Topic: Biotechnology
Obama budget plan calls for generic drugmaker fees
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News
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 ...
Gates Foundation picks new head of ag program
AP News
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 ...
Merck buys British maker of biotech medicines
AP Features
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 ...
Nixon backs plan for biotechnology incentive fund
AP News
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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