Caliper to buy Zymark in $71m deal
Caliper Technologies has announced its intention to acquire laboratory automation, liquid handling and robotics specialist Zymark in a deal valued at around $71 million in cash and stock.
Archives for June 9, 2003
GSK hit by UK Seroxat probe
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has asked for prescribing restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline's widely-prescribed antidepressant Seroxat.
Chiracon joins Berlin's Startup-Partners
Germany's Chiracon, a specialist in novel raw and starting materials for high-value pharmaceuticals, has joined the circle of Startup-Partners, the central capital marketing agency for Berlin.
ImClone's Waksal faces sentencing
Sam Waksal, the disgraced former chief executive of US biotechnology company ImClone Systems, is due for sentencing today and could receive a jail sentence as well as significant fines.
Trained staff key to manufacturing QC
As regulators increase their scrutiny of manufacturing and quality control, the key to avoiding non-compliance notices lies in well-trained, knowledgeable personnel, says new report.