http://www.biofind.com/Biofind.com feedsenCopyright ©info@biofind.com (Biofind)Fri, 09 May 2008 18:16:25 -0500Generated by Atom.NET http://atomnet.sourceforge.net/http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetFeedData?uri=BiofindRumorshttp://www.biofind.comhttp://www.biofind.com/email/biofind.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/287157620/Default.aspxFri, 09 May 2008 18:16:25 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163546So I find an email late today stating that a Pfizer laptop and thumb drive was stolen and it is believed that my personal info, along with ~13,000 other employees, is on it. The note claims that social security numbers are not on it, but pretty much everything else is. Is this the same laptop that was announced last year and I'm just a late invite to the party, or is this a new event? I'll reserve further response until I find out if this is new or not.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163546http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286936950/Default.aspxFri, 09 May 2008 11:13:20 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163488I have heard from a customer that Abbott is considering consolidating platforms and adding thyroid testing to the I-Stat. Has anyone heard anything similar? My customer is considering a competitive instrument.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163488http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286787314/Default.aspxFri, 09 May 2008 07:08:39 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163442So TD from Pelican has moved on again, to VP of Biomatrica. Who do you think will follow her there. Did she do great work at Pelican?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163442http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286577923/Default.aspxThu, 08 May 2008 23:47:26 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163409http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/05/08/ex-pfizer-rd-chief-lamattina-joins-human-genome-board/?mod=WSJBlog#comment-149456 What do I tell my kids? I guess you can be incompetent and still be successful.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163409http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286330545/Default.aspxThu, 08 May 2008 15:26:00 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163359Technically, this isn't exactly a rumor but could use help. Guess I could say its a rumor that he might be interested in getting a pay raise and a promotion. I had worked with a guy several years ago who would be perfect for a job, but I can't track him down. I've tried Googling him, called a couple of people we knew in common, and have looked on 411.com, switchboard.com and Zaba. To no avail. Any suggestions?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163359http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286269603/Default.aspxThu, 08 May 2008 13:31:50 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163340any gossiphttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163340http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286269604/Default.aspxThu, 08 May 2008 13:30:57 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163339For an update on GE's Life Sciences unit in North America follow this link; http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/showthread.php?t=246408http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163339http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286202734/Default.aspxThu, 08 May 2008 11:36:09 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163307Chantix recommended to quit smoking despite safety concerns By CARLA K. JOHNSON – 17 hours ago CHICAGO (AP) — The federal government's new advice to doctors for helping smokers quit recommends the drug Chantix, which has recently been linked with depression and suicidal behavior. The new guidelines mention the psychiatric risks but also say the popular Pfizer Inc. drug is the most effective at helping people get off cigarettes. The guidelines mention other options, too, and highly recommend combining counseling and medication. But doctors are encouraged to talk to all smokers who want to quit about trying medication. Consumer advocates cautioned that the safety picture on Chantix is incomplete because it's a relatively new drug, on the market just since 2006. "It is somewhat better than other therapies; on the other hand, it appears to have more risk," said Dr. Sidney Wolfe of the watchdog group Public Citizen. "That part of the risk-benefit equation is missing, and it's changing rapidly." Another issue with the quit-smoking guidelines, released this week by the U.S. Public Health Service, is the lead author's past connections with Pfizer. Dr. Michael Fiore, an expert on smoking and health issues, was a consultant to the maker of Chantix. But he said he cut those ties in 2005. Fiore's views are shaped by his past ties to the drug industry, and those ties still pose a conflict, at least one consumer advocate said. John Polito, a smoking cessation educator who runs the WhyQuit.com site advocating quitting "cold turkey," called the revised guidelines "a sales pitch" for the drug industry. The task force overlooked research showing that quitting cold turkey works, Polito said, and studies showing Chantix is superior don't reflect how it's used "in the real world." "People are quitting smoking to save their lives," Polito said. If Chantix's risks outweigh its benefits, "then it's insane for people to risk their lives" by using it, he said. The guidelines are based on an extensive review of scientific evidence, were reviewed by 90 independent experts and were endorsed by 60 public health entities, Fiore said, adding that his past financial ties to the drug industry had no influence. "Independent reviewers of it came to the conclusion that this is a document that reflects the science, and that's what we were charged to do," Fiore said. The guideline authors analyzed 83 studies and found that Chantix helped 33 percent stay off tobacco for six months after quitting, compared with a nearly 14 percent abstinence rate for dummy pills. The guidelines recommend combining counseling and medication as the most effective way to kick the tobacco habit, stating "both counseling and medication should be provided to patients trying to quit smoking." Medications have not been shown to be effective in certain groups, the guidelines say. Those groups include pregnant women, smokeless tobacco users, light smokers and adolescents. The guidelines say doctors should consider asking about their patients' psychiatric history before prescribing Chantix. Doctors also should monitor patients for changes in mood and behavior while on the drug. Lois Biener, a researcher of tobacco use and control efforts at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, said most people who quit do so without smoking-cessation drugs. There's little evidence that these drugs are superior in the long run to quitting without help, and while a few studies have shown some benefit, it's "way less than what is claimed" by medication advocates, Biener said. Three of 24 panelists who wrote the guidelines reported "significant financial interests" in the pharmaceutical industry, including speaking fees and stock ownership. Associated Press Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner contributed to this report.APhttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163307http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286053989/Default.aspxThu, 08 May 2008 07:30:31 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163249For international air travel, travel in Business Class? In what career band can entitle business class travel?