Following is a snippet from FierceBiotechMarks & Clerk polled a...

Following is a snippet from FierceBiotech

Marks & Clerk polled a broad segment of executives in the global biopharma industry and tapped into a strong belief that the pharma industry's looming patent cliff will drive a big round of biotech acquisitions over the next two years.

A whopping 8 out of 10 executives among the group of 381 polled believe that Big Pharma does not have the internal R&D resources needed to overcome the approaching loss of revenue as blockbusters lose patent protection.

and another showing concern for Swine Flu......
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b01bcfda-61e2-11df-998c-00144feab49a.html

South Africa acts on World Cup flu threat
By Andrew Jack
Published: May 17 2010 23:32 | Last updated: May 17 2010 23:32

South Africa is taking extra precautions to prevent a flu outbreak at next month?s World Cup, amid concern a surge in infections during the football tournament may spread the disease globally.

The government has now taken delivery of 3.5m doses of pandemic flu vaccine donated by pharmaceutical companies via the World Health Organisation, supplementing its purchases of seasonal flu vaccines to protect its own citizens.
With 400,000 supporters predicted to travel to South Africa for the 32-team competition ? which takes place at the time of South Africa?s traditional peak in seasonal flu cases ? public health officials are watching closely for signs of any mutation in the virus and any accelerated spread back to fans? own countries.......