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Pharma-biotech partnerships: creative approaches to doing the deal

January 26, 2011
Research and Development Susan Aldridge, biotech, biotech partnerships, pharma partnering

Research and development partnerships between big pharma and the biotech sector are now a vital component in bringing new medicines …

Feature

US biotech investment doubles

August 11, 2010
Research and Development biotech, funding

Investment in the beleaguered US biotechnology sector shot up in the second quarter of this year, but analysts say it’s …

News
George Osborne

Mixed reaction for Osborne’s first Budget

June 23, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, pharma, tax, tax relief

George Osborne’s first Budget as chancellor has had a mixed reception from the pharma and biotech sectors. The BioIndustry Association …

News

UK to get biotech academy

March 17, 2010
Business Services biotech, pharma training, skills

A national biotech academy will be set up in the UK as part of a government plan to ensure that …

News
Money trap

Drug development: where’s the added investment value?

February 18, 2010
Research and Development CRO, Les Rose, R&D, biotech, funding

Venture capital is a curious business. The global financial crisis which we are slowly emerging from has exposed some rather …

Feature

PolyTherics raises £3m to fund PEG expansion

February 17, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development PolyTherics, biotech, pegylation

UK drug delivery specialist PolyTherics has raised an additional £3 million in funding as it extends the focus of its …

News
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BIA appoints Nigel Gaymond chief executive

December 11, 2009
Research and Development BIA, appointment, biotech, research and development

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) has appointed Nigel Gaymond as its new chief executive.

Appointment
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Call for Europe-wide innovation fund

December 3, 2009
Research and Development Europe, biotech, finance

A new report on the state of biotech and pharmaceutical R&D in Europe says the sector is suffering from a …

News

New deal supports French pharma and biotech

December 1, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing France, biotech

 The French government has agreed a new deal with industry leaders to help the country’s pharma and biotech industries.President Sarkozy …

News

Building value – is the pipeline all that matters?

December 1, 2009
Research and Development Les Rose, biotech, venture capital

Venture capital is a curious business and the global financial crisis in which we find ourselves has exposed some rather …

Feature

Whatever happened to yesterday’s ‘magic bullets’?

November 3, 2009
Research and Development Les Rose, biotech

How many of you remember when monoclonal antibodies were called `magic bullets’? Enough time has passed since the term first …

Feature

Cambridge biotech – innovation and global partnerships

October 19, 2009
Research and Development Cambridge, ERBI, biotech, regenerative medicine

Just two years ago it cost $10m to sequence a human genome, now for $48,000 you can have a personal …

Feature

Biotech suffers as recession hits

September 11, 2009
Medical Communications biotech, intercytex

 The fears of many biotech leaders are being realised, as a string of small-scale companies face liquidation at the hands …

News
Toronto skyline

Canada’s biotech challenge

July 27, 2009
Research and Development Canada, Transition Therapeutics, biotech, funding

 The Niagara Falls are one of the wonders of the natural world, and every year millions of visitors from around …

Feature

Time running out for biotech

June 5, 2009
Research and Development biotech

The funding crisis which is paralysing the global biotech sector sees no sign of abating, and more and more companies …

News
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