Life Science Business News

10 July 2003 - Hungary for contract business - Canada's LAB bites $2m CRO

LAB International acquires Hungarian Toxicological Research Centre LAB ’expanding core CRO services in European arena’ LAB International based in Laval, QC..  More >>

07 July 2003 - Grant aid for $41m UK manufacturing development at Ivax

Ivax Pharmaceuticals completes site with help from $6 million grant Ivax Pharmaceuticals, the UK subsidiary of Miami’s Ivax Corporation, currently..  More >>

03 July 2003 - Vernalis agrees £91m merger plan with British Biotech

British Biotech to acquire Vernalis for £48m Biopharma group Vernalis plc based near Reading, UK has agreed to a £48 million (€69.7m; $80m) acquisition by its..  More >>

02 July 2003 - Successful results for DDS microspheres in brain cancer

Ethypharm’s 5-FU loaded microspheres "positively better in first line glioblastoma cancer therapy."  Partnering opportunities for..  More >>

02 July 2003 - FOR SALE - Pharmacia Diagnostics business

Pfizer explores the strategic options for Pharmacia Diagnostics business Pfizer Inc. is considering selling its Pharmacia Diagnostics business among its..  More >>

01 July 2003 - FDA green light for 'magic bullet' radioimmunotherapy in NHL patients

Corixa & GSK to market BEXXAR® dual action therapy for non-Hodgkins lymphoma in US. "Vision of a new direction in cancer therapy"as 63% of patients..  More >>

01 July 2003 - Supply deal with a silver lining for UK woundcare firm

AMS closes exclusive deal with J&J for alginate dressings with silver fibre Silver is a safe and effective, broad-spectrum, anti-bacterial agent used in..  More >>

27 June 2003 - Toronto team takes guesswork out of metabolic riddle

Tm Bioscience rolls out drug metabolism genetic test kit One of the problems frequently encountered in drug development is how to predict the behaviour of a..  More >>

26 June 2003 - 6-in-1 pill could cure heart disease epidemic

Concept ’polypill’ to revolutionise treatment for over 55s, cutting heart attacks and strokes by more than 80% Medical researchers conclude in this..  More >>

26 June 2003 - Cross-border boost for Ontario firm making BEXXAR®

New radioimmunotherapy manufacturing contract for Corixa and MDS Nordion  Corixa Corporation, based in Seattle, and MDS Nordion, based in Ottawa, have..  More >>

26 June 2003 - FDA green light for Bayer's new heart failure test

Clearance for automated BNP assay to help diagnosis of heart failure Fully automated assay for B-type natriuretic peptide runs on the ADVIA Centaur®..  More >>

25 June 2003 - Canadian-Norwegian pair join in hunt for 'magic bullet' target cancer

Affitech and Viventia team up to find new cancer targets and killer antibodies Viventia Biotech Inc. based in Toronto is joining forces with Oslo-based..  More >>