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163249http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286035607/Default.aspxThu, 08 May 2008 06:50:15 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163236Anyone heard when the next wave of cuts is coming? Some say June or July. Some say nothing major coming. Some say by the end of '08. It's so frustrating not knowing.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163236http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/286025154/Default.aspxThu, 08 May 2008 06:32:50 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163232Listen up. 1) We're tired of hearing how busy, understaffed and overworked you are in the lab. How you don't have the time and resources to evaluate new equipment. Whatever, this is the 21st century, it's the way it is, if you don't like it then leave. I guarantee you will be worked harder if you join a commercial company. 2) We are not your enemy. We depend on you to survive. While in truth we are desperate for money from you in order to meet target, most companies genuinely want to forge long term business relationships. Salespeople are for the most part here to facilitate that, not to rip you off. 3) Lean managment and six sigma may be a load of b#llocks, but the harsh reality is that most labs are inefficient as hell. 85-90% of the total cost of pathology is the labour - you need to accept and implement better working practices to improve this. Saving 5% on your lab plastics is irrelevant. 4) Open your mind. Automation and technology is there to help you, not replace you. Just because you've always done something a certain way does not mean it is the best way. Histopathology, I'm talking to you. And don't use the 'deskilling' argument, because next you'll be complaining about point 1. You can't have it both ways. You already work in a production line environment anyway, why not go into research if you're so keen on technique? 5) Communicate with other departments. Sending a monthly email to finance about that tender does not count as communication. Finance & procurement may be full of boring numbers and people but without them you can't buy anything. Maybe if you improved the dialogue with them, helped them understand your problems and developed some personal relationships they would be more likely to help you. Just a thought. 6) Learn some business sense. Capital purchase of expensive kit followed by ad hoc purchase of reagents is not the only way. Price per test approaches or longer term consumable deals offer you some genuine advantages. Placing 100 orders per year is stupid. 7) Cheapest does not mean best. See point three, hardware/reagent costs should not be your primary concern. Its not your money anyway, why are you so scared of spending it? 8) Grow some balls. Sometimes you actually have to make a decision on something and just buy it. Actually drive the process, fight your corner, push it through finance and sign the dotted line. 9) Recognise that tenders are a two way contractual agreement. You are supposed to make a decision within a sensible timeframe, our prices need only be honoured for 90 days from its completion. Spending 12 months p***ing about with and then saying that funds weren't in place anyway is not acceptable. 10) Employ some hotties. The proportion of uglies in labs is far too high.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163232http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285692561/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 18:01:32 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163155IS the date for Lipitor now only in March of 2010? What happened to 2011 and posibly 2015???http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163155http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285677360/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 17:35:42 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163142yeah, more sales scum shown the door, at least something is right in the industryhttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163142http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285669924/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 17:06:34 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163134TF kicks their ass! what a joke they are in life science. cant seem to keep good people eitherhttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163134http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285612660/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 15:17:54 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163101I've heard that nobody at ABI has anything good to say about RV. Hearing lots of negatives and no positives, and I might be getting an offer. Has anybody worked with him either currently or at some other company he may have worked at? What's the scoop? Is he really a monster?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163101http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285578265/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 14:13:15 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163076Several were just laid off in GMG. Anyone else know of any others who were laid off?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163076http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285578266/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 14:10:52 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163075AB just let their market research people go. Somehow the company does not feel a market research function is needed. They are shooting themselves in the foot. Now, product managers like myself have to figure out how to get market research projects done. Anyone who has ever done a market research project before knows they are not as easy as they think - they can get very technical. It sure is an art. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163075http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285561326/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 13:32:27 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163065On the company website, why does his bio omit his stint at NID? He joined that company as head in 1/06 and Quest decided to shut it down 3 months later. He was supposed to turn the company around and instead he presided over its demise. For this, Quest rewards him with the Focus top spot? Talk about rewarding failure!http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=163065http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285377719/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 08:42:47 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162988What is the funkiest smell in your lab?