Life Science News

09 June 2003 - Canadian CMO secures new manufacturing contract with Roche for Italian site

Patheon Inc. based in Toronto confirms its Italian subsidiary has entered into a new manufacturing services agreement with Roche S.p.A. to continue to supply..  More >>

09 June 2003 - Queen's Award for Enterprise 2003 - manufacturing service and support technology

PerkinElmer recognized for ’superior technology and leadership in manufacturing, service and support’ in optoelectronics with two prestigious Queen’s Awards..  More >>

06 June 2003 - API Development - CoFactor for advanced colorectal cancer trial goes into production

Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. starts manufacturing colorectal cancer agent for Phase II human trials San Diego, CA, based biopharma company Biokeys..  More >>

06 June 2003 - Danish-UK contract manufacture linkup a shot in the arm for anti-cancer vaccine

Xenova manufacturing and CT supply contract with Pharmexa extended Xenova Group plc, based in Slough, UK reports a significant, two-year manufacturing,..  More >>

06 June 2003 - Arsenic and lace with Vitamin C for 'highly active' melphalan cocktail in resistant multiple myeloma

Trisenox® is highly active in refractory multiple myeloma patients when combined with Vitamin C and melphalan According to Cell Therapeutics, Inc., which..  More >>

06 June 2003 - Thalidomide - potential therapy for cancer highlighted at ASCO.

Celgene Corp. reveals new data from clinical trials of Thalomid® in solid tumour cancers Clinical investigators from leading cancer research centers around..  More >>

05 June 2003 - Biopartnering opportunity: Oxford's novel anti-retroviral discovery platform

  Researchers at Oxford University’s Sir William Dunn School of Pathology in the UK develop a novel HTS for identifying antiretroviral (HIV)..  More >>

04 June 2003 - PowderJect acquisition by Chiron - waiting period expires

Chiron announces expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period pending its planned acquistion of PowderJect Chiron Corporation from its headquarters in..  More >>

02 June 2003 - Cobra Bio to raise $7.77 million to boost manufacturing capacity

Investment in new manufacturing facility at Cowley, Oxford 'to meet growing demand.' Cobra Bio-Manufacturing based in Keele, UK, has announced a placing and..  More >>

28 May 2003 - Union Bless Hong Kong trials nutraceutical for SARS

Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Union Bless, Ltd. Hong Kong begin Phase I/II clinical research of ABAVCA in patients with SARS Advanced Plant..  More >>

27 May 2003 - Soaring sales for Pharm Dev Co in Swiss 'golden triangle'

Solvias AG, based in Basel, Switzerland reports 20% increase in revenues from specialist pharma development services and more jobs. Increasing the flow of..  More >>

26 May 2003 - Business angels back bone transplant material development with £250K

Orthogem Ltd has raised £250,000 to develop its synthetic bone graft material. A substantial chunk of the new finance came from business angel investors in..  More >>