News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has designed a portable "lab on a chip" diagnostic device, which the researchers say could identify biological or chemical weapons faster and easier than current methods.
IBM's vice president of Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy, Kevin Rivette, gives his views on the IP state-of-play on the ground in China.
Thermo Electron has continued to show strong growth in the third quarter 2006 buoyed on by strong returns in its mass spectrometry business and progress in its Triple Quad technology.
Cambrex has stripped itself to the core after selling two of its three business units and two further manufacturing facilities this week.
Systech has launched a new packaging line automation solution that it claims will help drug makers address their manufacturing line inefficiencies.
British-based analysis services provider Intertek ASG has announced it is expanding its analytical services to meet the growing demand for macromolecule characterisation.
Pharmaceutical companies are beginning to catch up with other industry sectors that take an increasingly realistic view of what they consider a core competency and outsourcing what is left - Outsourcing-Pharma takes a snapshot of the scene.