Archives for June 16, 2008

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Baxter uses cell culture for H5N1 vaccine

By  Nick Taylor

Baxter has successfully produced H5N1 influenza vaccine in African green monkey kidney cells in quantities sufficient for clinical testing, according to an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

FDA to outsource manufacturing inspections

By  Nick Taylor

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pushing for Congress to approve the use of more third-party inspectors as the regulatory body attempts to police a complex global supply chain.

First ECG lab services launched in China

By  Kirsty Barnes

Cordium Links has partnered with an unnamed Chinese firm to bring electrocardiogram (ECG) laboratory services to companies performing cardiac safety evaluation as part of clinical research in China - claiming to be the first firm to introduce services...

Invitrogen to buy Applied Biosystems for $6.7bn

By  Dr Matt Wilkinson

Invitrogen plans to cement its place as one of the world's largest suppliers of analysis tools and reagents for the life science and pharmaceutical industries by acquiring Applied Biosystems (ABI).