News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
A team of gene researchers has sequenced the entire length of the X-chromosome, providing a starting point to explore the biological differences between men and woman and a plethora of genes implicated in human diseases.
The results of a UK pilot study of radiofrequency identification (RFID) and bar coding in pharmacies has shown clear evidence that the system can improve patient safety, reports Phil Taylor.
TASC Pharmaceuticals, which makes active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), is to merge with fellow Indian company Glenmark Laboratories, a specialist in formulations and biological drugs.
Scientists at US biotechnology company Genentech have developed a rapid testing method for mycoplasma contamination in Chinese hamster ovary cells, one of the most common mammalian cell lines used in biological drug production.
Commercial League, the largest and fastest-growing pharmaceutical group in the Balkans, has opened a new primary and secondary packaging plant in Bulgaria to serve the domestic and, potentially, export markets.