Minipigs a practical, flexible model for toxicology; report
Minipigs are a practical and flexible model for safety testing which probably provide better prediction of toxicity in humans than rats and dogs, according to EU funded research.
Archives for November 2, 2010
BioClinica to ‘Optimise’ Top-Ten pharma Co’s clinical trial operations.
BioClinica’s Optimiser software has bagged the firm a new five-year deal with a “top-ten” pharma company which intends to use the tool for all its clinical trial operations.
Appointments at INC Research, Emerald BioStructures and ClinOps – People on the move
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at INC Research, Emerald BioStructures and ClinOps.
Hikma builds in US injectables sector with Baxter unit buy
Baxter International will sell its US generic injectables business to UK-based manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Agilent opens new LCMS plant in Singapore
Agilent Technologies has opened a new instrument plant in Singapore to boost capacity for LC/MS production and drive expansion across Asia.
Pfizer’s Lipitor recall widens
Pfizer has widen its recall of the cholesterol-fighting drug, Lipitor, after two more complaints of a musty odour emanating from the product’s bottles.
Anti-fake readiness a factor for emerging biotech buyers
Biopharm are increasingly assessing the threat counterfeiting and diversion pose to emerging biotechs when planning an acquisition, according to a white paper.
SGS boosts biologics testing capacity with M-Scan acquisition
SGS Life Sciences has bought UK contract chemical analysis firm M-Scan, boosting its mass spec and chromatography offering.
Quintiles and Dako join to help advance personalised oncology medicine
Quintiles and Dako, a Danish-based cancer diagnostics firm, are teaming up to help speed development of personalised medicine by collaborating on the co-development of targeted oncology therapies and diagnostics.