Concept Life Sciences has acquired Aquila BioMedical, citing the CRO’s specific skill set, which will allow the company to provide services in areas “not previously accessible,” says executive chairman.
QuintilesIMS has announced an alliance with Salesforce through which the companies aim to “equip and enable” customers to meet future healthcare challenges.
Thermo Fisher Scientific says it is buying Finesse Solutions, its long-term supplier of measurement and control solutions for bioprocessing applications.
The expansion is a “natural progression” for the British contract research organization (CRO) who has officially launched its US offering after a successful pilot.
Clinical trial operators are slowly converting to electronic Trial Master Files (eTMFs) but almost a third still rely on paper to manage data, according to cloud-based software provider Veeva.
Some drug industry sponsors shy away from “jack of all trades” contractors according to a recently formed UK CRO network which says smaller firms with specific expertise can win market share.
Cloud-based community provider Exostar has selected Parexel as the latest CRO to become a member of its life science community, which aims to reduce the cost and burdens of collaborations between companies.
Apotek Produktion & Laboratorier AB (APL) says manufacturing knowledge and drug delivery tech knowhow gained by its compounding business is a boon for its CMO unit.
Jubilant HollisterStier (JHS) says expansion of its sterile manufacturing capacity at its facility in Kirkland, Canada will be used to fulfill several new contracts.
Over the last decade single-use technologies have moved into manufacturing scales and are increasingly being deployed worldwide, according to Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has agreed to purchase genetic testing equipment maker Life Technologies for $13.6B in one of the biggest acquisitions of the year.
Scotland’s emergence as a biopharma hub – as evidenced by announcements by SAFC and Quintiles last week – is due to Government support, electronic health records and speedy trial approvals says Scottish Enterprise.
A new organisation - ACP-LS – aims to help sales and marketing employees at CRO, CMOs, equipment makers and consultancies share knowledge, training and information.
SGS Life Sciences has added cell-based bioassays to the range of services available at its Poitiers, France, facility in what it says is part of its new aggressive growth strategy.
US-based Numira Biosciences has expanded its imaging and pre-clinical services portfolio after acquiring the efficacy pharmacology operating unit of Ricerca Biosciences.
Continued high demand for vaccine manufacturing technologies saw life sciences emerge as one of the few positives for industrial processing specialist Pall in Q1.
At BIO 2009 Symyx was promoting its new CDMO offering, which it believes meets a “real need in the industry” and can save clients time and materials by leveraging its prior knowledge.
DHL Global Forwarding has opened a Life Science Competency Center in Carolina, Puerto Rico, which will offer shipping services tailored to the needs of the island’s biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
Massachusetts needs to do more to produce workers for its life sciences industry if it is to avoid a skills shortage in years to come, according to research.
Both Agilent and Applied Biosystems (ABI) have announced new
facilities in Asia and are looking to gain from the increasing
pharmaceutical industry presence in the region.
Court Square, a provider of IT service offerings for both large and
small biopharma firms, has seized upon what it saw as a gap in the
market to open up a dedicated life sciences division for small and
medium-sized companies (SMEs).
According to a new report, it will become a necessity to outsource
key activities related to securing and managing of data in the life
sciences industry. This, coupled with the regulatory compliance, is
driving the IT spending amongst...
The boundary between the pharma and biotech industries will become
incresingly blurred over the next 10 years, with the latter
enjoying stronger growth, writes Phil Taylor.
Magellan Biosciences has acquired TekCel, a tool provider for life
science research, in a move that adds automated sample-management
to its advanced technology portfolio for life science customers.
Emerson Process Management has stepped up its efforts to sell its
engineering, process control and digital automation technologies
into the life sciences sector with the launch of a new programme,
called OpX, at the Interphex exhibition...
Bio-Rad Laboratories offer to buy BioSource International for
approximately $82 million (€64m) has been rejected again after
BioSource directors concluded that the proposed price was
significantly below BioSource's inherent value.
A marriage between US chemicals group Rockwood Specialities and
French separations specialist Novasep will create a unique company
to serve the life sciences industry, according to the two
companies.
Magellan Biosciences' expressed interest in the life science,
research and clinical diagnostics market turned to action after the
life sciences company confirmed the acquisition of Dynex
Technologies.
Thermo Electron has fulfilled a promise to make acquisitions in the
laboratory and life sciences area by announcing plans to acquire
French lab equipment provider Jouan SA.
Peptide and antibody specialist AnaSpec has acquired HiLyte
Biosciences, which makes bioanalytical research reagents and kits
designed for scientists engaged in life science research and drug
discovery.
Companies that supply instruments and consumables to the life
sciences industry have been hit hard by reined in research spending
resulting from the current adverse economic climate. However, one
chief executive believes there are...
