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July 2008

 
Events Column
CURE in the News ... more
Connecticut Has Earned A Respected Place But
Must Stay Alert in Competitive World of Biotech
From the desk of Paul Pescatello, President and CEO of CURE
CURE recently attended stem cell and biotech meetings in Philadelphia and San Diego. From these meeting it is clear that Connecticut has a recognized and respected niche in the high-stakes world of cutting-edge bioscience. But it is also clear that the competition in that world, for talent and investment dollars, has never been greater.
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Connecticut Sends Its A Team to BIO Convention
Connecticut sent a powerhouse economic development team to BIO 2008 in San Diego this year. The mission: to identify and open conversations with business executives considering options for relocating, expanding, or starting up a lifescience company. This year more than 20,000 industry executives from all over the world met in San Diego for three days of meetings, seminars, and other activities.
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Yale Stem Cell Talk Draws Capacity Audience
A capacity crowd packed the main auditorium of Yale's Anlyan Center June 18 for an informal lunchtime presentation, "Stem Cells: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask." Presenting were Haifan Lin, Ph.D., director of the Yale Stem Cell Center and Robert Mandelkern, Connecticut state coordinator of the Parkinson's Action Network and a member of the Connecticut State Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee.
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CURE Member News Digest
 454 Life Sciences installs sequencer at Delhi Institute
 Achillion announces Phase 2 results
 Alexion reports fatigue data for PNH patients
 Applied Spine
enrolls 100th patient in Stabilimax NZ® study
 Bayer HealthCare reports Leukine® results
 Boehringer Ingelheim describes female sexual disorder
 Bristol-Myers Squibb announces ORENCIA® results
 Cantor Colburn adds intellectual property attorneys
 CuraGen
treats first patient in Phase 2 breast cancer study
 Danbury Hospital performs ankle replacement
 Genomas creates digital collage
 GlaxoSmithKline acquires Sirtris
 HistoRx technology at Dana-Farber
 Ipsogen enters breast cancer diagnostic market
 Johnson & Johnson subsidiary wins psoriasis approval
 NanoViricides posts kerato-conjunctivitis results
 Neurogen suspends insomnia study
 Pfizer names oncology general manager
 PhRMA seeks more funding for FDA
 Protein Sciences rebuts allegations by Emergent BioSolutions
 Quinnipiac University announces Lord appointment
 Rib-X announces skin infection drug trials
 Triumvirate Environmental a "best place to work"
 Vion presents Cloretazine® data
 UConn TIP program provides lab space in Farmington
 Yale hires James Rothman, cell biologist

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