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The FDA had granted tentative approval to IVAX two weeks earlier, on August 28, because it had conpleted its substantive review of the ANDA hut could not issue final approval until the questions about the 331 patent had been resolved. American Bioscience, Inc.,1 2 F. Supp. 2d at 6. Thus, the dispute over the 331 patent delayed final approval of generic taxol about 18 days. 

Desai, N. Soon-Shiong, P. Compositions and methods for administration of pharmacologically active compounds, WO0189522A1, Nov 29, 2001 American Bioscience, Inc. Santa Monica, CA. 

There are relatively few examples of human exposure to intravenous administration of solid fine-particle active agents. Several particle-based products for intravenous injection are currently available in the United States these include Ambisome (Astellas Pharma US, Inc.), which is a liposomal formulation of amphotericin B Abelcet (Enzon Pharma, Inc.), an amphotericin B lipid complex Doxil (Tibotec), a liposomal formulation of doxorubicin hydrochloride and Abraxane (American Bioscience, Inc.), a paclitaxel product in which the active agent molecnles are protein bound. The particles in liposome and lipid complexes are generally not rigid solid particles, and the protein-bound paclitaxel particles are also expected to be deformable. 

Most samples were sent at the request of the College of American Pathologists, which helps laboratories do proficiency testing. A private company. Meridian Bioscience Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio, is paid to prepare the samples. The firm was told to pick an influenza type A virus sample and chose from its stockpile the deadly 1957 H2N2 strain. The reason for choosing this past, mighty strain, and not a current strain, remains unclear [88]. Still, some other test kit providers besides the college also used the 1957 pandemic strain in samples sent to laboratories in the United States. 

Research and development companies such as the Spanish Alkol Biotech, the Brazilian Granbio, or the American Arcadia Biosciences Inc. focus on the development of hybrid energy crops (eg, energy cane) with high yields, to use sugar beet for the production of cellulosic ethanol, as well as on nitrogen-use efficiency to reduce consumable inputs. 

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