11.   Dr. John Collier at Harvard Medical School, for example, has found two promising drugs that may block the deadly toxin released by anthrax bacteria.

12.   Even some smaller companies have products on the market and other promising drugs in their pipelines.

13.   Folkman is known for his work on promising drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors, which supress the formation of blood vessels that cancerous tumors need to grow.

14.   Handicapping when promising new drugs get to the market is difficult.

15.   He said the price was fair because DuPont had five promising drugs in development that are years away from approval, but could bring in billions of dollars.

16.   Hirulog was a promising drug that was halted in its development by Biogen chairman Jim Vincent after it showed lackluster results.

17.   In addition, scientists say partnerships with industry are their only access to promising drugs or research materials held by private companies.

18.   Investors plowed money into the biotechnology industry to buy companies with promising drugs getting closer to market.

19.   It also has three promising drugs under development to bolster sales in the next decade.

20.   Last month, however, Conte all but shut down Shaman after the Food and Drug Administration balked at licensing its most promising drug candidate.