Life Science News

24 February 2006 - Development of Contract Analytical Facility for Biologics in Scotland moves a step forward

Tepnel Life Sciences plc has completed its purchase of 1.7 acres of land in Livingston, Scotland to build a dedicated pharmaceutical, protein and..  More >>

07 December 2005 - Delpharm acquires Schering's production site in Northern France

Site spin-off for production of hormonal products preserves about 350 jobs Within a matter of weeks of news reports of restructuring in France's..  More >>

01 December 2005 - Galenix, France, takes over BMS R&D site, creating 10 more jobs

BMS Saint Nazaire's Research & Development pharmaceutical services group to be a centre of excellence. With its know-how and business skills, Galenix..  More >>

25 November 2005 - Unither with Créapharm forging a powerful force in outsourced biopharma worth €75m pa

Créapharm agrees to be acquired by Unither to forge a strong European CMO. Consolidation among Europe's outsourced development manufacturing firms moves..  More >>

14 November 2005 - Fareva bags two Pfizer production sites in France

Full service holding company agrees to acquire pharma operations from Pfizer Inc. based in Angers & Val-de-Reuil. Fareva SA is take over the business and..  More >>

11 November 2005 - Process improvement can drive down the production cost of biopharmaceuticals

MorphoSys and Wacker show high yield expression of antibody fragments Modern protein biopharmaceuticals, for example derived from antibodies,..  More >>

08 November 2005 - Sale of VIRalliance diagnostics business announced at BIO-Europe 2005, Dresden

BioAlliance and Eurofins announce the sale of VIRalliance diagnostics business to Eurofins Divestment 'consistent with BioAlliance strategy to focus on..  More >>

07 November 2005 - BIO-Europe 2005 kicks off with record attendance

Germany's 11th Annual BIO partnering event organised by EBD Group opened in the delightful city of Dresden in the Saxony region of Germany with a..  More >>

08 March 2005 - 'Little pharma' is getting to grips with big business development issues at Bio/PharMOS 2005, Monaco, 22-23 March

 medac MD, Rainer Uhlenbusch to speak out at Bio/PharMOS 2005 A new deal for stakeholders in healthcare delivery in sight? In a keynote..  More >>

26 February 2005 - Breakthrough for Avidex & Anosys in transatlantic deal to develop cancer vaccine

Outcome, "a significant milestone" in validating the expression of T-cell antigens to develop therapeutic vaccines with a broader potential application in..  More >>

28 December 2004 - Patheon MOVA acquisition deal completed

Acquisition creates, "one the world’s largest independent providers of integrated development and manufacturing services." Patheon Inc. based near..  More >>

08 December 2004 - Finnish joined up specialised services in market for biopharma outsourcing

Four of the best of Finland's high tech companies pool resources in a joint venture for 'fourth generation' contract..  More >>