SFDA to be become part of MOH --Free access From www.gbipharma.com At the meeting of the National People's Congress March 11, the State Council released plans to reform several agencies under the central government. Under the reform, the MOH will now have the responsibility for regulating and developing standards for food safety, implementing drug related regulations, and rolling out the national essential drug system.

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NC holds biotech forum From news14.com State leaders want to see the biotechnology industry grow. -- North Carolina leaders want to see the state's biotechnology industry grow. "The bottom line is, how do we improve the quality of life in North Carolina, in every county in the state, in every region and every area of the state by creating better jobs?" The mobile laboratory bus travels throughout the state of North Carolina, educating people about possible career opportunities and even training them.

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Teachers pitch biotech classes From The Republican MassLive.com BOSTON - Teachers from Western Massachusetts yesterday joined business leaders on Beacon Hill to highlight the training of students in biotechnology and other fields in the life sciences. Dobiecki of Ludlow, a vice president at Microtest Laboratories in Agawam, which provides contract manufacturing and testing services for the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, said the foundation is important for maintaining a base of educated future employees.

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Genmab Agrees to Buy Minnesota Biotech Manufacturing Plant from ... From Pharmaceutical Processing Genmab, an international biotech company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, has signed an agreement to buy the manufacturing facility in Brooklyn Park currently owned by PDL Biopharma for $240 million. Genmab would like to expand the use of the facility to commercial production of antibodies so that all patients have access to the drugs manufactured at the facility as they become approved by the FDA. "This plant is a world-leading facility for the production of biotechnology products,"...

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Advanced Viral Research Corp. of Yonkers, a biotech company ... From www.lohud.com Advanced Viral Research Corp. of Yonkers, a biotech company researching new anti-cancer drugs, said it has formed a research agreement with Northeastern University in Boston. The companies are also creating the K-Atlas Fund, an alternative investment fund targeting hedge fund and private equity investments. SPAR Group Inc., a marketing company in Greenburgh, earned $1.5 million, or 8 cents a share, during the fourth quarter of last year, compared with a loss of $105,000, or a penny a share,...

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