Research and Development

Aisling Burnand, chief executive of the biotech representative body the BIA welcomed the deal, saying she was pleased the "months …

Lilly is to buy SGX Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company that specialises in cutting-edge technology which helps drug discovery and design. …

The chief executive of an innovative marine biotechnology company has been named Scottish entrepreneur of the year in healthcare. Dr …

Almirall has been Spain's number one pharmaceutical company for some years, but is still little known outside its home market. …

Merck's odanacatib (MK-0822) has shown promising results in phase II trials in treating breast cancer which has spread to bones. …

Pfizer has announced an alliance with US biotech Five Prime Therapeutics, in a move to boost its pipeline and become …

Pfizer has named Garry Nicholson as head of its new global oncology unit, a venture the company believes will bring …

Can biologic drugs tackle antibiotic resistance? Antibody-based products present a novel approach to the treatment and prevention of infections, as …

The European Commission is due to spend Euro 2 billion of public money to see the continent return to its …

GlaxoSmithKline is to buy up biopharmaceutical company Sirtris, which specialises in research into the ageing process and related diseases. The …

Acambis awarded smallpox vaccine contract by US governmentAcambis has received a $425 million, ten-year contract from the US Government agency, …

Pfizer's blockbuster statin Lipitor has shown no impact on the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, scotching the company's hopes for a …

The latest edition of the CMR International R&D Factbook shows that the mean time from protocol approval to final report …