http://biofind.com All the latest from the Biofind Rumor Mill en http://feeds.feedburner.com/BiofindRumorPosts?format=skinhttp://www.biofind.comhttp://www.biofind.com/email/biofind.gif http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/IpAhRwGDuzI/biotechnology-industry-about-face-day-reckoning It seems every day I am reading news about biotech company X laying off workers or biotech company Y having its drug fail in clinical trials or company Z having only a few months of cash left, etc. I read that the biotech industry as a whole has lost $100 Billion (yes, that's a B!) since it began in the 1970's. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:21:46 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/biotechnology-industry-about-face-day-reckoning http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/biotechnology-industry-about-face-day-reckoning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/9ZPu17XPIHA/i-was-told-2-pfizer-sites-are-safe I have taken a job as a Global Representative for a Pfizer business. I can live and work at any Pfizer site for my new job. I asked HR if they could tell me which site I should relocate to so that I will not have to move again after the Wyeth close. I was contacted 2 days later and told Groton or STL. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:14:03 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/i-was-told-2-pfizer-sites-are-safe http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/i-was-told-2-pfizer-sites-are-safe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/JY3cUUo7Qco/promega-reorg Over the last few years, Promega made significant investments in Sales and Marketing. These investments, coupled with key initiatives such as Dynamic Connections, helped drive market share gains and position us for future growth. To realize our full potential, it is vital that we sharpen our focus on key markets and the increasing complexity of our customers’ needs. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:24:08 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/promega-reorg http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/promega-reorg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/2EC-0cztwI4/vertex-trying-raise-money-any-way-it-can-stay-alive Looks like it Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:33:48 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/vertex-trying-raise-money-any-way-it-can-stay-alive http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/vertex-trying-raise-money-any-way-it-can-stay-alive http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/mRna5Tj5KyM/whats-going-perlegen Does anyone have any insight there? They must be close to running out of cash by now. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:40:00 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/whats-going-perlegen http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/whats-going-perlegen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/C3t67RD7bUw/take-job-pfe-right-now i have ~2 yrs bench experience in a small pharma co. The +: Good company & people. The -: bad pay, routine job, expensive location (seems to be the norm with biotech hotspots!). about 1.5 weeks ago i was offered a job at groton pfe making double what i'm earning now. just want to hear any advice from pfe employees or others who have had to make decisions like this. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:38:20 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/take-job-pfe-right-now http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/take-job-pfe-right-now http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/qHS31MwHgQ8/anyone-heard-applied-medical-rancho-santa-margarita-ca Work environment? Management? Stability? Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:02:19 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/anyone-heard-applied-medical-rancho-santa-margarita-ca http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/anyone-heard-applied-medical-rancho-santa-margarita-ca http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/wRqmJ4fCZMs/beckman-coulter-jobs-not-offered-olympus-employees It is sad to say the greatly qualified Olympus Employees will not be joining the new combined Beckman Coulter Olympus. Many Field Service Engineers, In-house Technical Support and Field based Technical Support were laid off over the last few days by telephone. Beckman will drive the best line of Chemistry instruments into the gutter just like every other company they purchased. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:26:35 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/beckman-coulter-jobs-not-offered-olympus-employees http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/beckman-coulter-jobs-not-offered-olympus-employees http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/HZJZt1EzBXM/when-did-ugc-cambridge-uk-close Hi, I went up to the Granta Research Park, Cambridge UK, this week. I noticed the UCB site was empty and the car park was too. When did they go down? It's scary how Pharma companies are going to the wall, without anyone hearing about it. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:33:17 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/when-did-ugc-cambridge-uk-close http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/when-did-ugc-cambridge-uk-close http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/AUtAbaVx_Ao/pfizer-san-francisco With the exit of CG and the announcement today of not moving into the new research space, what is morale like in Pfizer San Francisco/Renault????? Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:07:54 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizer-san-francisco http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizer-san-francisco http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/5KxlwnWnBIM/aethlon-medical Anyone ever hear of this little company located in San Diego, CA? They evidently have a device called the Hemopurifier that filters blood and reduces viral loads for various viral diseases. Some limited human testing has begun with great viral reduction rates. Viral targets thus far are HIV, HCV (Hepatitis-C), H1N1, H5N1 (bird flu), Orthopox, etc. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:47:34 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/aethlon-medical http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/aethlon-medical http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/EEGnhVVCBbY/are-there-large-numbers-biotechnology-trained-people-have-just-given Given the large numbers of individuals with life science degrees, the niche market demand for specific skills, and the overall scarcity of jobs, are many people simply giving up and walking away from biotech altogether? Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:44:13 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/are-there-large-numbers-biotechnology-trained-people-have-just-given http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/are-there-large-numbers-biotechnology-trained-people-have-just-given http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/yxBRFRQOqAw/operon I hear that sales were down again in June. Whatever happened to the new U.S. General mgr. financial guy they were going to bring in to restore the company to profitability? Couldn't get him to move to Huntsville? How about moving BP to Huntsville to clean up everything? He's clearly an inspired leader. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:16:31 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/operon http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/operon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/TfHRcWf3KXg/does-biotech-pay-poorly Mainstream media is frequently trumpeting biotech as a well paid profession but personal experience and insider blogs/threads suggest otherwise. Any comments? Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:31:28 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/does-biotech-pay-poorly http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/does-biotech-pay-poorly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/K5Q0q3x7Tg8/pfizerblc Has anyone been told they cannot take any job at Pfizer or a job at another company that supports Pfizer because they were a former employee of BLC??? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:20:55 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizerblc http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizerblc http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/muIs6lepSEE/amylin Hey, is anything going at the company following the recent shakeup of the BOD? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:07:48 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/amylin http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/amylin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/nnVB953Vu18/binding-site-0 Who has bought this company for £24 Million? And why? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:29:39 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/binding-site-0 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/binding-site-0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/8Jix4i7fneo/immucor Is Immucore in trouble with the FDA? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:37:54 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/immucor http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/immucor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/I24PGOttqiY/toss-salad-many-crouton-future-science-groton-routon Hot off the presses from my sources, always good: So my pretties this what I hear Announcement forthcoming later this year October mostly likely September at best Upheaval occurring throughout Groton's nest With Wyeth our baby nay now more an equal For previous mergers this is a sequel New cutdowns across all research lines Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:07:25 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/toss-salad-many-crouton-future-science-groton-routon http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/toss-salad-many-crouton-future-science-groton-routon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/Fqsm2Ee7eqM/pfizer-sandwich-good-shape Morale is improving now DR is site head. Restructuring and reshaping site to strengthen and improve efficiency is helped tremendously and early signs are that Sandwich will play a major role in Pfizer's future with site management costs significantly lower than US sites. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:03:26 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizer-sandwich-good-shape http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizer-sandwich-good-shape http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/tMah5gU29js/wyeth-which-sites-will-close Collegeville? Princeton? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:47:58 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/wyeth-which-sites-will-close http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/wyeth-which-sites-will-close http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/4VagDFNVbXY/pfizer-la-jolla-bad-shape As bad as St. Louis Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:59:29 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizer-la-jolla-bad-shape http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizer-la-jolla-bad-shape http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/8EwN2BpViUk/forma Does anyone know anything about this company? Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:40:08 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/forma http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/forma http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/fbadZmcPnlw/fairwell-biofind-1 See earlier post. Got so bored with this didn't even post a new subject Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:37:22 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/fairwell-biofind-1 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/fairwell-biofind-1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/9X9jWW3Gk9g/unethical-behavior-managers What is the most egregious ethically questionable behavior you've seen from a manager? These managers should be outed for their behavior. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:08:57 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/unethical-behavior-managers http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/unethical-behavior-managers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/ktXtZ4Bfv2E/lonza-0 What's going on at the Hopkinton site? Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:34:02 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/lonza-0 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/lonza-0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/yI1H1j2XZk0/pfizerwyeth Anyone have info about the Wyeth collegeville site. After the deal closes what is being done with the site? Come on...share your secrets... