Beckman Coulter makes available a new workstation that automates
microarray sample preparation for gene expression studies that
offered at a lower cost than other options on the market. The
workstation is an evolution of the higher...
Scientists have found an unusual lung-cancer tumour-suppressor
gene, which was shown to restore the inactivated gene slowing the
growth of tumour cells. Its importance in cancers of the lung and
head and neck may make it a viable...
Varian introduces two new micro extraction solid phase extraction
(SPE) formats for bioanalytical research that aims to deliver
improved performance and a more streamlined sample preparation
process enabling vacuum-free SPE processing...
MerLion Pharmaceuticals has formed a collaboration with Novartis
Institute for Tropical Diseases, which is to focus on identifying
compounds for the treatment of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral
infection that is prevalent in...
Enanta Pharmaceuticals has announced the initiation of Phase 2
studies investigating a first in class antibiotic candidate that
treats community-acquired respiratory tract infections, which has
become the sixth most common cause of...
The break up of global fine and specialty chemicals company Avecia
continued as Fujifilm said it would take over Avecia Inkjet
formally next month. The €220 million fee to acquire the company's
Inkjet and Electrophotography...
Stable Micro Systems has developed a new test for measuring the
resilience of thin, film-like products that are used in
pharmaceutical products including plasters, bandages, polymer film,
micropore tape, synthetic skin and latex,...
The FDA has cut red tape and modernised its guidance on
experimental clinical studies to help improve and accelerate the
R&D process of new compounds and ultimately get new drugs to
market faster.
Filtration specialists, Pall, and Biotrace have signed an agreement
to market microbiological air monitoring technology to the
pharmaceutical industry. The deal focuses on microbiological
monitoring of manufacturing processes, which...
Lonza has boosted its capacity to produce peptides through liquid
phase technology with the €120 million acquisition of UCB's
Bioproducts manufacturing division.
Acolyte Biomedica introduces a new platform for its MRSA test,
which promises to set the benchmark for laboratory-based screening
of the bacterium by confirming negatives in five hours and
positives within 24 hours.
Large Scale Biology Corporation (LSBC) along with its subsidiaries
Bioprocessing and Predictive Diagnostics, has now filed for Chapter
11 bankruptcy protection after going bust last month.
Porter Novelli, one of the world's leading public relations
agencies, has acquired Californian life sciences agency, Atkins +
Associates, in a move to establish a new business unit that will
serve as the first corporate and marketing...
Phase IV clinical trials are becoming key activities for
cardiovascular marketing teams who are increasingly using them to
rejuvenate ageing medications and improve marketing campaigns.
Boehringer Ingelheim has extended its joint drug discovery
collaboration with Evotec initiated in September 2004, which
targeted therapeutics acting on G-Protein Coupled Receptors
(GPCRs). The extension will include targets from different...
Lipoxen has announced that its move to list the company on the
Alternative Investments Market (AIM) has raised £3.78 million (€5.5
million) in a fundraising effort that will allow them to proceed
with preclinical trials to treat disorders...
Having inked two new deals with large Indian contract research
organisations (CROs), US generics major Taro Pharmaceutical
Industries is beginning to shift some of its product R&D to
India in a bid to enhance its competitive position...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics
have extended their research collaboration initiated in May 2000,
in which CFFT will provide an additional $22 million to further
develop Vertex's therapies that...
Genevac announces the launch of a new second-generation version of
its EZ-2 centrifugal evaporator, which is able to take tubes,
flasks and vials directly from the synthesis process, providing
flexibility for those switching their...
UK company ComplianceControl is launching new software to
streamline the compliance control process, saving precious time and
money for pharmaceutical manufacturing companies of all sizes.
Global medical technology company Gambro has had imports of its
kidney dialysis monitors into the US blocked by the US Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) after a failed plant inspection in
September.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals has acquired the drug formulation business
of Shire Laboratories (SLI) in a move that strengthens the
pharmaceutical technologies and services. The company will make use
of the patents to improve its own portfolio...
Biotage has acquired exclusive rights to an evaporation technology,
which substantially reduces sample-drying time for pharmaceutical
chemists, meeting the need to relieve a major bottleneck in
chemistry and drug development.
As worldwide fears of a bird flu pandemic escalates, US border control are fighting an influx of fake Tamiflu products being imported into the country. Such products have been surfacing across the country as the global Tamiflu shortage has led to a scramble...
Canadian biotech company Generex has begun a study of its flagship
oral insulin spray in patients with Type-1 diabetes. The product,
already available for type 2 diabetes in Ecuador, was the first
non-injectable form of insulin to...
