The 'global disaster' of fake internet pharmacies
Fake internet pharmacies are a growing "global disaster" with increasingly dangerous consequences, pharmaceutical industry figures say.
Archives for July 18, 2007
Pfizer pushes forward with R&D externalisation
Pfizer has chosen the first drug discovery company to occupy its new R&D centre, as it pushes forward with its plans to bolster R&D externalisation.
Sanofi still waiting on insulin pen accusations
Despite numerous media reports of an impending patent infringement suit, Sanofi-Aventis has yet to formally hear anything from plaintiff Novo Nordisk, who claims the French firm's SoloStar insulin pen violates patents covering its own insulin pen...
FDA draft guideline on ICH Q10
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guideline document outlining a model for implementing the International Conference on Harmonization's (ICH) Q10.
Enzyme structure may breathe new life into asthma R&D
Swedish researchers have solved the crystal structure of the enzyme that plays a pivotal role in the asthma biocascade, providing information that could lead to more efficient asthma therapies.
Increasing plasmid production efficiency
Swiss researchers have developed a method that combines bacterial capture, lysis and the purification of plasmid DNA to improve industrial-scale bioprocesses.
Carl Zeiss ships first helium ion microscope
Microscopy expert, Carl Zeiss has shipped the world's first commercial helium ion microscope that promises to allow researchers to view objects at higher resolutions than ever before.