Archives for February 6, 2004

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Fisher Scientific on the acquisition prowl?

Fisher Scientific, the US-based science and laboratory products group, hinted earlier this week that it may be looking to make another acquisition, despite its prediction of a period of consolidation in the wake of its $714 million (€562m) takeover of...

Italian firms link up on chemokine blockers

Zambon has teamed up with fellow Italian company BioXell to develop small molecule drugs that antagonise CXCR3, a chemokine receptor protein which plays a key role in inflammatory diseases affecting skin, joints as well as the respiratory and...

Medicare Act costs swelling

The cost of implementing the US Medicare Act - which for the first time provides a prescription drug benefit for the elderly and disabled - is rising fast and represents a 'cave-in' to the drug industry by the US government.