Archives for July 15, 2003

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Sheep cull follows staff cuts at PPL

Scotland's PPL has started a mass slaughter of its flock of sheep engineered to produce alpha-1 antitrypsin in their milk. The cull could spell the end of the firm's ambitions in transgenic production.

India's Wockhardt buys CP Pharma

India's Wockhardt has acquired CP Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at £10.9 million (€15.6m) that grows the Indian firm's UK market presence.

Roche plant falls foul of FDA rules

Roche's Burgdorf plant making insulin pumps has serious regulatory compliance problems, said the FDA, which could block import of the products unless resolved.