Monday, June 22, 2009 Gain the competitive advantage by partnering with one provider for central lab and product development services. PPD is a leading global contract research organization (CRO) providing discovery, development, post-approval and central lab services. As a CRO that combines clinical and lab data in real-time, we increase efficiencies and achieve accurate results faster, accelerating your development timelines. To learn more about PPD's Global Central Labs and other services, click here. JOB INDUSTRY •  Targeted Genetics Corporation (TGEN) Cuts Workforce in Half in Bid to Survive Into August More... More Job Industry News •   Bay Area Biotechs Get A Blast Of Cash More... •   Google Inc. Invests $2.6 Million in Genetics Company, 23andMe, Inc. More... More Finance News •  Isolagen, Inc. (ILE) Announces Receipt of Interim Order from Bankruptcy Court Approving DIP Motion More... More Chapter 11 News Latest Market Insight Biotechnology: Global Industry Guide Datamonitor's Biotechnology: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the biotechnology industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis. Click Here for More Information •   U.S. Requests More Data on Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) (JOBS), Schering-Plough Corporation (SGP) (JOBS) Merger More... •   MannKind Biopharmaceuticals (MNKD) Closes Acquisition of Insulin Assets from Pfizer Inc. (PFE) (JOBS) More... •   Lyfetec, Inc. Announces It Has Signed a Letter of Intent to Acquire Macada Design Group, Inc. More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •   NeurogesX, Inc. Inks Deal with Astellas Pharma Inc. for Back Pain Patch; NeurogesX to Get About $42 Million Upfront More... •   Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Misses Out on Dutch H1N1 Vaccine Contract More... •   Vical Incorporated (VICL) Gets $1.5 Million Milestone Payment from Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) (JOBS) More... •   Andromeda Says Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) to Market Diabetes Treatment More... •   Cordex Pharma Signs European Development Partnership for ATPotent(TM) Sperm Motility Drug More... More Alliances News •   Harrison Clinical Research GmBH Appoints New USA President More... •   Generex Biotechnology Corporation (GNBT) Expands Company Commercialization Plans and Names Stephen Fellows Vice President of Finance More... •   WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd. Appoints Wei-Min Chang as Vice President of Operations and General Manager of SynTheAll Manufacturing Facility, Eric Gu as Vice President of Business Development for Manufacturing Services More... •   Cancer Therapeutics Names Savvy Financial Expert and Active Investor to Its Newly Formed Advisory Board More... More Personnel News •   DSG, Inc. Announces Record Growth for First Half of 2009 More... •   Green Planet Delivers Stronger Than Expected Operating Income and Profit for 2008 More... More Earnings Report News •   CombiMatrix Corporation (CBMX) Provides Update on Progress of Its Lawsuit With National Union and $36 Million Judgment More... More Legal News •   Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI) Opens New Research Facility in Budapest, Hungary More... More Construction News   Office and Laboratory Space Available for Lease 500, West Cartier Boulevard Laval, Quebec Canada Building Description: The Laval Biotechnology Development Centre (LBDC) is a 128,000 sq. ft. multi-tenant building designed and built in 2003 to meet the highest standards of the biotech industry (visit www.lbdc.ca ). Its infrastructure meets the exacting standards of air and water quality, as well as the low vibration characteristics that are essential for biotech research activities. More Real Estate Listings Hot Company Exelixis, Inc. 210 East Grand Avenue South San Francisco, California 94083-0511 U.S.A. Phone: 650-837-7000 Fax: 650-837-8300 View Jobs Exelixis, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. The company is leveraging its fully integrated drug discovery platform to fuel the growth of its development pipeline, which is primarily focused on cancer. More Company Profiles June 25: BioEconomy Summit The BioEconomy Summit is a global conference of leaders convened to provide a forum for consideration, understanding and consensus regarding the potential and implications of the evolving BioEconomy to improve the health and well being of our planet and its inhabitants. The BioEconomy Summit is being convened by partners including the BayBio Institute, National Academy of Sciences, and the Kauffman Foundation to bring together leaders from many fields to jointly consider the future of the bioeconomy. www.bioeconomysummit.org  • Pharm Country (Ridgefield, Connecticut) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Compliance Manager, Sales and Marketing The Compliance Manager, Sales and Marketing, will work with the Sales and Marketing Compliance group to oversee the implementation and effective operation of the compliance program for the Sales, Marketing and Managed Markets Function. • Genetown (Boston, Massachusetts) Pelican Life Sciences Business Development Manager (Sales) Profitably develop and grow a sustainable sales territory focused in the life science and research markets. All duties inherent to successfully growing a business will be necessary. • Biotech Beach (San Diego, California) Synthesis Med Chem USA Business Development Executive, CRO Sell our services to your existing high-level R&D contacts in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Use your network in the local industry and other sources to prospect for new contacts for our services. Help formulate the business development and marketing strategy. • BioTechxus (Austin, Texas) Life Technologies Analyst 2, Business Systems Translate business requirements into system/application solutions. Acquire, aggregate, and analyze operations data from accounting and decentralized information systems to drive data based decision making using various software applications. • Biotech Bay (Berkeley, California) Bayer Senior Specialist- Finance/ Controlling This position is responsible for monitoring, analyzing and forecasting Kogenate COGS, focusing on special product costs. Work with BHC accounting to establish forecast of raw material prices and confirm the prices have been inputted into SAP. • Get Noticed! Add your resume to the BioSpace Career Center! • See more than 5,000 job postings in the BioSpace Career Center! WEDDLE's Job Board Poll BioSpace has been nominated again as one of the Internet's top job boards. To vote for the top board, click here. This poll's up to you -- thanks for voting! June 24, 2009 Biotech Beach Career Fair We are pleased to present the Biotech Beach Career Fair June 24, 2009 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, and medical device companies in the Southern California region. Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, bioinformatics, chemistry, marketing, regulatory affairs, and research. Click here to submit your resume for the Biotech Beach 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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