Archives for July 8, 2004

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Drugmakers favour silence on test data

The US Food and Drug Administration claims drug companies have violated government law by failing to disclose the existence of clinical trials to a government database, writes Wai Lang Chu.

Tecan introduces Freedom EVO 75

Swiss life sciences company Tecan has launched the Freedom EVO 75, a compact laboratory liquid handling system for medium throughput applications which represents another addition to the EVO family and its range of liquid handling platforms.

Russian company enters docking software sector

Moscow, Russia-based Quantum Pharmaceuticals is offering pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies the opportunity to test the latest version of its molecular docking software - Quantum 2.0 - at no cost, reports Phil Taylor.

New insight into serotonin in brain

Researchers in the US have provided the first direct evidence in mice for the role of an enzyme that specifically controls the production of serotonin in the brain.

Quantum dot reagent launch by Evident

Evident Technologies, a company in the market for quantum dots (a tool for fluorescence detection in biological systems) has started commercial production of its first biotinylated reagents.