated threats as smallpox genetically engineered to render current vaccines useless.
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This contract manufacturer is flexing its muscles.
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FBI agents investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks searched the homes of a doctor who, days after the first anthrax mailings, had applied for a patent for a system to identify chemical and biological attacks.
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VaxGen, Inc (VXGN.PK) announced today that the US government has awarded the company an $877.5 million contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine for civilian defense.
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Serono is teaming up with California-based biotech firm CancerVax Corp. to develop a new skin cancer drug, as Europe's biggest biotech firm aims to strengthen its pipeline by moving into cancer treatment.
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The government plans to develop an experimental treatment for anthrax from the blood of people vaccinated against it. Such a medicine has never been tested on people, but scientists think it has a good chance of working based on animal tests.
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SACRAMENTO, California  - California will become   the first U.S. state to try to measure how its residents are   absorbing chemicals from common products under a   "bio-monitoring" bill signed on Friday by Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger.
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Human Genome Sciences said yesterday that ABthrax, its experimental treatment for anthrax infection, dramatically increased survival in animals exposed to lethal doses of anthrax spores.
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espite pledges two years ago to maintain a stockpile of drugs to protect Americans in the event of a bioterrorism attack, the federal government has so far set aside only 159 vials of anthrax vaccine for the civilian population enough for ...
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Today was a day of good news for multiple sclerosis patients: FDA granted approval to a new anti-multiple sclerosis drug Antegren developed by Biogen Idec Inc.
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CA (Quote, Chart) has taken a renewed interest this week in network security with two additions to its eTrust portfolio. The company acquired spyware killer PestPatrol and launched a consulting practice to assist partners with Vulnerability Manager ...
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A research team has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to use a molecular detective technique to study and potentially improve the military&#39;s anthrax vaccine.
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By Tom Spoth, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 11--In February 2004, a company in Burlington received a $2.5 million contract from the U.S. Army.
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The company is ready to handle competition from generics.
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SAN DIEGO - When President Bush signed Project BioShield into law in July, he said he was immediately making $5.6 billion available to counter such anticipated threats as smallpox genetically engineered to render current vaccines useless.
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Chiron Corp. said yesterday that it has acquired a La Jolla biotechnology company to further efforts to develop a donor blood screening test to detect mad cow disease.