Research and Development

Bayer is partnering with the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital in Beijing on research into women’s healthcare. The People’s Liberation …

Eisai is to work with US-based translational medicine company Aestus Therapeutics to develop novel treatments for psychiatric disorders. The companies’ …

 Pfizer has formed a research partnership with Samsung Medical Centre in Seoul for the analysis of Korean liver cancer patients …

It’s an interesting exercise to peruse the job ads these days, even if you are not actually looking for a …

Brussels-based industry association the European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises has elected Amgen’s Marc de Garidel as its new president. He will serve …

ClinTec International has appointed Susan Pavone as associate director of US business operations as part of moves to expand its …

AstraZeneca has agreed a one-year extension on its siRNA development collaboration with London-based Silence Therapeutics. Silence is a specialist in …

Stem cell therapy is to be used to treat patients with osteoarthritis in a new UK clinical trial. Medical research …

Charles River places its proposal to merge with China’s WuXi PharmaTech in front of its shareholders, while ClinTec and Synexus …

Merck & Co has taken an axe to its network of manufacturing and R&D sites around the world, closing down …

Medical research initiative the UK Biobank has collected DNA samples from its 500,000th volunteer, marking a major milestone in its …

Elan has appointed Dr Eliseo Oreste Salinas as executive VP and chief medical officer with responsibility for leading the company’s …

In the first two parts of Big Pharma’s iPhone Apps I looked at apps produced by 11 of the largest …

Roche has submitted a new version of its blockbuster Herceptin (trastuzumab) to US regulators for approval to treat advanced breast …

Biogen Idec has appointed George Scangos chief executive officer, with effect from 15 July. Scangos will join the company from …