News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
The global smart packaging market will grow to $4.8bn (€3.8bn) in 2011 and reach $14.1bn in 2013, presenting big opportunities in the pharma sector - the second largest growth market behind food and beverage, according to a new report.
A new method being developed to deliver chemotherapy to cancer patients without incurring side effects could also reduce patient numbers who die from the effects of chemotherapy caused by the high doses to tackle the cancer.
German chemicals giant BASF saw its profits surge in the first quarter of 2006 on the back of high oil and gas prices, yet its fine chemicals unit was hit by the increased cost of raw materials and energy, making further price increases in the short...
A new initiative that could see the world's major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies team up with a major cancer organisation to research and develop new anti-cancer drugs has been unveiled.
Biopharmaceuticals manufacturer Cobra will provide process development and manufacturing of two HIV vaccine candidates for evaluation in clinical trials under an agreement with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and GlaxoSmithKline...
The first all-in-one SERS toolkit designed for trace level molecular analysis has debuted at Analytica, which provides analytical chemists with an affordable, all-in-one solution for the development of trace level analysis applications.
The US government has awarded five-year contracts totaling $1bn (€780m) to five drug companies to develop and produce cell-based vaccines to fight influenza, in preparation for a possible bird flu pandemic.