News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
Scientists have found an unusual lung-cancer tumour-suppressor gene, which was shown to restore the inactivated gene slowing the growth of tumour cells. Its importance in cancers of the lung and head and neck may make it a viable drug target.
Varian introduces two new micro extraction solid phase extraction (SPE) formats for bioanalytical research that aims to deliver improved performance and a more streamlined sample preparation process enabling vacuum-free SPE processing of biofluid...
Beckman Coulter makes available a new workstation that automates microarray sample preparation for gene expression studies that offered at a lower cost than other options on the market. The workstation is an evolution of the higher throughput Biomek...
DataLabs has launched the first software to combine paper data entry (PDE) and electronic data capture (EDC) in the one program to accelerate the clinical trials process.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals has announced the initiation of Phase 2 studies investigating a first in class antibiotic candidate that treats community-acquired respiratory tract infections, which has become the sixth most common cause of death in the US.
Asia and India are continuing to attract a wave of foreign outsourcing contracts in the pharma industry, as companies are lured by productivity-and cost savings. However, these countries are not yet reaching their potential, as fears over inadequate...
MerLion Pharmaceuticals has formed a collaboration with Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, which is to focus on identifying compounds for the treatment of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral infection that is prevalent in Southeast Asia and...