Shire snaps up Alba's gastrointestinal drug for $325m
US biopharma firm Alba Therapeutics has received a boost to its coffers after Shire agreed to pay up to $325m (€226m) to help bring its lead gastrointestinal drug candidate to market.
Archives for December 17, 2007
Curiox' mini-bioassay tech to aid cheaper drug development
Curiox Biosystems has developed a miniaturisation platform that enables cheaper and more efficient bioassays to be conducted, potentially slashing the costs of life science and drug discovery research.
Pronova and FMC to develop seaweed-derived capsules
Pronova BioPharma and FMC Corporation have signed a license and development agreement to develop products using an alginate-based capsule technology.
Patheon reveals plans to tackle Puerto Rico problems
Patheon has finally revealed its plans to tackle the ongoing problems it has been facing with its Puerto Rican operations, which are draining the firm of profitability.