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162988http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285336398/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 07:22:19 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162981Anyone familiar with BioHelix? Appears to be solid technology given recent license with QIAGEN. Isothermal a good approach? What is their target market application? Is this another point-of-care all in one box effort?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162981http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285303522/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 06:09:41 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162970This is a typical sequence to layoffs. 1 Cut Capital funds 2. Cut Travel to only necessary 3. HIring Freeze 4. Cut supply Budget 5. Layoff people. It sounds like Pfizer is still a long way off.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162970http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285275426/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 05:20:11 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162965The recent case in Texas highlights this issue. Are humans genetically predisposed to polygamy, or is it a social anomaly usually in more primitive societies?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162965http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285262220/Default.aspxWed, 07 May 2008 04:44:09 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162951How many of you reps out there still don't know your bonus plan for 2008 although we're in month 5 of the year. What's more, Q1 will still be paid with no losses to the individual? How does that work? Hint to the company name, Vwery Worried at Results. There's a teaser for you........http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162951http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/285013548/Default.aspxTue, 06 May 2008 19:54:00 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162892Word is that the bottom of the barrel ABX has scrounged for a real winner this time. What will become of PG? DB? AA?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162892http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/284844767/Default.aspxTue, 06 May 2008 14:07:14 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162827siemens at a stand still with Vista ,return of rework to be done before they can go on at brookfied cthttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162827http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/284781608/Default.aspxTue, 06 May 2008 12:01:37 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162804Anyone have experience using either Invitrogen, Millipore or Caliper's kinase screening services? Input on turn-around, work quality, cost, etc. would be helpful. Thankshttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162804http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/284664597/Default.aspxTue, 06 May 2008 08:52:43 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162780I have heard of a lwsiut between Drew Scientific and Pointcare Technologies, any ideas what it is about??http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162780http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/284402390/Default.aspxMon, 05 May 2008 23:53:52 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162719List your opinions...http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162719http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/284371444/Default.aspxMon, 05 May 2008 22:46:43 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162712What, no comments? Surely some of you have a lot to sayhttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162712http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/284270957/Default.aspxMon, 05 May 2008 18:43:57 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162667I have worked for VWR for 1y5m and I have loved every second of it!!! I guess that's what I get fr having a great manager!!!http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162667http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/284270958/Default.aspxMon, 05 May 2008 18:42:08 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162666http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/BUSINESS/80505066http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162666http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/284250987/Default.aspxMon, 05 May 2008 18:01:16 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162660Anyone know if a website for this company exists??? I can't find it and I need to get some FBS info. Thanks!http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162660http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/283444786/Default.aspxSun, 04 May 2008 13:31:45 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162467Can they do what they say they can? I heard it's the usual poor attempt at a CRO, too many unqualified people, with no industrial experience, crammed into small labs sharing a few rotovaps etc.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162467http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/283401472/Default.aspxSun, 04 May 2008 12:07:20 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162454Now that Q1 is in the books, what's the news on the street about these guys? All I read on these posts is what a disaster the Eridan was. This is old news!! There was a press release last week about the release of new antibodies. There must be some R & D happening over there. I find it hard ot believe that it's all "doom and gloom" like the posts are suggesting.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162454http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/283152831/Default.aspxSun, 04 May 2008 01:55:57 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162425Hello: has anyone here heard of or used a viral derivative called Bacmam? I was reading up on this as I am having alot of problems with efficient transfections and was looking into other options? We are not set up to do lenti or Retro (only BSL2). Curious if anyone here has tried it and if it works or not?