And Pharmacia (nyse: PHA - news - people ) has a similar but slightly different drug, Aromasin.

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Last year he quit his secure job at Pharmacia (nyse: PHA - news - people ) to lead research at a no-name biotech shop working on antifungal drugs.

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That is a blow to Pharmacia (nyse: PHA - news - people ) and Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ), which is acquiring it.

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Also, he predicts that Merck will take a playbook from Pharmacia (nyse: PHA - news - people ) and Novartis and start licensing drugs late in the game--when they are close to approval.

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After visiting a tribal village in the morning, you'll be whisked away on a private long-tail boat to Tham Pha Thai National Park and then taken by private bus to Chiang Rai to see the Golden Triangle.

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It has drug and diagnostics deals with Roche Holding and is working to use diagnostic tests to improve a heart drug that Pharmacia (nyse: PHA - news - people ) is developing.

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The drug is similar to Vioxx, made by Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ), and Celebrex, which is thought to be a driving force in the merger of Pharmacia (nyse: PHA - news - people ) and Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ).

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