PlantForm gets contract to make Sarin gas protector; Walgreens CEO out with merger; Germany yanks 80 drugs;

> Canadian biotech PlantForm has gotten an $831,600 contract from Canada to manufacture a plant-produced version of an enzyme (butyrylcholinesterase) that protects against exposure to nerve agents, such as sarin. Release

> Walgreens ($WAG) CEO Gregory Wasson will step down at year end as the company completes a merger with Switzerland-based Alliance Boots. Story

> Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices said on Tuesday that it has recalled 80 drugs from 16 companies because of problems with clinical testing by an Indian contractor. Story