Archives for March 16, 2007

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Thermo's new way to study proteomics

By  Dr Matt Wilkinson and Mike Nagle

A new piece of equipment could enable scientists to study changes in protein structure, including those necessary to cancer tumour growth, both faster and more accurately, according to its developers.

Affymetrix wins round one against Illumina

By  Dr Matt Wilkinson

The US District Court of Delaware returned a verdict in favour of Affymetrix in the first stage of its patent infringement case against Illumina.

Another setback for Lilly's blindness drug

By  Mike Nagle

Eli Lilly & Co has withdrawn its European approval application for Arxxant (ruboxistaurin), a potential blockbuster drug to treat blindness caused by diabetes.

GSK's new breast cancer drug approved

By  Mike Nagle

GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) new breast cancer drug has been given the all clear to be used in the US, with the company expecting European approval to follow later this year.

Millipore licenses neural stem cells

By  Dr Matt Wilkinson

A new licensing deal will allow Millipore to supply researchers with a commercial source of neural stem cells for the first time.