Thursday, August 14, 2008 Insight Pharma Reports are used by leading pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostic, consulting, and financial companies to keep abreast of the latest advances in pharmaceutical R&D, their potential applications and business impacts, and their current and future position in the marketplace. Categories: Therapeutic Pipelines & Disease Markets, Enabling Technology & Diagnostics, Clinical Development, Industry Dynamics & Strategic Issues Current Reports: Strategic Management of Resources and Portfolios-August 2008 Cancer Biomarkers-July 2008 Antibiotic R&D-July 2008 Systems Biology-May 2008 To learn more about Insight Pharma Reports visit: www.InsightPharmaReports.com •   Purdue's New Fund Will Help Startup Companies Commercialize Research Discoveries More... More Startup News •   TPG Ventures Seeks $550 Million for Third Biotech Fund More... More Finance News Latest Market Insight Financial Deals Industry Tracker: Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare June 2008 (Analysis of monthly deal activity during June along with the trend for the last six months for merger and acquisition (M&A), private equity, venture financing, private placement, initial public offering (IPO), and secondary offering deals.) • Understand which sectors are experiencing the most activity, and which type of investor, and advisor are playing the significant roles • Find out how key deals are changing the competitive landscape of your business • Find out how companies in pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry are raising funds through capital markets, private equity, and private placement deals Click Here for More Information •   Crucell N.V. (CRXL) Ready for More Biotech Sector M&A More... •   Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Headquarters) (QSC) Repurchases 2.2 Million Common Shares From Chaumiere Consultadoria & Servicos SDC Unipessoal L.D.A. More... •   SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SGXP) Release: Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Merger Offer Receives Positive Opinions From Proxy Advisory Firms More... •   Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Announces U.S. FTC Clearance for Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TARO) Tender Offer More... More Mergers and Acquisitions News •   Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Expand Relationship to Include Co-Promotion of CRESTOR(R) More... •   Karo Bio AB and Wyeth (WYE) Extend Collaborations More... •   Febit, Inc. and Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) Collaborate to Study New DNA Capture Method More... •   Inovio Biomedical Corporation (INO) Expands In Vivo Electroporation License with International AIDS Vaccine Initiative for HIV Vaccine Research More... •   DUSA Pharmaceuticals (DUSA) Announces Patent Licensing Agreement More... More Alliances News •   Topigen Pharmaceuticals Inc. Appoints Mark Parry-Billings, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer More... •   Dr. Robert Stein, MD, PhD, Named CEO of KineMed, Inc. More... •   Milestone Biosciences, LLC Names New CEO More... •   Arno Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Brian Lenz, CPA as Chief Financial Officer More... •   ARCA biopharma Appoints William R. Hiatt as Director of Clinical and Regulatory Strategy More... More Personnel News •   Tiens Biotech Group (USA), Inc. (TBGU.OB) Q2 Net Income Falls More... •   Immunosyn Corporation (IMYN.OB) Files 10-Q More... •   Antares Pharma, Inc. (ANTR) Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results More... •   A.P. Pharma, Inc. (APPA) Reports Results for the Second Quarter 2008 More... •   ALSERES Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALSE) Reports Second Quarter 2008 Operational and Financial Results More... More Earnings Report News •   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI) Announces District Court Ruling in Naproxen Sodium Patent Suit More... 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