Fully-automated Anti-CCP assay launched by Roche Diagnostics May 26, 2008 – Roche Diagnostics has published the launch of a fully-automated immunoassay for the determination of autoantibodies to cyclic citrunillated peptides. The assay has been CE approved for use on the Elecsys / cobas e electrochemiluminescence immunoassay systems. more 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 Eden Biodesign and iQur to develop hepatitis A and B vaccine January 31, 2008 – Eden Biodesign, a contract bio manufacturer and iQur, a speciality pharma company have entered into an agreement to develop iQur’s ‘tandem core’ vaccine for hepatitis A and B. more Malvern Instruments buys Viscotek January 21, 2008 – Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments has acquired Viscotek Corporation, a provider of chromatography solutions for the characterization of natural and synthetic polymers and proteins. more A Picasso viewed under an electron microscope January 07, 2008 – You might almost think it was a piece by Picasso: three-dimensional cubes pile on top of each other in an esthetic arrangement. But this work of an art is none of Picasso's making. It is an enlargement of metal organic frameworks (MOFs). more Medivir reshapes drug discovery November 12, 2007 – Swedish-based biotechnology firm Medivir has chosen the Waters Synapt HDMS System to hasten its drug discovery efforts in the area of protease inhibitor research and eventually help patients who suffer with herpes, hepatitis C, HIV, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and high blood pressure. more Eden Biodesign USA appoints new president November 05, 2007 – Eden Biodesign has appointed Dr. Roger Lias as President Eden Biodesign, USA. Roger has extensive experience in the biotechnology industry with a specific emphasis on biomanufacturing services. more more
