East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Optimer, Bind, Pfizer, and More

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—Shares in Optimer Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OPTR) jumped nearly 20 percent Tuesday on reports that drug industry heavyweights were circling around with an eye on acquiring the company, which relocated its headquarters from San Diego, CA to Jersey City …
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Key dates in cancer research history

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Key dates in cancer research history. By U-T San Diego 6 a.m.April 4, 2013. ?. Print. ????. Save. ????. Comments – … 1971. President Richard M. Nixon signs the National Cancer Act, establishing a national cancer program, research centers and control programs.
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Arena Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of APD334 for …

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SAN DIEGO, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) announced today the initiation of dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial of APD334, a novel oral drug candidate that targets the sphingosine 1-phosphate subtype 1 (S1P1 …
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