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.
Wolfe Laboratories (WLI) has been given a $500,000 (€375,000) loan by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) to construct the first stage of an aseptic fill/finish manufacturing facility.
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.
The US state of North Carolina has launched a new initiative aimed
at encouraging investment in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industries, with sizeable grants available to companies prepared to
invest $100 million or more in...
