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MassBio Statement on Stem Cell Decision

August 24, 2010 — MassBio President & CEO Robert K. Coughlin's statement on U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth's decision to issue an injunction against embryonic stem cell research. “Stem cell research is one of the most promising areas…
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Sixteen MassBio Member Companies Selected to Present at BioPharm America™ 2010 and the MassBio Investors Forum

August 16, 2010 — Sixteen MassBio member companies were selected to present at BioPharm America™ 2010 and the MassBio Investors Forum being held Wednesday, September 15th at the Marriott Boston Copley Place.In partnership with BioPharm America™, the…
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Check out the MassBio Innovation Exchange!

August 10, 2010 — We are excited to unveil the MassBio Innovation Exchange, the only true & secure web-based connection between Inventors or “Sellers”, those looking to out-license their technology, and the people looking for technology or in-licensing…
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Nuclea Biotechnologies opens new Genomic Center in Pittsfield

August 4, 2010 — Pittsfield, Massachusetts (August 4th, 2010) -- Nuclea Biotechnologies, LLC today announced the opening of the “Nuclea Genomics Center,” located on Elm Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The opening of the 3,500 square foot facility completes…
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MassBio President Bob Coughlin speaks about the Co-Pay Assistance Bill on Greater Boston (WGBH)

July 9, 2010 — MassBio President Bob Coughlin explains how this bill will help the patient population of Massachusetts.
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FDA, CMS Memorandum of Understanding Released

July 8, 2010 — The FDA and CMS have released their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The text is below and can also be found online here.   MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGBETWEENUNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG…
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Gaming for Good at Summer Camp

July 6, 2010 — Microsoft, MassBioEd and Children’s Hospital Boston Host Week-long Learning Video Game Camp for Massachusetts Students School’s out and few students statewide will be able to say they spent a week of their summer…
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International partnership brings fresh faces

June 29, 2010 — From the Summer 2010 issue of the MassBio News   There will be four new faces at the Novartis labs in Cambridge this summer, as part of an international partnership with the non-profit Seeding Labs and Kenyatta University. Drs. Sauda Swaleh,…
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Supreme Court decides Bilski Case

June 29, 2010 — The Supreme Court yesterday ruled on the Bilski v. Kappos case regarding the patenting of business processes. Read the opinion online here. The Supreme Court affirmed the Federal Circuit’s holding that Bilski’s business method was…
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Governor Patrick and Life Sciences Leaders Urge Massachusetts Companies to Apply To Federal Therapeutic Tax Credit Program

June 18, 2010 — Application period opens on June 21stBoston, MA – Governor Patrick, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, MassBio and MassMEDIC today urged qualifying companies to apply for the Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit, a new federal program created…
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