Archives for May 6, 2003

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Cost cutting at Axis-Shield

In a bid to improve efficiency and reduce costs UK in vitro diagnostics company Axis-Shield is to shift the manufacture of certain products from its site in Oslo, Norway to the company's global headquarters in Dundee, Scotland.

Next generation biotech software

ChemAxon, Hungarian company that provides software solutions for biotechnology, has released its latest version of the Java database engine enabling chemical communication across networks.

Japan-Germano collaboration on microarrays

A new collaboration sees Hitachi Software Engineering (HSW) acquiring the rights from German MWG-Biotech to produce DNA microarrays for sale solely in Japan.

Novozymes adjusts annual net profit upwards

Operating profit for Danish enzyme company Novozymes improved marginally in the first quarter of 2003, despite the impact of unfavourable exchange rates. On the back of favourable developments in net financials, the company reports this week that it...