Astellas snaps up cancer antibody specialists Agensys
Japanese drugmaker Astellas has agreed to acquire US biotech firm Agensys as part of its plan to ramp up antibody research, especially in the field of cancer.
Archives for November 27, 2007
Private equity firm puts crores into Indian CRO
GVK Bio has reinforced its claim to be India's top contract research organisation with a 100-crore ($25m) push from a private investment company. The funds will be used to expand its drug discovery services and push further into preclinical and...
AstraZeneca finds buyer for German plant
Reports emerged in the German press yesterday claiming that AstraZeneca has found a buyer for its Plankstadt manufacturing facility.
Akorn and Cipla team up again
Specialty pharmaceutical company Akorn has signed up with India-based Cipla in an exclusive manufacturing and supply agreement for an undisclosed inhaled drug.
Nano-flares light the way for in-cell mRNA detection
Researchers have developed a nanoparticle signalling system that can be used as cellular 'nano-flares' that enable the visualisation and quantification of RNA in living cells.