Topic: Biotechnology

Obama budget plan calls for generic drugmaker fees

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed fees on generic drugmakers to help reduce review times for the cheaper copycat medicines and clear a backlog of applications. Documents outlining Obama's fiscal 2011 budget plan also proposed funding increases at the Food and Drug Administration "to bring more safe ...
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Gates Foundation picks new head of ag program

Expert in bio-genetics is new head of agriculture program for Gates FoundationA man who has focused much of his career on agriculture technology, including development of genetically-modified seeds, was named Friday as the new head of agriculture development for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Sam Dryden, a managing director ...
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Merck buys British maker of biotech medicines

Merck & Co. said Thursday it is making another deal in its strategy to become a top maker of biotech drugs, buying a British company that makes them. Merck, the world's second-biggest drugmaker, said its United Kingdom subsidiary, Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd., has agreed to acquire Avecia Biologics ...
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Nixon backs plan for biotechnology incentive fund

Mo. Gov. Nixon backs plan for biotechnology incentive fund to compete for high-tech jobsGov. Jay Nixon embraced a proposal Tuesday to direct tens of millions of tax dollars to Missouri's biotechnology industry to keep pace with other states competing for the high-tech jobs. The plan would divert an annual ...
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