According to the National Institutes of Health’s stem cell primer, stem cells have the ability to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth.  In many tissues they serve as an internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells.  When a stem cell divides,...
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The 2010 BMT Tandem Meetings were held in Orlando, Florida this past week .  Considered the premier event for hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy, the annual event attracts more than 2,500 clinicians, transplant nurses, clinical research professionals, data managers, pharmacists, center administrators and mid-level practitioners. With more than 200 abstracts...
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On the heels of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) logging its worst annual performance since 1931 and the NASDAQ Composite (COMP) having its worst year since inception in 1971, it may have seemed counter intuitive to provide a bullish outlook for the biotechnology industry in 2009.  Nonetheless, at the start of the year...
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Scientific and medical advances weren’t the only topic of discussion at the 51st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting that began over the weekend in New Orleans, LA, as merger and acquisition activity took center stage. Early this morning, Celgene Corporation (CELG) announced the acquisition of privately-held Gloucester Pharmaceuticals for $340 million in...
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The 51st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting will take place December 5-8, 2009, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.  This is the premier event for the hematology industry, attracting more than 20,000 hematologists and other health-care professionals. In this regard, Celgene Corporation (CELG) recently announced that data...
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