It took another three years to figure out a way to grow the virus in a test tube, a requirement for testing an antiviral.

FORBES: Viral Vertigo

HGS, gets human antibodies out of the mice and, if these prove useful in a test tube, makes human monoclonals directly from XenoMouse for further testing as potential drugs.

ECONOMIST: Monoclonal antibodies

BioMedicines of Emeryville, Calif. is testing its Omega interferon with a Duros pump, a titanium device that looks like the ink tube of a Bic pen.

FORBES: The Next HIV?