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This Week's Edition of BeakerBeat 
December 5, 2011  
Mike Justice
Mike Justice
News Director
BeakerBeat

 

Pfizer's grand plan to squeeze more money out of Lipitor hits a roadblock in Washington. 

 

An $11 billion buyout makes headlines, and raises some eyebrows as well. 

 

What's in a name? If you're on Facebook, it's everything - or nothing, if someone takes it from you.

 

All this and more on this week's edition of BeakerBeat. 

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Key Stories from Around the Industry

 
Celsion Investor Claims CEO Tried To Bribe Him
Posted: 12/2/2011


Report shows Big Pharma's patent cliff in graphic detail
Posted: 12/2/2011


Obama Directs $50 Million to U.S. HIV Patients
Posted: 12/2/2011


Synthes, Inc. CEO to Get $52 Million in Company Sale
Posted: 12/1/2011


Caltech team offers tantalizing data on HIV 'vaccine'
Posted: 12/1/2011


CEO: Roche would consider more money-back deals
Posted: 12/1/2011


PPDI shareholders approve $3.9B sale, $21M in golden parachutes
Posted: 12/1/2011


Pfizer, GSK named in Onyx buyout gossip
Posted: 12/1/2011


Juventas agrees to all-stock buyout by Wound Management
Posted: 12/1/2011


Boston takes top spot in ranking of life sciences clusters
Posted: 11/30/2011


Affymetrix beefs up cancer research offerings in $330M eBioscience buyout
Posted: 11/30/2011


Facebook yanks URL until Mercks agree who gets it
Posted: 11/29/2011


Ex-PhRMA chief's $11.6M tops among healthcare reform lobbyists
Posted: 11/29/2011


Olympus to review business structure amid scandal
Posted: 11/29/2011


Is Wall Street to blame for lack of new drugs?
Posted: 11/28/2011

Beaker's Blog

   

There are only 10 legitimate life sciences hubs in the U.S.
Posted: 12/1/2011


Women in Biotech vs. Women in Life Sciences
Posted: 12/1/2011


A newer, leaner Medtronic
Posted: 12/1/2011


Former PhRMA head netted millions for Obamacare brokering
Posted: 11/29/2011


Sanofi to become top drugmaker in 2012
Posted: 11/29/2011


The tale of two Mercks and Facebook
Posted: 11/29/2011


Cool technology: Scrubbing bubbles for your bloodstream?
Posted: 11/28/2011


Lipitor no more: Pfizer set to lose biggest selling drug of all-time
Posted: 11/28/2011

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