News in brief
VenturiOne v3 launched for batch analysis
02-Dec-2008 - Applied Cytometry (AC) hopes its VenturiOne v3 software, which is capable of processing 400...
US has plenty to CRO about
27-Nov-2008 - The US CRO market is predicted to have a healthy future, with the greatest...
ProImmune service spikes immunogenic biologics
24-Nov-2008 - UK company ProImmune has launched a suite of services to help drugmakers determine at...
Pharma outsourcing: people on the move
19-Nov-2008 - Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its periodic round-up of executive appointments in the contract services sector.
Smithers sets up formulation unit
17-Nov-2008 - US company Smithers Group has launched a formulation services company to tap into the...
Pfizer taps WuXi for preclinical services
13-Nov-2008 - Chinese contract research organisation WuXi PharmaTech has won a three-year contract with Pfizer to...
Phase Forward says demand remains strong in Q3
13-Nov-2008 - eClinical specialist Phase Forward saw a slowdown in growth in the third quarter of...
“Several more” big deals possible at Covance
28-Oct-2008 - Covance has defied challenging market conditions and posted positive results for the third quarter,...
Covance plans for preclinical in China
27-Oct-2008 - Covance has given more details of its plans for China, with CEO Joe Herring...
Borgas sets out ‘top 8’ pharma industry issues
23-Oct-2008 - The pharmaceutical industry must adapt its processes and strategies to cope with a new,...
UK clinical trials too bureaucratic, say experts
23-Oct-2008 - Increasing bureaucracy in clinical research in the UK is posing a threat to the...
Group offers "pharma leadership on demand”
20-Oct-2008 - A UK company has been launched with the aim of providing high level management...
J&J gets tighter with WuXi PharmaTech
20-Oct-2008 - Johnson & Johnson has tapped Chinese WuXi PharmaTech for additional R&D services, following the...
Tepnel expands genetic services portfolio
16-Oct-2008 - Tepnel Life Sciences has expanded its pharmaceutical services offering by becoming the UK’s first...
News in brief
Cambrex fined for safety violations
13-Oct-2008 - After months of deliberations, a court in Iowa has opted to fine contract manufacturing...
Pharma outsourcing: people on the move
09-Oct-2008 - Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its periodic round-up of executive appointments in the contract services sector.
Diabetes charity selects PPD for research help
09-Oct-2008 - PPD has been selected as the full-service preferred provider for translational clinical development services...
Bio-Quant expands animal diagnostic services
09-Oct-2008 - San Diego-based biotechnology contract research organisation (CRO) Bio-Quant has expanded its animal diagnostic services...
Tripos to work with AZ on drug design software
09-Oct-2008 - Drug discovery informatics and services provider Tripos International has continued to flourish under the...
Lilly and Jubilant team up in drug development JV
06-Oct-2008 - Mere weeks after signing major strategic collaborations with contract service firms Covance, Quintiles and...
WuXi, Covance split before deal is consummated
06-Oct-2008 - The much-trumpeted partnership between China’s WuXi PharmaTech and Covance to provide ‘world class preclinical...
Pfizer narrows research focus again
02-Oct-2008 - Pfizer is shifting its research focus to those diseases where its sees the potential...
Drugmakers vow to disclose physician payments
02-Oct-2008 - US drug majors Eli Lilly and Merck & Co have said they will disclose...
Encorium backs away from Prologue deal
30-Sep-2008 - US contract research organisation Encorium Group has postponed its planned acquisition of Prologue Research...
Astech REACTS to pharma’s automation needs
28-Sep-2008 - UK-based automation expert, Astech Projects, has been signed up to assist a ‘top 5...
