Wyeth, Diosynth Biotechnology, INC Research and Aptuit - People on the move
Wyeth, Diosynth Biotechnology, INC Research and Aptuit have all had people on the move this month.
Archives for January 31, 2007
Pipeline match for possible Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis merger
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis could join forces to become the world's largest pharmaceutical company, according to media reports this week.
Pharsight says software makes bioequivalence testing easy
Software provider Pharsight has launched an add-on for its graphical drug modelling method to serve in bioequivalence testing, promising to reduce test failure.
New growth medium product to ease pharma QC
Microbiology specialists Oxoid have added a new growth medium product to their catalogue of microbiological culture media, for use in aseptic process simulations.
Hesperion turns to Russia to tackle large trials
Hesperion has opened a Russian arm of its contract research business in a bid to 'increase its attractiveness' to clinical trial sponsors requiring large patient populations.
Parexel reports impressive profit
Parexel has announced encouraging financial results for its second fiscal quarter, despite 'disappointing' performance in its medical communications business.
Big pharma backs pollen-based drug delivery
A team of researchers in the UK have come up with a novel drug delivery system using pollen-based microcapsules to encapsulate the active ingredients, opening up whole new avenues for oral delivery of injection-based drugs.
Contract manufacturing news in brief
Hospira, Laureate Pharma, QSV Biologics and Cook Pharmacia all bagged new contract manufacturing deals this week.
'Unanticipated problems' in trials must be reported, says HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released updated guidelines on clinical trial reporting requirements in the US.