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Sulphur analysis speeds up protein quantification

'Legendary' DNA Nobel Prize winner dies

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Pfizer to cut another 200 jobs

Major Singapore investment for Novartis

Ranbaxy's statin a drag on PPD's bottom line

 
 
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The human approach to drug discovery and developmeBenefits of integrating human tissue research in drug discovery

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Big pharma lends a helping hand
Despite often attracting a barrage of negative publicity, particularly in regard to a perception of putting profits before people, big pharma firms are still capable of showing their human side in times of crisis... Read


Gene therapy offers protection from terrorist attack
A gene therapy has shown it could protect vital organs from the damaging effects of ionising radiation during a terrorist attack... Read


Sulphur analysis speeds up protein quantification
Chinese researchers have developed a way to quickly quantify protein abundance using a mass spectrometry technique (MS) commonly used for elemental analysis... Read


'Legendary' DNA Nobel Prize winner dies
Dr Arthur Kornberg, winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize for his work on how DNA is built, has died from respiratory failure at the age of 89... Read


The most pioneering drugs at cancer showcase
As the AACR-NCI-EORTC cancer conference comes to an end today in San Francisco, DrugResearcher.com takes a look at some of the most innovative drugs on show... Read


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Europe's latest drug recommendations
Europe's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) today released the report from its October meeting, with highlights including GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia (rosiglitazone), Atripla (efavirenz, emtricitabine,... Read


Pfizer to cut another 200 jobs
Pfizer is already cutting jobs in relation to its failed Exubera with the announcement that some 200 jobs are to go at the drug giant's Portage and Kalamazoo sites, according to local media reports... Read


Major Singapore investment for Novartis
Swiss pharma Novartis today announced the largest manufacturing investment in its history, revealing plans for a $700m (€486.5m) biotech facility to be built alongside its new solid dose plant in the low... Read


Ranbaxy's statin a drag on PPD's bottom line
PPD's decision to in-license an investigational compound is proving to be a drag on its bottom line as the firm continues to seek a development partner for the drug... Read

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Pfizer partners in shock after surprise Exubera exit

We've all cringed at stories of people dumping their partners via text message but in the world of business, Pfizer seems to have taken things to a new level when its Exubera partners were allegedly left to find out the product was being scrapped through a press release. Read



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GSK to strip down through outsourcing and offshoring
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is planning to strip itself down closer to the bare bones of the business through further outsourcing and offshoring, with hopes of making itself into a lean, mean, pharma machine... Read


Let there be dark to see nature's cancer drugs
Scientists are hoping to see the dark amongst the light as they scour nature for its next anticancer drug 'gift'... Read


Wellcome boost for Alzheimer's research
The UK's largest charity, the Wellcome Trust, has awarded £1.3m (€1.9m) to fund the world's largest ever genome-wide association study to identify the genetic origins of Alzheimer's disease... Read


Cholesterol-releasing enzyme to reduce heart disease?
US researchers have identified an enzyme that reduces the build up of heart-disease causing plaques by removing the cholesterol that causes them to form... Read


GSK cut down by Avandia scare
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has emerged as the latest pharma firm to announce closures and job cuts along with its third quarter results, yet another casualty of generic competition and product safety scares... Read

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