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Scientists remove bottleneck in genetic sequencing

Sigma-Aldrich smashes $2bn mark in 2007 sales

Quotient bolsters its drug development services

EC 'unlikely to support ban on primate testing'

Single molecule sensor could advance on lab-on-a-chip tech

 
   
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China plant implicated in heparin scare

Polyplus gene delivery tool poised for Phase II

Pfizer expands in inhaled drugs as Nektar cuts back

Baxter suspends production of heparin after deaths

 
 

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Scientists remove bottleneck in genetic sequencing
Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA, have successfully employed a new technique developed by Agilent that could potentially eliminate one of the biggest bottlenecks in the genetic sequencing... Read


Sigma-Aldrich smashes $2bn mark in 2007 sales
Sigma-Aldrich has reported record annual revenues of $2.04bn in 2007, fuelled by strong growth in life science products and fine chemicals, favourable exchange rates and a $60m acquisition... Read


Quotient bolsters its drug development services
Quotient BioResearch, a European analytical and safety evaluation services firm, has bolstered its business with the acquisition of BioDynamics Research... Read


EC 'unlikely to support ban on primate testing'
The European Commission is unlikely to support an outright ban on the use of non-human primates in research, but has just published a new document which indicates that significant changes to current legislation... Read


Single molecule sensor could advance on lab-on-a-chip tech
For the first time, US scientists have found a way of simultaneously performing optical and electrical measurements on the same single molecule, which could pave the way for mass produced single molecule sensors... Read


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China plant implicated in heparin scare
Questions are hanging over the role of a Chinese manufacturing facility in the Baxter heparin scare after it has emerged that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has never inspected the facility... Read


Polyplus gene delivery tool poised for Phase II
A Phase II clinical trial using French company Polyplus-transfection's innovative gene delivery tool, in vivo-jetPEI, is set to go ahead this month in Europe and the US... Read


Pfizer expands in inhaled drugs as Nektar cuts back
Pfizer's announcement of plans to create a new €130m inhaled medicines unit at its facility in Amboise, France suggests that the firm is still intent on investing in inhalation technology, despite its disappointment... Read


Baxter suspends production of heparin after deaths
Baxter International has suspended the production of its blood-thinning drug heparin in multi-dose vials, following the deaths of four patients in the USA who were given the drug in high doses... Read

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Emerging markets 'hot' for VC, says KPMG

Emerging markets, headed by China and India are tipped to remain hot destinations for venture capital (VC) investments this year, according to a recent survey by KPMG. Read



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SfN outlines strategies to counter animal extremists
The threat of intimidation, harrassment and violence by animal extremist goups has prompted new recommendations detailing measures scientific institutions can take to protect laboratory researchers... Read


Transparent zebrafish set to aid cancer studies
Researchers have created a transparent adult zebrafish that will allow scientists to observe disease processes in a laboratory environment... Read


Gene technique identifies origin of inherited disease
Scientists have made use of a new method for analysing gene expression to interrogate the whole genome for the causes of familial combined hyperlipidemia - an inherited disease that can contribute to high cholesterol... Read


Synthetic biology firm Geneart in the ascendency
Germany's Geneart, a specialist in synthetic biology, is expecting strong growth in 2008 on the back of strong demand for gene synthesis. ... Read


DNA extraction for all, says Mole Genetics
Mole Genetics has launched its low cost, benchtop personal DNA extraction/purification system to the European market, making DNA research more accessible to smaller laboratories... Read

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