Thursday, May 01, 2008 MAJOR Live-Webcast LAB Auction Thursday, May 15th, 11AM (ET) Featuring Equipment from Millennium & More! Bid Live On Location: 50 Hudson Road, Canton, MA or Bid via the Web! Micromass Quattro Ultima Mass Spec/HP 1100 HPLC System, Finnigan-MAT LCQ Mass Spec, Labconco Freeze Dryers, Micromass Platform LCZ Mass Spec, Shimadzu GC 17A, Buchi RotoVaps, Centrifuges, Water Baths, Micoscopes, Revco -80s and Much Much, More! Auction: Thursday, May 15th, 11AM (ET) Bid Live On-Site or Bid via Webcast! www.equipnet.com/webauction EquipNet Auctions •  U.S. FDA to Add 1,300 Staff - Biologists, Chemists, Pharmacologists More... More Job Industry News •   Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Completes $22.75 M Series A Financing More... More Finance News Latest Market Insight The Fastest Growing Biotechnology Companies: Growth Strategies, Comparative Analyses and Company Profiles In recent years, the biopharmaceutical industry has emerged as one of the most important sectors in the Healthcare industry. Advances in life sciences have resulted in the drug discovery process becoming more science-intensive, with an increasing emphasis cross-company collaborations and the exchange of information. However, growing commercial pressures and rising R&D costs have prompted many biotech companies to seek financial support from global Big Pharma corporations through licensing and collaborative R&D deals. Progressive enhancements in integration have subsequently led to traditional pharma companies becoming increasingly dependant upon the technology platforms and approaches adopted by biotech companies. Click Here for More Information •   Sepracor, Inc. (SEPR) to Acquire Oryx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Expand Commercial Operations into Canada More... •   EUSA Pharma Divests Monoclonal Antibody Research Business and Early-Stage Oncology Product More... •   Renovis, Inc. (RNVS) Stockholders Approve Acquisition by Evotec AG (EVTG.F) More... •   Bio-Bridge Science, Inc. Signs an Equity Sale and Purchase Agreement with Xinheng Baide Biotechnology Co. Ltd. More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •   Sepracor, Inc. (SEPR) and Arrow International, Inc. (ARRO) Sign Global License and Development Agreement; Arrow to Receive Up to $40M More... •   Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (TKDG.DE) Conclude TAP Joint Venture More... •   TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. (TPTX) Licenses Intellectual Property from Johns Hopkins More... •   Canopus BioPharma, Inc. 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Highlights of this year's event: • Over 360 sessions across 26 content areas • 40 preconference tutorials • Over 1000 speakers, including representatives from FDA, EMEA, and other global regulatory agencies • 500+ exhibiting companies • Networking Reception at the Boston Museum of Science Please click here for more information. More Investor Events More Business Development Events  • Biotech Bay (Palo Alto, California) Hot Job of the Day: CV Therapeutics, Inc. Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst The Analyst/Sr. Financial Analyst will develop appropriate budgets and forecasts and will assist in monitoring and analyzing actual financial performance to those financial forecasts. 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This position assists the Account Analyst Manager, Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis, and Assistant Controller with various projects and ad hoc requests. • BioMidwest (Indianapolis, Indiana) Hot Job of the Day: Roche Diagnostics Segment Marketing Manager The Segment Marketing Manager, Corporate Accounts position is responsible for the development and delivery of marketing and communications strategies and tactics to effectively support and meet or exceed business goals for segments covered by Corporate Accounts (including GPOs, IHNs, Federal Government, and Large Reference Labs). • Pharm Country (Princeton, New Jersey) Hot Job of the Day: Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SFA/CRM Business Analyst II Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide business process and technical solutions to meet user needs. • Genetown (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Hot Job of the Day: Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. 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