http://pharmablog.nl Weblog met nieuws over de pharmaceutische industrie Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:30:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Planned Parenthood’s political arm in Arizona will hold a fundraising event next month with Planned Parenthood Federation of America CEO Cecile Richards. The event comes on the heels of the abortion-fueled national controversy involving Planned Parenthood and whether it will receive funding from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The March ... http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/05/planned-parenthood-holds-arizona-fundraiser-after-komen-flap/ A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells and molecules can prove even more elusive... Lees meer.. http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/device-provides-a-platform-for-viewing-cancer-cells-and-other-macromolecules-in-dynamic-life-sustaining-liquid-environments/ A defective operating system is never a good thing. Like computers, our cells depend on operating systems to drive normal functions. Gene expression programs comprise the software code our cells rely on, with each cell type controlled by its own program. Corrupted programs can trigger disease... Lees meer.. http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/chaos-in-the-cells-command-center/ Preparations are underway at the European Medicines Agency together with European Member States and the European Commission, for the introduction of the new pharmacovigilance legislation in July this year. The new legislation will represent the biggest change to the legal framework since The Agency was founded in 1995... Lees meer.. http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/pharmaceutical-legislation-changes-in-europe-ema-and-member-states-prepare/ Conventions and trade shows impact the Puget Sound area economy to the tune of millions of dollars — and they attract millions of enthusiastic attendees from the region, nation and the world. Some of the more colorful events include the Northwest Flower & Garden Show and two conventions that welcome legions ... http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/slide-show-top-10-regional-conventions-and-trade-shows-in-seattle/ Hawaii lawmakers on Friday passed legislation for about $1.8 million in emergency funds for kidney and liver transplants in the state. Gov. Neil Abercrombie plans to sign House Bill 608 into law on Saturday at The Queen's Medical Center. The law will appropriate emergency funds, subject to private matching funds, for the ... http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/abercrombie-to-sign-organ-transplant-funding-bill-into-law/ Response Genetics Inc. said it has raised more than $7.8 million through the private placement of 5.3 million in newly issued stock. The Los Angeles-based company, which makes molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, said it sold the shares to undisclosed investors for $1.50 a share, a premium of 27 percent above ... http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/response-genetics-raises-78-million-in-stock-sale/ Shares of Chapel Hill drug developer Cempra (Nasdaq: CEMP) opened at $6.20 on its first day of trading as a public company, up 3.3 percent from the IPO price of $6. A total of 8.4 million shares at a price well below the expected $11 to $13. For more, go ... http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/cempra-enjoys-modest-gain-on-trading/ Two Alabama House members from opposing parties have filed similar bills seeking to legalize the medical use of marijuana. With the 2012 session to begin Tuesday, Rep. Patricia Todd, D-Birmingham, is again carrying a bill that would allow qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana if prescribed by ... http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/alabama-lawmakers-file-bills-to-legalize-medical-marijuana/ Two executives have left HealthSpring following the company's merger with Cigna, which closed earlier this week. Karey Witty, executive vice president and chief financial officer of HealthSpring, and Michael Mirt, president of the company, are no longer with the company, as of Jan. 31, the day Cigna’s $3.8 billion acquisition of ... http://pharmablog.nl/blog/2012/02/04/president-cfo-leave-healthspring-following-cigna-deal/