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Micromet sticks to tough cancer target
Micromet is sticking to its research into cell adhesion antibodies to treat breast cancer and other tumours, hoping it will have more luck than GlaxoSmithKline and Centocor's failed attempt... Read


Charles River, LAB put their faith in Canada
Two big players in the early stage contract research organisation (CRO) arena have announced this week they are expanding their preclinical capabilities in Canada as demand for preclinical testing is rising... Read


Sigma-Aldrich jump on the LentiExpress for RNAi screening
Sigma-Aldrich has launched a new technology that promises to dramatically simplify and speed-up high-throughput (HT) RNAi screening of the human kinome... Read


Chinese scientists given freedom to fail
As part of a drive towards greater innovation, the Chinese government looks set to introduce new laws giving its domestic scientists freedom to tackle complex scientific problems without fear of failure, according... Read


GSK drug could prove unlikely saviour for Vioxx
Vioxx (rofecoxib) might have been offered a lifeline with the news that the drug could be used safely, so long as drugs such as GlaxoSmithKline's investigational dyslipidaemia compound are administered at the same... Read


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Lonza's China plan taking shape
Lonza's $200m (€147m) investment in China is continuing to shape up as the firm announced its new small-scale exclusive synthesis manufacturing plant will be up and running next month... Read


Silicon nanowires conduct drugs into cells
New research has shown that silicon nanowires can be used to deliver toxic agents into both human and bovine epithelial cell lines, opening up new options for drug targeting and delivery... Read


EU approval of new Rebif just what the doctor ordered
Merck Serono's new and improved version of its blockbuster multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Rebif (interferon beta-1a) has been approved in the EU, providing a little added protection to the company's MS franchise... Read


AstraZeneca's schizophrenia drug gets the nod in the Netherlands
AstraZeneca has had its new extended-release formulation of its schizophrenia drug approved in the Netherlands... Read

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UK tightens Phase I guidelines

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Bigger is better, reveals CRO survey
In terms of contract research organisations (CROs), bigger is actually better, reveals a recent Lehman Brothers survey, which offers some fresh insight into this growing industry... Read


Drugs moving into the clinic: 26
The latest in a series of periodic roundups of drugs that have moved from preclinical research into clinical testing via the announcement of a Phase I trial or an application for a trial to industry regulators... Read


Raising the standard of proteomics data
A new series of reporting guidelines have been developed by researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in an effort to aid proteomics data integration and comparison... Read


Sangamo points finger at blood vessel growth
Sangamo Biosciences is engineering synthetic versions of the body's natural DNA regulators for a variety of therapeutic purposes, including against cancer, HIV/AIDS and diabetic neuropathy... Read


Nicholas Piramal to spin off R&D unit
Nicholas Piramal is the latest Indian pharma firm planning to spin off its new chemical entity (NCE) research unit as its pipeline is maturing... Read

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