EU earmarks funds for obesity research
The European Commission has launched a five-year €11.7 project to identify brain mechanisms affecting obesity and seek new treatments to treat the condition.
Archives for November 14, 2003
Organon looks East
Dutch company Organon has upgraded its manufacturing facilities in China in a move that will for the first time allow it to create pharmaceuticals for local consumption.
Scientists create tools to make life from scratch
Researchers in the US say they have achieved a critical objective in an effort to create a living organism from DNA building-blocks. The process used could be used to create bespoke cell-based organisms to carry out a range of functions, including the...
New instrument from Thermo
Thermo upgrades its Nicolet Almega spectrometer - used to analyse organic and inorganic materials - with new automation features.
Better biogenerics
A UK firm has developed a technology for creating sustained-release versions of generic peptide and protein drugs, without the need to conduct extensive registration trials.
EFPIA calls for change in Japan
Japan is losing out competitively at the expense of its rivals in the global pharmaceutical industry, says EFPIA, and must take steps to improve the environment for drug companies.