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Cooking chicken on the grill this summer? Be careful. Poultry is still the leading culprit in food poisoning outbreaks, health officials said Thursday.

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Data on Investigational Drug Belatacept in Kidney Transplant Recipients to Be Presented at 23rd International Congress of The Transplantation Society. Seven Clinical Abstracts to be Presented Orally.

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIBioTech one of four contractors awarded a new government contract valued at $21 million. AIBioTech will be leading a consortium of seven leading technology and biotechnology companies.

BEIJING & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China National Pharmaceutical and Becker & Associates Consulting form a strategic alliance designed to bring high-level clinical and regulatory consulting services to China

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inhibitex, Inc. (Nasdaq: INHX), today announced that Russell H. Plumb, president and chief executive officer, will present an overview of the company and its pipeline of differentiated antiviral compounds at the Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The conference is being held at The Intercontinental Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The presentation will be simultaneously webcast and can be accessed by visiting th

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exactech, Inc. announced its schedule of participation at upcoming investor conferences in Boston and New York City.

Editor's note: Stock prices reflect Friday's market close. Dear Mr. Berko: My broker has recommended that I buy 600 shares of Metabolix, a company that makes biodegradable plastics.

Alkermes has a very busy regulatory calendar over the next two months, packed with events likely to impact the company's stock price.

Bio-IT World | Yesterday, Merck scientists published new research showing that biomarkers for the PI3 signaling pathway can predict the sensitivity of cancer cells to AKT-inhibiting drugs. The research features phosphoproteomics, a technology that measures the addition of phosphate groups to serine or threonine residues on cellular proteins to identify drug-specific biomarkers for PI3-kinase pathway inhibitors.

Bio-IT World | Last April, we handed out the Bio•IT World 2010 Best Practices Awards at a lavish awards ceremony in Boston during the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo. Here you’ll find profiles of the six category winners and three other awards: the Editors’ Choice Award, the Judges’ Prize, and a Community Service Award.