Archives for November 22, 2007

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Recipharm rescues Ashton Pharma

By  Kirsty Barnes

Recipharm has come to rescue of UK-based Ashton Pharma, which has been nervously awaiting to discover its fate, having spent five months in administration after its former owners Inyx Inc. suffered major financial woes.

Merck, Vertex halt aurora kinase cancer trial

By  staff reporter

Merck & Co. and its partner Vertex Pharmaceuticals have stopped enrolling cancer patients to the clinical trial of its aurora kinase trial after one patient suffered heart problems.

Mr Gene designs and orders constructs in minutes

By  Dr Matt Wilkinson

Geneart has launched the first fully on-line gene construct design and ordering system, dubbed Mr Gene, which is targeting the emerging 'low-price' segment of the synthetic biology market.

New research offers CRO market snapshot

By  Kirsty Barnes

New research from Frost & Sullivan provides a snapshot of biopharma spending trends on contract research organisations (CROs), along with forecasts for industry growth.