Innovata has backed out of discussions for the possible "all-share"
takeover of beleaguered drug development company SkyePharma, citing
its inability to be competitive with cash-based offers from other
companies.
Bayer has acquired Icon Genetics in a culmination of an existing
agreement between the two companies. The deal also solidifies
Bayer's direction as it soughts to strengthen its efforts to
produce specific plant-made pharmaceuticals.
Maxxon are to receive delivery of the first 5,000 batch of its
functional 3 cc Vacuum Operated Retractable Safety Syringe
("ReVac"), which is set to spark a price war amongst fellow
manufacturers in the Safety-engineered...
VirtualScopics reported a breakthrough year in 2005, doubling its
customer base to 26 and reaping in more than $5 m (€4.1 m) worth of
business, an increase from the previous year of over 100 per cent.
Hill Top Research, one of the leading clinical research services
companies in the US, has positioned itself for growth after last
week's acquisition by Utah's DW Healthcare Partners, a private
equity firm focused on the...
Researchers are looking into the possibility of using a protein
that undesirably shields a skin poxvirus from the immune system as
the key ingredient in a new topical treatment for inflammatory
diseases.
ADME/toxicity service providers, Cyprotex, launch a new service to
help drug discovery groups assess new oral drug candidates. The
service will equip researchers with new pharmacokinetic insights as
early as possible, aiming to improve...
Sigma Aldrich has launched a new integrated lysis and affinity
purification (iLAP) column, which greatly simplifies the process of
cell lysis and histidine-tagged protein purification into one step,
allowing fast, efficient and non-denaturing...
AIDS researchers have uncovered new evidence, which points to the
'fitness' of the HIV virus as a primary factor in explaining
different resistant patterns to the drugs that treat the disease.
A new report reveals that a lack of validation amongst drug
discovery processes has emerged as a major restraint to the uptake
and penetration levels of computational biology tools in the drug
discovery industry.
UK's In2Focus Healthcare Technologies has formed a strategic
alliance with Canadian based IsaiX Technologies, to co-promote each
other's IT technology services for the pharma industry in Europe
and North America.
CFC International is to be acquired by Quad-C Management in a move
that aims to capitalise on the worldwide demand for CFC
International products that include hot stamp foils and heat
transferable labels for intravenous solution bags,...
Shimadzu make available the World's first network-enabled
controller that allows web browser access of High Performance
Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) allowing laboratory researchers to
control and monitor their Prominence and VP...
Chromos has announced an expansion to an existing Pfizer
collaboration, which builds on research focusing on genetic
engineering of production cell lines with multiple genes to improve
bioreactor performance and reduce monoclonal...
EntreMed have entered into a new agreement with Elan, which allows
the clinical-stage pharmaceutical company to utilise Elan's
NanoCrystal Technology to develop the oncology product candidate,
Panzem NCD.
MedImmune will soon ramp up production of its intranasal flu
vaccine after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved
its new and larger flu vaccine manufacturing facility in Speke,
England.
Centocor has enlisted Cardinal Health to use its rapid cell line
development technology to engineer cell lines expressing Centocor's
monoclonal antibodies, and speed up the development of new
biopharmaceuticals.
Indian IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has scored a
contract from Danish pharma company Novo Nordisk for the data
management of its clinical trials run in India.
Scynexis Europe is to operate under the name Selcia after Scynexis
sold its subsidiary in the United Kingdom to its UK management in a
move that allows Selcia to provide custom radiolabeling, chemistry
and analytics services to a...
New drugs that are based on a compound found in the body may give
renewed hope to stroke victims and sufferers of degenerative brain
diseases such as Alzheimer's as researchers are hopeful of a new
therapeutic approach.
Pfizer has announced the expansion of an existing collaboration
with Sangamo Biosciences, which will use zinc finger DNA-binding
protein (ZFP) technology to develop additional cell lines for
enhanced protein production.
NanoDrop Technologies has introduced new software for the NanoDrop
ND-1000 UV/Vis Spectrophotometer, which aims to make it an even
more powerful and convenient tool for measuring 1 ul samples.
Velocity11 has announced a new configuration of its BioCel
sample-processing platform that will allow all cell-based Elisa
procedures to become fully automated, reducing the risk of human
error, contamination and time spent on tedious...
UK's Pharmagene has joined forces with US company Asterand to form
a human tissue supply and research services company that will
dominate the pharma industry. The merger, which was finalised last
week, will also solidify Pharmagene's...
Nastech have found four new classes of lipids that can be used to
enhance transmucosal drug delivery and open up new opportunities
for non-injectable forms of drugs that would otherwise require
injections.
