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Multilabel plate readers with luminescence capability
The Enspire Multilabel Plate Reader platform from Perkin Elmer now features sensitive luminescence detection. The new detection capability is primarily aimed at improving assay performance and sensitivity for scientists working with primary cells or stem cells in cancer and neuropharmacology research.
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Enklare RNA preparering med nytt system
NuGen lanserar Applause, ett nytt system för enklare förberedning av RNA.
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Symphogen buys tumor blocking technology
The seller is a pioneer in developing ligand traps to treat cancer and other diseases. "An excellent fit with our scientific and strategic focus," said Kirsten Drejer, CEO of Symphogen. Ph.D.
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Success fee to Bioinvent and partner
The cancer collaboration started last year. After successful technology transfer the two partner companies now receives 5 million euro from pharma giant Roche.
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Orexo opens doors eastwards
The drug delivery company has signed a deal for selling a cancer pain treatment in China. "An ideal partner for us" says Torbjörn Bjerke, CEO of Orexo.
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Lundbeck divests companies
The company sells all shares in one listed company plus divests four small private equity funds, for a three-figured million sum.
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Eli Lilly writes biotech fine history
The American biotech company Eli Lilly will pay US 1.415 billion to resolve allegations of off-label promotion of a dementia drug.
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Parnevik firm in Swiss osteoporosis deal
The golf legend Jesper Parnevik's drug delivery firm EffRx has signed a license agreement with Nycomed for a new drug against osteoporosis.
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Collaboration brings next generation drugs
Wyeth and Santaris Pharma announce a new alliance to develop RNA-based medicines.
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Medicult acquires embryo scanner
The Danish company Medicult signs an agreement with Novocellus to gain access to embryo selection technology.
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Recipharm launches into biologics manufacturing
Recently a Swedish biomanufacturing facility transfers from Astrazeneca to Recipharm Biologics.
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Mathematician new dean at DTU
On January 1st the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, got a new dean, recruited from the department of Mathematics.
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Meda gets access to Asia
The biotech giant Meda has recently acquires world-wide rights to the cancer breakthrough pain drug Onsolis.
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Pfizer buys Swiss vaccines
Pfizer executes commercial license agreements for novel human vaccines based on the Swiss company Cytos Biotechnology's Immunodrug technology.
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Time to save for survival
The future is bright for the biotech industry. However, the companies need to cut costs immediately if they want to survive the rough economic times.