Novasep teams up with Rohm and Haas
Novasep and Rohm and Haas have forged a strategic alliance to provide separation media, processes and systems for manufacturers of biologic drugs.
Archives for June 26, 2005
Pharma growth depends on pipeline sustainability
The pharmaceutical industry faces an uncertain future in which high clinical development costs coupled with declining drug discovery success rates are causing efficiency levels to fall, halting the flow of new products in the R&D pipeline.
Solvay plans to buy controlling stake in Girindus
Belgian chemicals and pharmaceuticals company Solvay has launched a bid to acquire at least a 51 per cent stake in German pharmaceutical and cosmetic ingredients company Girindus, reports Phil Taylor.
FDA gives Astex cancer drug IND
Astex has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the clinical development of its cell cycle inhibitor, AT7519, for the treatment of cancer.
New York bans mercury in vaccines
In the US, the New York Senate last week passed that would prohibit the administration of any vaccine containing more than a trace amount of mercury to children under the age of three or pregnant women.
Tubulin activity encourages drug R&D
Researchers, for the first time, have revealed the forms taken by structures of tubulin during the construction of microtubules. The discovery is of use to drug researchers and developers as tubulin is a target for anticancer drugs, which can prevent...
Stada leaps on Teva bid rumour
Shares in German generic drugmaker Stada rose last Friday after rumours resurfaced that Israeli company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries was gearing up to launch a €2 billion bid for the company.
Drug found to preserve beta cell function
European researchers have discovered that treatment with an antibody preserved the beta cell function, decreasing the insulin need for at least 18 months in people with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. The discovery represents an important step towards...
Olympus launches LEXT microscope
Olympus has introduced a new confocal laser-scanning microscope, which employs a higher resolution than conventional optical devices by combining UV microscopy and confocal scanning technology.