17-Mar-2003 - European scientists continue to be strong in areas such as medical research and chemistry and Europe may produce the highest number of science graduates but...
06-Mar-2003 - In its first progress report since adopting the EU strategy on life sciences and biotechnology in 2002, the European Commission yesterday indicated that the risk...
03-Mar-2003 - The European Commission has given Pfizer the all clear to acquire Pharmacia corporation - paving the way for the creation of the largest pharmaceutical company...
26-Feb-2003 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that it has accomplished the initial objectives outlined in its ongoing initiative to modernise the...
26-Feb-2003 - UK Shire Pharmaceuticals group said this week that its US subsidiary Shire Laboratories has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court against Barr Laboratories...
20-Feb-2003 - US company Mylan Laboratories has reached a final agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb, which resolves all disputes between the companies related to buspirone. Under the terms...
20-Feb-2003 - AstraZeneca Canada has received approval from the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada to market CRESTOR (rosuvastatin) 10 to 40 mg, a new medicine for...
20-Feb-2003 - Cognis Nutrition & Health, a nutritional ingredients supplier, has responded to claims made earlier this week by Dutch rival Loders Croklaan regarding the infringement of...
12-Feb-2003 - Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche yesterday released a statement that its vitamins and fine chemicals unit, recently sold to DSM, fully complies with new requirements for...
11-Feb-2003 - US company Biolog this week received a patent for its Phenotype MicroArray technology. The patent, number US 6,472,201, is granted for comparative phenotypic analysis of...
11-Feb-2003 - In response to recent news regarding patent litigation surrounding its drug ribavirin, biopharmaceutical company Ribapharm announced this week that it believes its patent position to...
03-Feb-2003 - High Content Screening company Cellomics announced today that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued Cellomics' Canadian Patent No. 2,328,194 entitled 'A System for Cell-Based...
30-Jan-2003 - US Valentis announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, PolyMASC Pharmaceuticals, has received a favourable ruling from the Japanese Patent Office in regard to patent invalidation proceedings...
28-Jan-2003 - AAC Consulting Group, the regulatory consulting subsidiary of contract research organisation Kendle International, has signed an agreement with two toxicologists - Gary Flamm and James...
28-Jan-2003 - London zoo was the setting last week for UK inspection body Select QA to formally receive certification from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, involving the...