The Most Important New Drug of 2012

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The Food and Drug Administration looks set for a great 2012.  With a few days left to go, it has approved 40 new drugs and vaccines, one of the most impressive totals ever, according to data from Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly and FDA press releases. In [...]

DNA Day – “Wear That You Care”

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About National DNA Day National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA’s double helix by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. This annual celebration offers students, teachers and the public many exciting opportunities [...]

Rare Disease Drugs: A $1 Trillion Market?

Matthew Herper The Medicine Show; FORBES November 2010 Right now drugs for rare disorders are the sweet spot of the biotechnology industry. Treatments for illnesses that affect only hundreds of patients can cost $200,000 or more and have built Genzyme into one of biotech’s biggest [...]