Life Science Features

30 June 2008 - The NHS 60 years on - High Quality Care for All?

Darzi report High Quality Care for All published with emphasis on the quality of care, backed up by a draft NHS Constitution. The 60th Anniversary of..  More >>

29 May 2008 - Coping with meltdown at the end of a NICE age

A NICE era is over! Time to sell in May and go away -- or stay away? In February 2008, AiLS looked for signs of an upturn only to..  More >>

29 February 2008 - A war of attrition.....

..or blood in the streets – what does the future hold? With darkness clouding the economic horizon in Autumn, the prospects for the lifescience..  More >>

28 September 2007 - Dark clouds on the horizon

Against a backdrop of turbulence in financial markets, rising oil prices and foreign currency gyrations it begins to look as if the honeymoon period of..  More >>

20 February 2007 - Preparing for the unexpected before it happens in turbulent markets

Seizing the opportunity Most (85%) pharma-biotech commentators say the biggest issue facing our industry is the R&D pipeline for innovative therapies..  More >>

10 February 2007 - Environmental hot air could stifle the global economy.

Is the public at risk of being brainwashed into accepting measures that would be economically disastrous?  If an elderly mother in intensive..  More >>

18 November 2005 - France : Pharma outsourcing shaping up for the future

In light of developments at Fareva-PCG, we consider wider implications for pharmaceutical manufacturing in France, the outsourcing sector in..  More >>

14 November 2005 - Why use one mAb club when nature offers a bagful?

Symphogen pioneers recombinant, human, polyclonal antibodies In the early years of immunology research, well before the advent of monoclonal antibodies..  More >>

11 November 2005 - What makes the bird flu so deadly?

Bird flu virus triggers worse inflammation in human lung cells than human flu viruses Research scientists may have identified one of the reasons why the..  More >>

11 November 2005 - Could body fat be good for blood cholesterol?

Scientists identify molecular link between body fat and blood lipids It's almost received wisdom that obesity has a negative influence on the level of..  More >>

12 November 2004 - BIO-Europe 2004. The blockbuster is dead - long live the blockbooster?

A France-based biopharmaco, with its drug delivery platform and an expanding product pipeline for immuno-compromised patients, confounds sceptics among..  More >>

03 November 2004 - New hope for tackling AIDS epidemic on a knife edge?

Novel biologic therapy for HIV-infected patients hangs in the balance as major currency gyrations threaten its future development. Speaking at..  More >>