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> Dutch biotech firm Crucell (CRCL.AS) said it would hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on Dec. 10 to discuss investors' objections to an agreed buyout bid from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N). Report
> To fulfill its donation pledge of 1 billion anti-parasite tablets per year, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is beefing up production of the drug, albendazole, in India and South Africa. News
> Labopharm expanded a deal that gives Paladin Labs the right to sell its pain treatments, extending the arrangement to cover an additional drug in Canada and several more in Africa. Story
> The European Medicines Agency has published new rules on how it will be handling potential conflicts of interests of panellists on its committees. Report
> Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST.O) posted lower-than-expected quarterly revenue on slowing growth of its lead antibiotic Cubicin, and narrowed its full-year revenue view. News
> A shareholder in Dutch biotech Crucell (CRCL.AS), subject to an agreed bid by U.S.-based Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), has sold all its shares in the firm, underlining market doubts that a higher buyout offer will emerge. Article
> Reckitt Benckiser was fined 10.2 million pounds ($16.4 million) by a U.K. regulator for wrongfully stopping supplies of a heartburn medicine to the National Health Service after its patent expired. Article
> New Horizon Capital, a private equity firm co-founded by the son of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, has bowed out as an investor of Sihuan Pharmaceutical ahead of the drug maker's planned listing later this month. Item
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> VC investing declines in Q3, but biotech sees bump. Story
> Following Biogen deal, Knopp forms parent company. Report
> Myriad Genetics' shares rise on takeover talk. News
> SurModics cuts 13% of staff in reorg. News
And Finally... Diet drugs for humans aren't the only variety to be dogged by safety issues: FDA is examining whether some dog breeds are genetically predisposed to side effects from a canine anti-obesity treatment sold by Pfizer. Report