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162425http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282932437/Default.aspxSat, 03 May 2008 15:44:27 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162376The Company "propaganda" for Quarter 1, 2008 on their rapidly eroding market position for the Roche Diabetes business is: "Roche Diabetes Care’s first-quarter sales declined 3% to 699 million Swiss francs, largely as a result of slower market growth and uncertainty about new competitive bidding practices in the United States" Roche has begun to lose this business to key competitors in the last 3 years, after being number 1 not too long ago. What is Roche doing wrong????http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162376http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282892767/Default.aspxSat, 03 May 2008 13:53:29 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162358Nameserver trace for invitrogen.com: * Looking for who is responsible for root zone and followed i.root-servers.net. * Looking for who is responsible for com and followed d.gtld-servers.net. * Looking for who is responsible for invitrogen.com and followed auth51.ns.uu.net. Nameservers for invitrogen.com: * auth101.ns.uu.net returned (NORECORDS) * auth51.ns.uu.net returned (NORECORDS) * frddns1.invitrogen.com returned (SERVFAIL)SERVFAILNORECORDShttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162358http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282418356/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 18:13:42 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162275Within a month the company lost CIO, CFO and COO, still asking about shakeup?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162275http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282315632/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 14:35:08 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162237When I started out, EVERYONE was exempt from the scientists down to the warehouse people. From biospace: U.S. Labor Department Secures More Than $688,000 in Overtime Back Wages for 238 Employees of Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) Nationwide 5/2/2008 BOSTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics Inc. has agreed to pay 238 employees across the country a total of $688,772 in overtime back wages due under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The investigation by the departments Wage and Hour Division, involving the companys Cambridge, Mass., location, found that employees working in the positions of client systems analyst and senior client systems analyst were misclassified as being exempt from the FLSAs overtime requirements. The investigation also revealed that this same misclassification existed at all of the companys facilities nationwide. Quest Diagnostics is a medical diagnostic testing company. After being informed of the investigations findings, company management agreed to pay the affected employees back wages and to full future compliance with the requirements of the FLSA.FLSADGXhttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162237http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282273018/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 13:12:26 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162224It was on 4/21 - anyone get a job or an interview out of it?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162224http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282190348/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 10:47:59 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162185losers recycled from Vertex SD you will regret taking a job therehttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162185http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282148594/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 09:35:59 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162170Where is this company going? Immulite might be history but how are the other platforms doing? After LA is cut to 1/3 of it's old size who will be next? Is Flanders next? Will Bayer and Dade also hit the chopping block? CEO#5??? Imagine what the customers must think. Pass on what you know.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162170http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282111780/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 08:30:00 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162152Tired of scrolling, new thread. Last post from old: "they've been here to give talks (where i got the links from - a slide)"http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162152http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/282047422/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 06:13:48 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162117Are they going to have the HAI market to themselves? I know others will enter but will Cehpeid have built up enough of a lead that it will become the defacto standard? How big will this HAI market be in 2-3 years? Will this point-of-care micro format become the standard for clinical and industrial applications too?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162117http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/281968332/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 03:16:07 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162105Press release today says offers to buy some or all of the business have been received. Anyone got any idea who's likely to be interested?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162105http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/281921301/Default.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 01:22:56 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162097http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXlDesWstZY blockbusterhttp://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162097http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/281845836/Default.aspxThu, 01 May 2008 22:29:11 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162087Does anyone know who is the mastermind at Inverness that is leading their M&A and devising their strategies? I'm very interested in who the individual(s) is(are); any help?http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162087http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/281845837/Default.aspxThu, 01 May 2008 22:17:53 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162086Inspite of great Q1 numbers, Invitrogen is considering reducing operating expenses by merging the business of smaller sites with that of larger sites. In other words, smaller sites will be possibly be shutdown. God knows who the lucky losers will be!http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162086http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/281810130/Default.aspxThu, 01 May 2008 20:51:51 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162075Are my fellow Pfizerites getting the same message as P&PM is getting i.e. major cuts in budget comming, "the worst I've ever seen it", etc. or are the rest of you still fat and happy.http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162075http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BiofindRumors/~3/281751623/Default.aspxThu, 01 May 2008 18:41:58 -0500http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162052While, that interview is pretty boring. However, did anyone notice the reply below that news? An Indian ass-kisser targets Jeff's bum and bite the s*** and Jeff replied with a nicer s***!!!!http://www.biofind.com/Rumor/Default.aspx?ID=162052