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AlphaSniffer prepares to launch new biosensor

23-Feb-2007 - A new biosensor developed by AlphaSniffer can detect viruses, bacteria, proteins, nucleic acids and aptamers in minutes leading to faster and more efficient analyses, according to the US company.

Pharma continue to go 'green' with Materia's catalysts

15-Feb-2007 - Materia's metathesis platform continues to excite the pharmaceutical industry as they follow their recent license to Merck with a license to Aileron Therapeutics.

Start-up to form early-phase umbrella group

12-Feb-2007 - A new start up company in the UK has been formed with ambitions to shape itself into a global early-phase drug development services group through an acquisition-based strategy.

Sinking gold atoms filmed with real time nano-imaging

09-Feb-2007 - Recent rapid advances in nanotechnology have allowed scientists, for the first time, to film gold atoms sinking into a surface in real time.

MFIC reports revenues boosted by microfluidics

07-Feb-2007 - US-based nanotech process provider MFIC has announced a 35 per cent increase in revenue over the full-year 2006 to $15.7m (€12.1m), driven by a rising demand from drugmakers for microfluidics products.

Millipore reports Q4 income surge

05-Feb-2007 - US-based biopharmaceutical product providers Millipore has met its revenue and earnings target over the fiscal year, helped by its Serologicals acquisition in the fourth quarter and a solid performance by its main business driver: lab waters.

New products, acquisitions and lab automation award for Thermo Fisher

02-Feb-2007 - After acquisitions and new products to speed up drug discovery, winning an award was the icing on the cake for lab automation specialist Thermo Fisher.

Spectroscopy sees through packaging to thwart drug fakers

29-Jan-2007 - UK based researchers have added another dimension to anti-counterfeiting with an alternative Raman imaging method that is powerful enough to detect fake drugs without opening the package.

Robotics could speed up stem cell research

29-Jan-2007 - Scientists hope to speed up the development of regenerative drugs for diseases such as cancer by using robotics to automate stem cell research.

Pfizer axes jobs and closes plants

23-Jan-2007 - Pfizer has announced it will axe 10,000 jobs and close facilities in a further effort to save on costs; the move comes in the face of patent expiries for their biggest drugs and the failure of a late-stage pipeline project.

BG Medicine and Applied Biosystems collaborate on biomarker-guided drug discovery

17-Jan-2007 - BG Medicine will integrate Applied Biosystems' state of the art technology into its systems biology platforms to enhance its biomarker discovery and monitoring programs.

PerkinElmer snaps up Triton's thermal analysis line

03-Jan-2007 - PerkinElmer has announced its acquisition of a line of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) products from UK-based firm Triton Technology in its latest move following a busy year of purchases during 2006.

Fluidigm develops digital PCR technology

20-Dec-2006 - Fluidigm has launched its digital PCR technology, allowing scientists to analyse a single DNA template, which will give them the opportunity to detect cancer much earlier.

Biophage to release novel biosensor

11-Dec-2006 - Biophage will soon release its PDS96 Biosensor, allowing fast and highly cost-efficient early stage pre-clinical screening of drug candidates.

Flow reactor heater for high-speed flow chemistry

06-Dec-2006 - New flow reactor heater allows high-speed, multi-step reactions in front of your eyes allowing users to monitor progress and intervene in case problems to avoid time and reagent waste.

Gene expression markets face technical hurdles

01-Dec-2006 - In order to achieve their expected growth, gene expression markets must overcome the technical hurdles that are currently holding them back.

New syringe-testing rig launched

30-Nov-2006 - A new syringe-testing rig has been launched by texture analysis equipment provider, Stable Micro Systems.

Tougher regulations boost lab information management systems growth

29-Nov-2006 - The necessity for drug manufacturers to comply with increasingly rigorous regulations is driving laboratory information management systems (LIMS) growth, according a new study.

Rising inhaler device use fuelling automated QC testing

23-Nov-2006 - The growing inhaler device market is driving demand for automated quality control (QC) testing equipment for these products, according to Astech Projects.

Cell culture system hailed as 'transforming cultivation'

21-Nov-2006 - Integra Biosciences is hailing its novel cell culture system as being responsible for dramatically transforming the effectiveness of small-scale antibody production.

Sunnex mounts assault on particles

16-Nov-2006 - Sunnex has launched a new range of stainless steel machinery mounts for pharma manufacturing equipment that are said to cut particle emissions.

Oxoid updates contact plate design

15-Nov-2006 - Oxoid has introduced a new plate design for the Oxoid range of Contact Plates, which aims to make the microbiological testing of surfaces even easier to store, handle and use.

Antimicrobial flooring to avoid contamination

07-Nov-2006 - A new improved range of urethane-based floor systems that is claimed to help pharma manufacturers reduce the level of bacteria contamination in their production environment has been launched.

Raylo praises pH sensor for "radical process improvement"

11-Oct-2006 - Raylo Chemical says that it has reduced its manufacturing cycles by up to 20 per cent and as a result saved hundreds of thousands of dollars per year after it installed new pH sensing technology.

Tepnel launches new disinfectant testing service

04-Oct-2006 - UK-based Tepnel Scientific Services has launched a new pharmaceutical outsourcing solution - disinfectant testing - aimed at the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, as well as disinfectant manufacturers.

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