INDUSTRY NEWS Merck to Acquire SmartCells, Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. and SmartCells, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck will acquire SmartCells, a private company developing a glucose responsive insulin formulation for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. [Merck & Co., Inc. Press Release] Eurand to be Acquired by Axcan for $12.00 per Share in Cash Eurand N.V. and Axcan Holdings, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Axcan will acquire all the outstanding shares of Eurand for $12.00 per share in cash. [Axcan Holdings, Inc. Press Release] Case Western Reserve University Grants Thermalin Diabetes Exclusive License For Insulin Analog Therapies Case Western Reserve University has granted an exclusive license on a portfolio of insulin analogs to Thermalin Diabetes, LLC, which has assembled more than $3 million to support the development of these important new drugs. [Case Western Reserve University Press Release] SUTENT® Receives European Approval for a New Indication in Progressive Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) Pfizer Inc. announced that the European Commission has approved SUTENT® (sunitinib malate) for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic, well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors with disease progression in adults. [Pfizer Inc. Press Release] New International Competition Focuses on Early Career Scientists The Howard Hughes Medical Institute launched an international competition to select up to 35 early career scientists working at academic institutions in 18 countries on five continents with the goal of helping these talented individuals establish independent research programs. [Howard Hughes Medical Institute Press Release]
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EVENTS (Listed by Date) Pharmacology in Stem Cells Research and Regenerative Medicine December 17, 2010 London, United Kingdom The 3rd Guangzhou International Conference on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine December 17-19, 2010 Guangzhou, China Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Dysfunction January 12-17, 2011 Dillon, United States Keystone Symposia: Obesity January 12-17, 2011 Keystone, United States 2011 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium January 20-22, 2011 San Francisco, United States Keystone Symposia: Epithelial Plasticity and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition January 21-26, 2011 Vancouver, Canada 5th Annual Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine World Congress January 24-25, 2011 San Diego, United States Phacilitate 7th Annual Cell & Gene Therapy Forum 2011 January 24-26, 2011 Washington, D.C., United States Early Development for Innovative Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Therapeutics Conference January 26-27, 2011 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Joint Conference of the International Association of Pancreatology and the Indian Pancreas Club February 10-13, 2011 Maradu, India 2nd Annual International Diabetes Summit February 22-24, 2011 Dubai, United Arab Emirates World Cell Culture Congress 2011 February 28-March 2, 2011 Munich, Germany PITTCON 2011 March 13-18, 2011 Atlanta, United States United Kingdom National Stem Cell Network 2011 Annual Scientific Conference March 30-April 1, 2011 York, United Kingdom American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 102nd Annual Meeting 2011 April 2-6, 2011 Orlando, United States World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2011 May 9-11, 2011 London, United Kingdom 13th Annual C21 BioVentures May 24-26, 2011 Napa, United States Visit our events page to stay up to date with the latest events in the cell, gene and immunotherapy community.
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