India's Glenmark pioneering through prioritising preclinical
Glenmark is one of a handful of pharma firms in India pushing forward a preclinical programme as a priority.
Archives for December 4, 2007
Exiqon enters cancer diagnostic field with Oncotech acquisition
Gene expression analysis expert Exiqon is to pay up to $45m (€30.7m) for diagnostics company Oncotech as a first step towards becoming a world leading miRNA diagnostic manufacturer.
Covance divests cardiac unit
Covance has announced the $35m sale of its electrocardiogram (ECG) unit in order to focus on its core businesses.
CMC buys Lilly/ICOS facility
Denmark-based CMC Biopharmaceuticals has snapped up Eli Lilly's recently acquired biologics facility for an undisclosed amount.
Bruker buys Bruker in cash and stock deal
Bruker BioSciences is to acquire the affiliated, but privately-held Bruker BioSpin group for $914m (€620m) in a bid to expand its distribution capabilities and increase its customer base.
Medgenics gets (bio)pumping
Medgenics' Biopump could be the solution to the issues surrounding protein therapy and is set to take on the $51bn US biopharmaceutical market after raising £3.28m ($6.76m) in funding in its Initial Public Offering.