Today on DrugResearcher.com   Astellas snaps up cancer antibody specialists Agensys ERC to provide 4bn Euros for 'far-reaching research' Nano-flares light the way for in-cell mRNA detection Xenome and Amylin team up to poison metabolic diseases Private equity firm puts crores into Indian CRO

Related Industry News   AstraZeneca finds buyer for German plant PolyTherics gets funding for antibody fragments Contract manufacturing news in brief Chromatide wins GRAND grant for enzyme-catalysis development

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	Related Industry News AstraZeneca finds buyer for German plant Reports emerged in the German press yesterday claiming that AstraZeneca has found a buyer for its Plankstadt manufacturing facility... Read PolyTherics gets funding for antibody fragments PolyTherics has been boosted with £350,000 ($723,135) in funding to explore the development and production of long-lasting therapeutic antibody fragments... Read Contract manufacturing news in brief Dr Reddy's, China Aoxing Pharmaceutical, Cook Pharmica and Alpha Biologics have all recently announced contract manufacturing news... Read Chromatide wins GRAND grant for enzyme-catalysis development Chromatide has been awarded a grant to help it develop an enzyme immobilisation method using its unique polymer systems that should enable them to be used in flow-chemistry systems... Read Weekly Comment South Africa 'underutilised' for clinical trials While India, the Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and Latin America are all gaining recognition as potential new hot spots, South Africa remains 'underutilised as a clinical trial destination,' according to a prominent industry figure. Read Previous Headlines Preclinical services news in brief In this week's review of activity within the preclinical research services arena, news has emerged involving ChemDiv, SRI International, ShangPharma, Ranbaxy and Xceleron... Read Targeted Genetics restarts trial after death The US Food and Drug Administration has allowed Targeted Genetics to restart testing its arthritis gene therapy after deciding the drug wasn't at fault when one person died in the original clinical trial... Read Paediatric drugs and testing highlighted The importance of paediatric drug formulations and clinical trials in children was highlighted at this month's American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) conference in San Diego... Read Exploring protein interactions in 'technicolour' A triple-colour bioluminescent assay has been developed that promises to speed-up high content screening (HCS) analysis by enabling multiple-target monitoring... Read Pharma should keep outsourcing in mind The pharmaceutical industry is backward when it comes to outsourcing, industry experts said at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) conference in San Diego last week... Read Technical / White Papers, Case studies, Web casts Benefits of integrating human tissue research in drug discovery - Technical / White Paper Manufacturing Variations in Polysorbate Batches - Technical / White Paper Product Information - brochures, Web centers ZIC®-HILIC Separation of Polar and Hydrophilic Compounds - Product Presentation DAICEL chiral chromatography products - Company Profile Rapid HPLC method development with ChromSword®Auto software - Product Presentation Separation of polar compounds - Application Notes Product Innovation Alerts - Free of Charge Indicate your research interests and receive alerts on relevant products and market innovations Analysis and instrumentation Assays and screening Cell culture & Equipment Chromatography Compounds and consumables Contract services (outsourcing) Drug discovery Genomics / Proteomics Informatics & IT Lab equipment & consumables Liquid handling and automation Liquid handling and sample preparation Production technologies Separation and purification

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