Shire PLC has sent its treatment for Gaucher disease, an alternative to the Genzyme drug Cerezyme, to the FDA for approval.

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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. won a pair of contracts on Tuesday — a management contract for the rebuilding of San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and a framework deal for services from Manchester Airports Group. (JEC)

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A Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit filed against Milwaukee-based Extendicare Health Services Inc., Extendicare Homes Inc. and other related entities, Extendicare’s parent company said Tuesday.

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Drug company IPierian Inc. hired Matthew Plunkett as its first chief financial officer.

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Aflac Inc. will observe Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by starting a $1 million fundraising campaign that includes a $100,000 personal donation from Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos.

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Avalon Pharmaceutical Inc.’s bioassay facility in Germantown has a firmer lease on life. Intrexon Corp. announced Tuesday that it has assumed the facility’s lease, purchased most of the equipment inside and said it intends to keep the facility open. (CLDA)

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Four of the principal bodies representing community pharmacy have stepped up their work to realise the opportunities presented by the important 2008 White Paper Pharmacy in England: Building on strengths - delivering the future. In an innovative move they have appointed an experienced project manager to coordinate a working framework across all the four organisations.
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The Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPSGB) is calling for adequate rest breaks for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the latest development in its workplace pressures campaign. Taking a proper break is critical for ensuring that these professionals are able to deliver the best possible service to patients, the public and their peers in healthcare.
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The business office of Science, the world’s leading peer-reviewed research journal, is producing a webinar on “Apoptotic Signaling in Normal and Cancer Cell Biology” to be broadcast live online at 12 noon ET (4:00 GMT) September 22, 2009, sponsored by Promega. The webinar will feature a discussion on the options available for monitoring apoptotic induction in various model systems.
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The University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will be hosting 12 science and technology tours Sept. 21 in conjunction with the G20 Pittsburgh Summit Sept. 24-25. These tours of cutting-edge research and development will help explain how and why the “eds and meds” sector of Pittsburgh’s economy has become a powerful driver of the region’s success. The Eds-Meds program will begin at 10:30 a.m.
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