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27-Feb-2004
Sigma-Aldrich expands in India
Chemicals company Sigma-Aldrich is to build an $8 million (€6.5m) laboratory-scale production facility for pharmaceuticals in Hyderabad, India, that will act as a feeder site for its plants elsewhere.
25-Feb-2004
Slowdown in R&D spending set to end?
A new study has provided a 'cautiously optimistic' estimate of spending on drug discovery and other areas of R&D over the next couple of years, which will be music to the ears of technology companies hit by a reluctance to invest in research by the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.
19-Feb-2004
Acquisition creates new force in analytical optics
Germany's Heraeus Noblelight has acquired UK company Cathodeon in a move that allows it to broaden the range of optic lamps it supplies for analytical machines.
18-Feb-2004
UV helps maintain cleanroom air quality
UK firm Hanovia has developed a way of sterilising the air in pharmaceutical cleanrooms - which have standards more stringent than even hospital operating theatres - using ultraviolet light.
Drug development model 'must be replaced'
The development of new drugs, rooted within the pharmaceutical industry, is inefficient and unsustainable and a new model is needed to reduce the cost of medicines and improve access to them.
17-Feb-2004
Fisher acquires Oxoid
Oxoid, one of the leading manufacturers of culture media anddiagnostic products for the food and drink industry, will be acquired by Fisher Scientific International.
16-Feb-2004
EU extends PCB list?
In a bid to reassure the European Parliament after a recent study alerted the world to levels of cancer-causing toxins present in farmed salmon, Europe's head of consumer safety stressed to politicians that Europe's food chain is safe. But EFSA assessment and tighter legislation still on the way to integrate more PCBs into the law.
12-Feb-2004
Caliper debuts new LabChip system
Caliper Life Sciences has launched a new system for automating biochemical and cell-based assays using its microfluidic chips, the first major product introduction for the company since it merged with Zymark last year.
Fisher snaps up two firms in $410m spending spree
Fisher Scientific International has swooped on two companies providing tools for life sciences companies in a move designed to boost its product range for research laboratories and biopharmaceutical production.
10-Feb-2004
Ingredients profiling: an animal-testing alternative
CyBio subsidiary CyBio Screening and BioTeSys have teamed up to produce a new biochemical testing system for the biological profiling of cosmetic ingredients. The new system offers a government-approved alternative to animal testing.
09-Feb-2004
New food test approved
Five new Coliform applications for MicroFoss have been approved by the Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC) International Research Institute. The applications are for coliform in chocolate, liquid egg, whole chicken, ground beef and sausage.
Fisher Scientific on the acquisition prowl?
Fisher Scientific, the US-based science and laboratory products group, hinted earlier this week that it may be looking to make another acquisition, despite its prediction of a period of consolidation in the wake of its $714 million (€562m) takeover of Perbio last year.
05-Feb-2004
LION delays third-quarter results
LION bioscience has delayed the publication of its third-quarter results after a change in its accounting procedures that will see licence revenues spread across the term of the contracts, instead of booked in the quarter they are signed.
Food safety on the EU menu
European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has announced a €43 million investment plan designed to improve the efficiency of the food supply chain. Speaking at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, he said that the purpose of the money is to fund projects designed to improve food safety and to better integrate animal welfare and food production.
03-Feb-2004
Bellows boosts cell culture yields
A cell culture vessel designed by Taiwanese company CESCO Bioengineering can produce the same amount of cells in a single 500ml bottle as would be made in 20 or more conventional roller bottles, according to the company which is introducing the device to the North American market.
Tecan launches cell handler at LabAutomation
Tecan of Switzerland's US subsidiary has launched Cellerity, a new system designed to produce a ready supply of cells for cell-based assays, at the LabAutomation 2004 exhibition, which opened its doors yesterday.
02-Feb-2004
Cambridge primate testing facility scrapped
The UK's Cambridge University has scrapped plans to build a primate research centre to conduct research into neurological disorders which caught the attention of the scientific press late last year.
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