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      <title><![CDATA[Novartis Q2 net income $1.713 bln, Chiron weighs 
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      <pubDate>2006-07-17 01:24:02</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis 
 on Monday reported a 4 percent rise in net income to 
$1.713 billion, missing expectations as heavy charges from its 
acquisition of U.S.  biotech  firm  Chiron  weighed.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AstraZeneca To Buy Biotech Firm]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-15 17:14:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ AstraZeneca is in negotiations to acquire Cambridge Antibody Technology, in an industry move reflecting the shift from traditional pharmaceutical companies to biotechnology. 
 The  New York Times  reports that the tentative deal would price Cambridge...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[WTO confirms ruling against EU GMO moratorium 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-05-11 03:02:23</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - The World Trade Organization (WTO) 
confirmed in a final ruling that the European Union broke trade 
rules with its six-year moratorium on approving 
genetically-modified (GMO) foods, diplomats said on Thursday.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Merck Drug Company Announces Buyout of Private Biotech Firm]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-10 12:08:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[  Merck  &amp;amp; Co., the giant research-based pharmaceutical company, announced their plans on Tuesday to acquire GlycoFi, Inc., a New Hampshire privately-owned biotechnology company that specializes in yeast glycoengineering and...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stock futures signal flat open as oil weighs 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-04-12 07:14:52</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S. stock index futures suggested a 
flat market open on Wednesday, as oil prices at seven-month 
highs and a mixed earnings report from  biotech  company 
Genentech Inc. are expected to hold sway over the market.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Biotech Firm Blazes Aussie Trail]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-04-11 15:51:30</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ U.S.  biotech  firm SkyePharma&nbsp;has signed a $4 million deal with Sydney-based contract research organization Novotech. 
 According to the deal Novotech will run&nbsp;pediatrics-related clinical trial for&nbsp;SkyePharma. 
 Novotech's...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[US states battle for slice of biotech pie 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-04-10 18:23:11</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S. states squared off against each 
other on Monday in a battle to capture jobs and revenue 
generated by the burgeoning biotechnology industry.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serono faces new US action over Serostim 
    (Reuters)
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      <link>http://livepress.com/go/?55894</link>
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      <pubDate>2006-03-26 08:59:17</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Swiss  biotech  firm Serono  
confirmed on Sunday that it was facing class action in a U.S. 
court after pleading guilty late last year to illegally 
promoting its AIDS drug Serostim.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ImClone agrees to pay IRS $32 mln fine 
    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-03-16 16:48:16</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Biotech  company ImClone Systems Inc. 
 said on Thursday it reached a deal with the U.S. 
Internal Revenue Service to resolve a dispute over an 
employment tax audit, in which it will pay $32 million to the 
IRS.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bayer buys Icon Genetics for undisclosed price (Reuters)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-01-11 04:07:41</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Bayer  has acquired Icon 
Genetics AG, a Munich-based  biotech  firm, for an undisclosed 
price, the German  chemicals  and drug maker said on Wednesday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Evotec signs Phase I Alzheimer's deal with Roche (Reuters)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-01-09 05:59:22</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    Reuters - German  biotech  company Evotec has 
signed an exclusive global licensing deal with Swiss drugmaker 
Roche for two compounds in Phase I clinical development for the 
treatment of Alzheimer&#039;s disease.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blue-chips dip on weak home sales (Reuters)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2005-12-23 13:51:22</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S. stocks were slightly lower on 
Friday after sales of new U.S. homes fell sharply in November, 
but the Nasdaq stayed in the black as investors bought up 
 outsourcing  companies after talk of a deal in the sector and 
got some good news in the  biotech  companies.]]></description>
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