Avid Bioservices Inc (CDMO)

[jessme]

Why not use Bavituximab?


My guess is because GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis have money and political connections via board members and lobbyists.

Lobbying About 4 million already in 2009
Novartis AG

http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientlbs.php?lname=Novartis+AG&year=2009

Lobbying About 5 million already this year

GlaxoSmithKline
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientlbs.php?year=2009&lname=GlaxoSmithKline&id=

Lobbying
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals

No lobbying income or spending found for "peregrine pharmaceuticals".This may be because no lobbying was reported, because the lobbying contract was terminated, or because reported lobbying was less than the $10,000 threshold that allows us to build a profile. The Center for Responsive Politics conservatively assumes any lobbying under the the $10,000 threshold to be $0 earned or spent.
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/lookup.php?type=c&lname=peregrine+pharmaceuticals