In 1993, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve Malvern, Pa.-based Centocor Inc.'s lead compound, Centoxin, sending the company into a near-fatal financial tailspin. Today, after a drastic retrenching, Centocor has recovered to be listed as one of the top 10 biotechnology firms by market valuation in the Ernst and Young report "Biotech '95: Reform, Restruc- ture, Renewal." A new angioplasty therapeutic called R

Neuroscientist Ira B. Black: "So many of the diseases facing us involve behavioral patterns." A search committee will stop accepting applications for the directorship of the newly chartered Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health this week. The deadline's passing sets the stage for the appointment, by year's end, of a leader whose task will be to effective- ly integrate behavior

Neuroscientist Ira B. Black: "So many of the diseases facing us involve behavioral patterns." A search committee will stop accepting applications for the directorship of the newly chartered Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health this week. The deadline's passing sets the stage for the appointment, by year's end, of a leader whose task will be to effective- ly integrate behavior

Back To:Genome Project Ethics Office Is Achieving New Prominence In National Policy Debates Principal Investigator: David Asch Institution: University of Pennsylvania Project Title: How Much Information About the Risk of Cystic Fibrosis Do Couples Want? (two awards) Project Period: 9/30/91 to 8/31/95 Project Title: Prescriptive Decision Modeling for Cystic Fibrosis Screening Project Period: 9/30/91 to 8/31/94 Principal Investigator:

Sidebar:Active and Recently Completed NIH ELSI Research Projects With passage of time and increasing political relevance, HGP branch's influence is on the rise among decision-makers Beginning this year, the component of the United States human genome initiative that has been sponsoring studies of the ethical, legal, and social implications of the massive genome effort's ground-breaking research will be reporting the first hard resul

Back To:Genome Project Ethics Office Is Achieving New Prominence In National Policy Debates Principal Investigator: David Asch Institution: University of Pennsylvania Project Title: How Much Information About the Risk of Cystic Fibrosis Do Couples Want? (two awards) Project Period: 9/30/91 to 8/31/95 Project Title: Prescriptive Decision Modeling for Cystic Fibrosis Screening Project Period: 9/30/91 to 8/31/94 Principal Investigator:

Sidebar:Active and Recently Completed NIH ELSI Research Projects With passage of time and increasing political relevance, HGP branch's influence is on the rise among decision-makers Beginning this year, the component of the United States human genome initiative that has been sponsoring studies of the ethical, legal, and social implications of the massive genome effort's ground-breaking research will be reporting the first hard resul

Scientific Journals On CD-ROM Proliferate The following scientific societies produce journals on CD- ROM or have active development projects in the works. For more information on society memberships or journal subscriptions, contact the societies directly at the telephone numbers given. American Chemical Society (ACS), Washington, D.C., (202) 872-4600 (Biochemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society) American Institute of

These days, many biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms facing the daunting road to market with a new drug are opting to get help from contract research organizations, or CROs. These service companies specialize in providing all or part of the necessary clinical trials; they also manage regulatory reviews. And their participation in the drug- development process is growing dramatically as the number of candidate compounds coming thr

Scientific Journals On CD-ROM Proliferate The following scientific societies produce journals on CD- ROM or have active development projects in the works. For more information on society memberships or journal subscriptions, contact the societies directly at the telephone numbers given. American Chemical Society (ACS), Washington, D.C., (202) 872-4600 (Biochemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society) American Institute of

These days, many biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms facing the daunting road to market with a new drug are opting to get help from contract research organizations, or CROs. These service companies specialize in providing all or part of the necessary clinical trials; they also manage regulatory reviews. And their participation in the drug- development process is growing dramatically as the number of candidate compounds coming thr

Whistle-Blower's Legal Victory Seen As Supporting Industry Scientists Who Criticize Their Employers Author: FRANKLIN HOKE, pp.1 Date: August 22,1994 Mobil Oil toxicologist who was fired after he voiced concerns about safety standards is awarded $3.5 million An industry toxicologist's legal victory over his former employer may reflect an inclination on the part of the courts to extend greater protections to whistle-blowers who ra