Biotech | Test Results, FDA Decisions on the Horizon
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Edward M. Rudnic, chairman of the Tech Council of Maryland, has been at the center of the region's biotech business for more than a decade. He sketched out the idea behind MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals at a friend's dining-room table. If there is a biotech event around town, he's probably speaking or...
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U.S. regulators said on Friday they  would review whether to take action over Merck & Co Inc's   and Schering-Plough Corp's  popular cholesterol  medicine Vytorin after a study showed it was no better than a  generic drug in preventing the build-up of fatty plaque.
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Researchers at Merck can use neural stem-cell tech in early stages of drug development. Plus: Pay for eggs OK in Britain. In Bodyhack.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a genetic test that, when conducted soon after a woman learns she has breast cancer, can predict the odds of the disease returning and worsening.
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Swiss drugmaker Roche&#39;s (ROG.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) majority-owned biotech firm Genentech Inc (DNA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) faces an investigation by US
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CHICAGO/NEW YORK  - When it comes to the price tag  for the newest biotechology drugs for cancer and other  hard-to-treat diseases, the sky is likely to remain the limit,  insurers, drugmakers and industry watchers say.
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The Food & Drug Administration has approved plans to begin testing of the Argus II, a next generation electronic retina, at the University of Southern california.
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It'll be awhile before the FDA makes its decision and the stock price settles down.
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U.S. regulators said on Friday they would review whether to take action over Merck & Co Inc's  and Schering-Plough Corp's  popular cholesterol medicine Vytorin after a study showed it was no better than a generic drug in preventing the build-up of fatty plaque.
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The $73.5 billion global biotech business may soon have to grapple with a discovery that calls into question the scientific principles on which it was founded.
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A preview of some of the biopharmas presenting at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference.
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Edwards Lifesciences Corp. EW.N on  Friday said it does not expect the U.S. Food and Drug  Administration to provide an answer on whether it can conduct a  clinical trial on its percutaneous aortic valve replacement  before the end of the year.
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Biotech company buys itself a bigger future.
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Biotech company Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it is optimistic about the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s advisory panel review for its age-related blindness treatment Macugen.
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The Food and Drug Administration takes drug safety and risks seriously and will continue its longstanding practice of assessing the safety of drugs using sound judgment and good science - including peer-reviewed analyses.
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A veteran U.S. Food and Drug  Administration scientist will unveil new data on Thursday  before an expert panel charged with determining whether pain  relievers similar to Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx  should remain on the market.
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New board will focus on safety of drugs already on the market. Also: Flarion makes bold moves to spur expansion of infrastructure for its mobile data technology.... Texas Instruments can make cheaper 3G phones.... and more.