Merck planned investment of 50 million dollars in research center in the US April 24, 2008 – Merck Serono and its US affiliate EMD Serono, Inc., both part of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced a planned expansion of EMD Serono’s US presence with an anticipated investment of 50 million dollars at its Billerica facility northwest of Boston, Massachusetts. The company anticipates that this investment will create new jobs in Massachusetts. more Genomas receives 1.2 million dollar grant March 27, 2008 – Genomas, a biomedical company in DNA-guided medicine and personalized healthcare, has been awarded a Fast-Track Phase I-II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant totaling 1.2 million dollar. more Thermo Fisher supports King’s College London February 04, 2008 – Thermo Fisher Scientific has formed a collaborative partnership with the newly opened Vascular Proteomics Group at the James Black Center, King’s College London, headed by Dr. Manuel Mayr. more BASF expands research laboratory in Thane, India February 01, 2008 – BASF is hosting a scientific symposium at its site in Thane near Mumbai, India, to mark the inauguration of a new research laboratory and the foundation of a BASF Indo-German R&D Fund. The “kilogram laboratory” for organic compounds can work on a scale of up to 50 liters. more
