Unchallengeable Orthodoxies Conference , Thursday & Friday, March 19 & 20, 2009. For more information please contact Sandy Askland at (480) 965-2465 or e-mail him at Sandy.Askland@asu.edu.
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Brazil sees WTO ethanol case against U.S. soon Reuters Sep. 02, 2008 Brazil, the world's largest ethanol exporter, may soon challenge the United States at the World Trade Organization over its tariffs on imports of the fuel, Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said on Tuesday.
FDA refuses Introgen application; stock in freefall Austin Business Journal Sep. 02, 2008 Introgen Therapeutics Inc.’s stock plummeted Tuesday after the company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has refused to accept its application to begin marketing its flagship cancer drug.
UPDATE 1-Monsanto settles patent dispute with U.S. co-op Reuters Sep. 02, 2008 U.S. agricultural chemical and crop technology giant Monsanto Co. said on Tuesday it had settled a patent infringement dispute involving its "Roundup Ready" seed technology. The dispute was one of many involving Monsanto and use of seeds that have been genetically modified to resist Monsanto's popular Roundup Ready herbicide.
Biotech group not endorsing for prez, but seeks more in FDA budget Boston Herald Sep. 04, 2008 The Biotechnology Industry Organization’s members will call on the next president to significantly increase the federal Food and Drug Administration’s budget, in order to speed up the review process for cutting-edge medicines now waiting in the pipeline for approval. However, BIO is not endorsing either candidate.