Pharmaceutical contract services round-up
In a round-up of motley pharmaceutical services contracts, Outsourcing-Pharma takes a look at recent news involving United Drug, Movianto and IBM.
Archives for December 18, 2007
NIH cash for new tools to unravel genome's secrets
The technology used to decipher an organism's gene sequence has come on in leaps and bounds this year. So much so that the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has now released funds to create new tools to analyse this wealth of data.
French CROs have eye on niche market
Two French contract research organisations (CROs) that specialise in ophthalmology have banded together to offer specialised services to this niche market.
Siegfried and Arena sign contract manufacturing deal
Siegfried has signed a $27.7m contract with Arena Pharmaceuticals to manufacture Arena's Phase III oral obesity drug candidate lorcaserin hydrochloride.
Harvard Bioscience knocks back Skystone takeover bid
Harvard Bioscience has rejected an unsolicited acquisition offer from Skystone Advisors to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock in the life science tools and instrument manufacturer.
Chao Centre gets rights to manufacture TB drug
Eli Lilly has handed over the manufacturing reins of the antibiotic Seromycin to the Chao Centre for Industrial Pharmacy and Contract Manufacturing.