New drug target leaves lung cancer cells alone, lonely and dying
02-Jan-2008 - It seems even tumour cells can get lonely; scientists have discovered that by cutting off...
Curiox' mini-bioassay tech to aid cheaper drug development
17-Dec-2007 - Curiox Biosystems has developed a miniaturisation platform that enables cheaper and more efficient bioassays to...
New cell line to tackle drug resistant cancer
13-Dec-2007 - The creation of a new 'super cell' that can stand firm against one of the...
Xenome and Amylin team up to poison metabolic diseases
27-Nov-2007 - Xenome, which specialises in extracting therapeutic peptides from the venom of poisonous animals has penned...
Weekly Comment
No embryo required: human stem cells from the skin
21-Nov-2007 - A startling breakthrough has allowed scientists to create human stem cells from just reprogrammed skin...
Targeted lupus treatment on the horizon
15-Nov-2007 - Researchers have uncovered some of the underlying causes of lupus, and have even suggested certain...
Giving lung cancer a Smac
13-Nov-2007 - A small molecule version of a protein called Smac can turn the survival signal for...
New drug safety model unveiled as Merck shells out for Vioxx
12-Nov-2007 - A new 3D model of the human liver that even has its own blood supply...
Apitope vaccine stops MS in its tracks
06-Nov-2007 - UK biopharmaceutical firm Apitope has developed a vaccine that could halt multiple sclerosis in its...
Chemical trigger of Parkinson's found
31-Oct-2007 - A group of scientists believe they have cracked the riddle of how Parkinson's disease is...
Let there be dark to see nature's cancer drugs
26-Oct-2007 - Scientists are hoping to see the dark amongst the light as they scour nature for...
J&J, Galapagos sign deal to search for arthritis 'Holy Grail'
24-Oct-2007 - Belgian biotech Galapagos has penned 'by far' its biggest ever deal, with Johnson & Johnson...
Pfizer not alone in feeling the heat of California fires
24-Oct-2007 - As the fires in California continue to rage, Pfizer and other pharma and biotech companies...
Preclinical services news in brief
23-Oct-2007 - In this week's review of activity within the preclinical research services arena, new deals have...
Discarded body parts used to cut animal testing
19-Oct-2007 - A team of US scientists have used typically discarded body parts to create a 'joint...
Study your rats so the results don't bite
19-Oct-2007 - New research has shown that even if laboratory rats are genetically identical they can still...
Epicept screening for cancer 'executioner'
17-Oct-2007 - Epicept's ASAP screening platform examines levels of a cell 'executioner' in order to get its...
Kinaxo adds new proteomics service
11-Oct-2007 - Kinaxo Biotechnologies is now offering a new proteomics service to help drug developers decide which...
Novartis weighs up label-free HTS for drug discovery
01-Oct-2007 - Researchers from Novartis have published results using high-throughput screening (HTS) mass spectrometry (MS) techniques for...
Plexera and MitoSciences to develop ADME/Tox arrays
26-Sep-2007 - Plexera and MitoSciences will collaborate to commercialise an antibody array designed to study mitochondrial function...
Arcxis accelerates DNA preparation
19-Sep-2007 - US-based Arcxis Biotechnologies has launched a new device to enable automated nucleic acid preparation from...
Novel assay tests tRNA inhibitors for HIV
18-Sep-2007 - US-based contract research organisation (CRO) Southern Research Institute (SRI) and drug maker Trana Discovery have...
BioReliance launches new genotoxicity testing service
17-Sep-2007 - Bioreliance has signed a deal with Gentronix to provide the UK firm's novel DNA damage...
Celsis jumps on ADME-Tox services bandwagon
13-Sep-2007 - US-based pharma services firm Celsis International has announced the addition of ADME-Tox services to its...
Marksman Cellject device automates zebrafish injection for drug screening
12-Sep-2007 - A group of Canadian scientists have developed a technique to automatically inject material such as...
