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NHS research could face

August 11, 2006 Research and Development

The British Medical Association is questioning the government over a possible 300 million pound drop in funding available for medical …

MDS named top clinical research company in Europe

August 1, 2006 Research and Development

MDS Pharma Services has been named Europe's best provider of clinical research services in a survey of trial investigators.Conducted by …

Tighter safeguards proposed for high-risk clinical trials

July 26, 2006 Research and Development

The expert group set up by the MHRA in the wake of the disastrous Northwick Park clinical trial has made …

Use your intelligence to watch the competition

July 25, 2006 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing market research

One of the reasons the executives of ill-fated US energy group Enron were for a while 'the smartest guys in …

Work progressing on Scotland’s ‘unique’ biotech campus

July 7, 2006 Research and Development

Plans to make Scotland a major centre for innovative biotech and pharmaceutical research are progressing, with a major new centre …

Venomous snail provides Eisai with new painkiller

July 7, 2006 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Patients suffering severe chronic pain have new hope of relief thanks to a venomous sea snail found off the coast …

Gene therapy: the tailor-made treatment

June 28, 2006 Research and Development drug development, gene therapy

 At the risk of boring my audience, I really can't help beginning with yet another attack of nostalgia ,or rather …

Novartis buys Manchester-based biotech and superbug drugs

June 21, 2006 Research and Development

UK biotech NeuTec is to be acquired by Swiss pharma giant Novartis which says the company's two anti-infective drug candidates …

Cancer vaccine continues to show encouraging results

June 14, 2006 Research and Development

Oxford BioMedica, the UK gene therapy specialist, has reported encouraging results from five phase II studies of TroVax, its leading …

Blockbuster potential for diabetes vision drug

June 13, 2006 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Lilly says new phase III data on its drug Arxxant shows it can stop diabetes patients losing their sight.Data from …

Phytopharm looks for licensing partner for Alzheimer drug

May 24, 2006 Research and Development

Specialist pharma company Phytopharm says it is confident of finding a partner to develop and market one of its lead …

Exelon is first drug for Parkinson’s disease dementia

May 24, 2006 Research and Development

Exelon has been launched as the first ever treatment for mild to moderately severe dementia associated with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.The …

Industry experts to advise Northwick Park investigation

May 19, 2006 Research and Development

Experts from the UK's pharmaceutical and biotech industries are to assist the inquiry into the Northwick Park drug trial, which …

AstraZeneca’s

May 18, 2006 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

AstraZeneca is to buy Cambridge Antibody Technology for 702 million pounds in a bid to expand its reach into biotechnology.Cambridge …

Kendle spends $215 million to become major clinical research player

May 12, 2006 Research and Development

Kendle is to spend $215 million on buying the business of rivals Charles River, a move which the companys leaders …
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