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Eisai opens $100m parenterals plant in North Carolina

May 24, 2010 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Aricept, Eisai, eribulin, parenterals

Japanese drugmaker Eisai has opened a 65,000-sq.ft. facility at Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, USA, which will serve as …
News

First artificial life created

May 24, 2010 Research and Development Cell biology, Venter, cell, genome

Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. The …
News

Silence Therapeutics promotes Jorg Kaufmann

May 21, 2010 Research and Development Silence Therapeutics, appointment, research and development, rnai

Jorg Kaufmann has been made vice president of research at UK biotech company Silence Therapeutics. He previously served as senior …
Appointment

Antisoma stages comeback with promising cancer drugs

May 20, 2010 Research and Development AML, Antisoma, chemotherapy, leukaemia

UK biotech Antisoma is looking to put previous late-stage trial failures behind it by focusing on two new cancer drugs. …
News

Working Life: Dr John Sinden

May 19, 2010 Research and Development ReNeuron, Working Life, career

 ReNeuron’s chief scientific officer discusses his career to date. How did you find your way into your current role?
Feature

Chiltern Announces new Offices and Expansion Plans in Asia Pacific

May 19, 2010 Research and Development

This builds further upon Chiltern’s well established operation in India. Chiltern is also in the process of forming a company …
News
Press release

UCB’s Roch Doliveux joins Innovative Medicines Initiative board

May 19, 2010 Research and Development UCB, appointment, research and development

UCB’s chief executive Roch Doliveux has joined the governing board of the Innovative Medicines Initiative. The IMI is a public-private …
Appointment
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Steve Howson to lead Ferring UK

May 18, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ferring, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Ferring UK has appointed Steve Howson as its new general manager. He will have responsibility for operations in the UK …
Appointment

EMA eyes stem cell research breakthrough

May 18, 2010 Research and Development EMA, Stem cells, stem cell

European regulators are readying themselves to deal with the region’s first marketing authorisation application for a stem cell product. The …
News

Pfizer signs ground-breaking academic research deal

May 18, 2010 Research and Development Pfizer, US, academia, clinical research

Pfizer is teaming up with academia in a five-year bid to discover new uses for existing compounds. The pharma manufacturer …
News

Bayer opens US ‘science hub’

May 18, 2010 Research and Development Bayer, US, acdemia, clinical research

Bayer Schering Pharma has expanded its global research network, opening a new Innovation Center in San Francisco. The US centre …
News

Merck’s Brinavess performs in phase III

May 18, 2010 Research and Development Brinavess, Merck & Co, atrial fibrilation

Merck & Co’s heart disorder drug Brinavess has proved superior to rival amiodarone in reducing rates of atrial fibrillation in …
News

New global ‘polypill’ trials start

May 17, 2010 Research and Development Dr Reddy, hypertension, polypill, statin

New trials of a daily polypill – combining aspirin, a statin and two blood pressure lowering medicines – are underway …
News

Takeda plans cuts, eyes mergers

May 17, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, job cuts

Takeda is planning to cut its workforce by 10% through a series of cuts that will predominantly be made to …
News
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Astellas set to acquire OSI Pharmaceuticals for $4bn

May 17, 2010 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, M&A, MA, OSI

After four months and several failed bids Astellas Pharma has signed a definitive merger agreement with US biotech firm OSI …
News
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