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San Francisco-based Nektar Therapeutics announced at a San Diego conference Wednesday positive top-line results from a study for NKTR-181, an opioid analgesic molecule with a slow rate of entry into the brain.
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SpectraScience Inc. said its WavSTAT4 Optical Biopsy System is being demonstrated at the 31st annual Gastroenterology and Endotherapy European Workshop (GEEW).
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Santarus Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTS) and Pharming Group said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration accepted their marketing application for the hereditary angioedema drug Ruconest, and will make a decision in 10 months.
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SGB Inc. (SG Biofuels), an energy crop company delivering high performance bioenergy solutions for the renewable fuel and chemicals markets, identified fungal rust-resistant hybrids of Jatropha curcas through its global network of field trials.
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Aragon Pharmaceuticals Inc., which develops drugs for hormone driven cancers, will be bought by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ).
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The last week of spring is filled with events, ranging from a boat show, an educational program, and conferences. Feel free to partake in one or all before things really heat up.
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Mast Therapeutics Inc. (NYSE: MSTX) has priced an underwritten public offering of 50 million units at a cost of 50 cents per unit.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that genetic sequences that occur in nature cannot be patented will have little effect on the biotech industry going forward, according to local legal analysts.
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Information is power, and pairing data with technologies is the secret to transforming the health care system for the better.
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A subsidiary of Sequenom Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine, has completed the build-out of an additional laboratory location in Raleigh, NC, and is now processing patient samples commercially, the life sciences company Sequenom said Wednesday.
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In The News

June 19, 2013, 5:00 p.m. -- San Diego's business news includes the Progressive Insurance Boat Show sailing in to San Diego, and an unofficial farewell speech from the commander of Navy Region Southwest.

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Jeromy Adams of Extra Life at E3 Expo

June 12, 2013 -- Reporter Tierney Plumb speaks with Jeromy Adams, founder of Extra Life, about how playing video games can help children in local hospitals.

Pacific Building Group's Greg Rogers, Jim Roherty on commercial construction

June 7, 2013 -- George Chamberlin talks to Greg Rogers, CEO of Pacific Building Group, and Jim Roherty, president, about how Pacific Building Group has grown over the years and how it has formed a niche health care division.

Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 semifinalist: Mary Fisher

May 7, 2013 -- Daily Transcript reporter Tierney Plumb speaks with SkinMedica CEO Mary Fisher about her path to running the company and what sets SkinMedica's products apart from others in the market. Fisher is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 San Diego awards.

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San Diego Entrepreneur - 2013

San Diego Entrepreneur spotlights San Diego’s enterprising people and their ventures. The Daily Transcript is also teaming up for this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards. Find out who made the cut inside.
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San Diego and Imperial counties are home to 35 hospitals and integrated health systems. This report looks at public policy priorities, supportive initiatives and resources.

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In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness, The Daily Transcript looks at how local companies are finding ways to combat diabetes.
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