Indian firm takes over German biologics plant
An Indian firm has taken over the contract biologics manufacturing business of German corporation Siegfried.
Archives for October 14, 2007
The death of PCR for sequencing amplification?
Two new techniques have been developed that could signal the end of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification for sequencing applications and dramatically increase the efficiency of sample preparation.
Billionaire 'raider' circles as Biogen put up for sale
Biogen Idec has announced it is seeking a buyer for the company and has already received several expressions of interest - including a reputed $23bn (€16.2bn) bid from billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn.
Negative credit ratings puts US pharma in glum Moody
Moody's Investors Service believes that things are set to get worse for the US pharma industry and has revised is credit ratings outlook from stable to negative.