Wednesday, May 14, 2008 MAJOR Live & Webcast LAB Auction Thursday, May 15th, 11AM (ET) Featuring Equipment from Millennium & a Recently Operating Biotech LAB and More! Bid Live On Location: 50 Hudson Road, Canton, MA or Bid via the Web! Featuring: Micromass Quattro Ultima Mass Spec, HP 1100 HPLC Systems, Finnigan-MAT LCQ Mass Spec, Rigaku RU-H3R X-Ray, Labconco Freeze Dryers, Micromass Platform LCZ Mass Spec, B Braun Biostat-B, Shimadzu GC 17A, Buchi RotoVaps, Microscopes, Centrifuges, Water Baths, Microscopes, Revco -80s and Much Much, More! Auction: Thursday, May 15th, 11AM (ET) Bid Live On-Site in Canton, MA or Bid via Webcast! Complete Info: http://www.equipnet.com/ EquipNet Auctions •  Palatin Technologies (PTN) Cutting Its Staff 30%; Abandoning Efforts on Lead Drug More... •  DuPont (DD) and Genencor International, Inc. Create World-Leading Cellulosic Ethanol Company More... More Job Industry News •   Amarin Corporation PLC (AMRN) Announces Private Placement for up to $60 Million More... •   Cellceutix Obtains Initial Funding to Advance Its Head and Neck Cancer Drug More... More Finance News Latest Market Insight Commercial and Pipeline Insight: ADHD - Immature Adult Market Continues to Offer Greatest Commercial Potential • Benchmark key late-stage pipeline ADHD drugs against current market leading brands. • Assess region-specific (US, Japan, 5EU) sales forecasts of key late-stage pipeline drugs and marketed brands. • Understand unmet needs and opportunities in the ADHD market based on key opinion leader comments. Click Here for More Information •   Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Eyes Germany's MediGene, Inc. According to Sources More... •   Pozen, Inc. (POZN) IND and NDA for Treximet(TM) (Sumatriptan/Naproxen Sodium) Transferred to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) More... •   Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 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More Earnings Report News •   NeuralStem Inc. Responds to New StemCells Inc. (STEM) Lawsuit More... More Legal News •   Stem Cell Board OKs $271 Million For 12 Construction Projects More... More Construction News   Former Pfizer Research and Development Laboratory and Office Complex 2800 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, Michigan U.S.A. • 1.4 Million SF for Sale or Lease Can Be Subdivided • Campus facilities conveniently segmented by use • Recently renovated laboratory facilities More Real Estate Listings Hot Company Clontech Laboratories, Inc. 1290 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View, California 94043 U.S.A. Phone: 650-919-7300 Fax: 650-424-1352 View Jobs Clontech Laboratories, Inc. provides kits, reagents, and services that help researchers explore questions about gene discovery, regulation, and function. As the newest member of the Takara Bio Group, Clontech joins a company that holds a leadership position in the global market and is committed to improving the human condition through biotechnology. Clontech's mission is to develop high-quality innovative tools and services to accelerate discovery. More Company Profiles DIA Annual Convention: Join more than 8,000 attendees as they share information about the latest innovations in drug development and search for solutions to industry challenges. 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 Beach (La Jolla, California) Hot Job of the Day: Pfizer Inc. BBC Finance and Business Operations - Manager Responsibilities include financial accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, internal controls, capital budget planning, contract/outsourcing compliance, purchasing, information systems and facility management. • Bio NC (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) Hot Job of the Day: Talecris Biotherapeutics Manager of Planning & Analysis In this position, you will be responsible for overseeing cost center planning and analysis including headcount and cost center forecasts, budgets, tracking of cost center spending against plan, and prime expense reporting. • Pharm Country (Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) Hot Job of the Day: Schering-Plough Corporation Associate Manager, Audits The position of Associate Audit Manager is responsible for assisting in the execution of the annual internal audit plan, both domestically and internationally. This position also assists in performing financial audits, the safeguarding of company assets, and ensuring that internal controls and policies and procedures are in place, and working as management intended. • Genetown (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Hot Job of the Day: Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. Senior Business & Planning Analyst Leading the planning and allocation of resources to countries, departments, and projects. Preparing analysis to support decision making of department heads with responsibility for implementing agreed financial action plans accordingly. • Biotech Bay (San Francisco, California) Hot Job of the Day: Medivation, Inc. Director, Oncology Marketing The Director will be responsible for optimizing commercial development for a novel compound for hormone-refractory prostate cancer currently in Phase II trials. He or she will also serve as the product champion within the Company. Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! New BioSpace White Paper! Biotech Career Fairs For Job Seekers 101: Control Your Experience By June Salvati, BioSpace Director of Events and Corporate Services Read it Now! We are pleased to present the BioSpace Career Fair in Pharm Country on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany, NJ. BioSpace Career Fairs give job seekers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the region's elite science industry employers while presenting the opportunity to interview for hundreds of specialized open positions. CLICK Here to submit your resume for the Pharm Country Career Fair now! Qualified candidates will receive their invitations and confirmation numbers via email 24 to 48 hours after their resumes have been submitted. Pre-screened and accepted candidates must bring a copy of their invitation with confirmation number to the event. 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