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Sufferers of the skin disease psoriasis may be predisposed to developing the condition because they carry a mutation in the gene coding for protein called vascular endothelial growth factor, according to UK researchers.
Isopak of the UK will be unveiling the latest version of the automatic benchtop In-Cap capsule-filling machine at the Total Solutions show in Birmingham, UK, in the spring.
German chemistry specialist ChiroBlock has pulled out of the business of producing and marketing chiral compounds and will focus exclusively on providing chiral research and synthesis services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.
Indian companies may be making great strides in capturing international market shares for bulk pharmaceutical ingredients and generic drugs, but to date they have not made a great impression on the laboratory tool market.
Near-defunct Scottish biotechnology company PPL Therapeutics marked the end of a dreadful 2003 with the sale of its cloning technology which created Dolly the sheep for just £760,000 (€1.1m).
CCL Label, a US firm specialising in the packaging and labelling of pharmaceutical and consumer products, has forged an alliance that could see so-called 'track and trace' technologies more widely applied to the healthcare arena.