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Friday, 21 February 2014

Schism between Sunni and Shia has been poisoning Islam for 1,400 years - and it's getting worse

The war in Syria began much earlier than is generally recognised. The conflict actually began in the year 632 with the death of the Prophet Mohamed. The same is true of the violence, tension or oppression currently gripping the Muslim world from Iraq and Iran, though Egypt, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to Yemen, Pakistan and Afghanistan. A single problem lies behind all that friction and hostility. On Tuesday, Britain's leading Muslim politician, the Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi, obliquely...

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CordenPharma Switzerland Transfers Amino Acid Building Blocks Portfolio to Chemie Uetikon GmbH Business Wire

LIESTAL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CordenPharma Switzerland LLC, an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient manufacturing facility in Liestal, Switzerland, is pleased to announce a transfer of their entire Amino Acid Building Blocks product portfolio to CU Chemie Uetikon GmbH, based in Lahr, Germany,...

Vertex to Present at the RBC Global Healthcare Conference on February 25 Business Wire

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will be presenting at the 2014 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, February 25 at 1:35 p.m. ET. The audio portion of the remarks will be accessible live through Vertex’s...

John A. Moran Eye Center’s Voyant Biotherapeutics, LLC Enters Into Exclusive R&D Collaboration Agreement with Allergan, Inc. Business Wire

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah today announced that Voyant Biotherapeutics, LLC, a company formed out of its Center for Translational Medicine (CTM), has signed an exclusive R&D Collaboration Agreement with Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN), a...

Impax Laboratories Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results Business Wire

HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL) today reported fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013 results. For the fourth quarter 2013, the Company recorded an adjusted net loss of $1.6 million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income...

Metro US re-launches ZipTrials, the leading site for clinical trial registration and medical research news Business Wire

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metro US is proud to unveil the re-launch of ZipTrials.us, its unique clinical trial registration and medical news site. Revamped with a fresh look, increased functionality and more targeted news coverage, the new ZipTrials seamlessly connects interested participants with...

McCarthy Completes Construction of J. Craig Venter Institute’s Landmark Net-Zero-Energy Genomic Laboratory in La Jolla Business Wire

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bringing to life what is sure to become one of San Diego’s most iconic buildings, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has completed construction for the new J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), La Jolla, located on a 1.75-acre scenic site at 4120 Torrey Pines Road on the...

2014 TripleTree iAwards for Connected Health – Call for Applications Business Wire

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TripleTree announces a “call for applications” for the 6th Annual TripleTree iAwards for Connected Health. TripleTree has invested countless hours researching and advising best-in-class companies with connected health delivery platforms – solutions that leverage...

AMP launches first whole of wealth App (AMP Limited) noodls

(Source: AMP Limited) AMP has launched Australia's first fully integrated 'whole of wealth' mobile app to drive customer engagement with their finances - as Newspoll research shows a quarter of working Australians know little or nothing about their superannuation investments. The AMP.Own Tomorrow...

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