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:14:34 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizerwyeth http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/pfizerwyeth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/7WIE7FtX2gU/layoffs-siemens-walpole I heard that they are laying people at Siemens Healthcare in Walpole today. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:22:20 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/layoffs-siemens-walpole http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/layoffs-siemens-walpole http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/pV7LT36meJU/inova-buys-binding-site Word out this morning can anyone confirm ? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:16:15 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/inova-buys-binding-site http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/inova-buys-binding-site http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/jk7wqLp7ZRo/has-current-recession-made-it-more-difficult-get-accepted-phd-program I assume increased numbers of applicants and reduction in funding. Am I correct? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:30:31 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/has-current-recession-made-it-more-difficult-get-accepted-phd-program http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/has-current-recession-made-it-more-difficult-get-accepted-phd-program http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/yb2RGNRi958/exact-relo-wisconsin We all know that ultimately the only place this company is going is out of business, but why would the Board go along with such a hair-brained scheme, to stop off in Wisconsin on the way ? The New CEO must know that they aren't going to make, so why should he relocate the family to MA, why not relo the company to Madison. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:37:17 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/exact-relo-wisconsin http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/exact-relo-wisconsin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/QHaTYvX2H7A/general-dynmics-looking-pfizer-groton Rumor is Electric Boat is looking at Pfier Groton. They can use the facility to build a scheduled 2nd sub every year. This is for real..... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:25:34 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/general-dynmics-looking-pfizer-groton http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/general-dynmics-looking-pfizer-groton http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/fKjc36m8i-E/bayer-healthcare-fined-illegal-kickbacks It is now over half a year since Bayer was ordered to pay $97.5Million to settle US Government(Department of Justice) charges that Bayer paid kickbacks to eleven medical suppliers to boost sales of its diabetes diagnostics products.Originally these misdemeanors occurred in the nine years up to 2007. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:49:03 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/bayer-healthcare-fined-illegal-kickbacks http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/bayer-healthcare-fined-illegal-kickbacks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/m3KerPcgDx4/are-there-lot-unemployed-phds-and-masters-degree-holders-out-there I am wondering if having a Doctoral or Master of Science makes it easier to find a job or if there are a lot of people with advanced degrees that are out of work (or are at least grossly underemployed). I am considering graduate school in the future and wonder if it will be worth it, or if I should just give up on biotech altogether. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:20:45 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/are-there-lot-unemployed-phds-and-masters-degree-holders-out-there http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/are-there-lot-unemployed-phds-and-masters-degree-holders-out-there http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/vcZ-QSn2BIk/wyeth-pfizer-merger-date Wyeth shareholders are scheduled to vote on July 20. Does any know of how long after shareholders vote that mergers usually are completed??? Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:02:47 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/wyeth-pfizer-merger-date http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/wyeth-pfizer-merger-date http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/Qz2BACA0tR4/add-latin-america Is ADD closing offices in Latin America?... Heard Chile is already done. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:47:09 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/add-latin-america http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/add-latin-america http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/7nqvcKnXQ-A/do-biotech-companies-assume-candidates-are-not-cross-trainable A common problem with looking for a biotech job is that companies are always looking for industrial experience and a perfect fit. It is impossible for someone to get industry experience without working in industry, and most highly qualified people are good, but not perfect, fits. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:49:56 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/do-biotech-companies-assume-candidates-are-not-cross-trainable http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/do-biotech-companies-assume-candidates-are-not-cross-trainable http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/YrT1uafOdZA/how-do-users-pe-one-source-their-support Just curious Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:55:03 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/how-do-users-pe-one-source-their-support http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/how-do-users-pe-one-source-their-support http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/WeITDFz1z_0/bio-rad-buying-antibody-company I heard a rumor that Bio-Rad is buying an antibody company. Anyone know who? I heard that Abcam is available. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:42:51 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/bio-rad-buying-antibody-company http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/bio-rad-buying-antibody-company http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BiofindRumorPosts/~3/7dAh9CrUhqU/topotarget TOPOTARGET cannot raise money and have pulled their rights issue Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:42:21 +0000 http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/topotarget http://biofind.com/rumor-mill/topotarget