Alliances and Mergers
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Strand Life Sciences Collaborates with Pharmidex
Banglore-based Strand Life Sciences, a drug discovery and development company, has forged a partnership with Pharmidex to assess the ability of compounds to cross blood-brain barrier (BBB). Under the terms of agreement, both parties will develop s…
Alliances and Mergers | 12 April 2006
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Bharat Biotech and Novavax Team Up to Develop Avian Flu Vaccine
Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), a Hyderabad-based research company, has announced plans to join hands with US-based Novavax to develop the pandemic flu vaccine. Under the agreement, BBIL will provide funds for preclinical and clinical…
Alliances and Mergers | 10 April 2006
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WuXi PharmaTech is Beilstein’s Largest Customer
WuXi PharmaTech has signed an agreement with NeoTrident Technology and Elsevier MDL to increase the user seats of CrossFire Beilstein and MDL Patent Chemistry Database platform. The move also makes WuXi PharmaTech the largest Beilstein industry custo…
Alliances and Mergers | 07 April 2006
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Kemwell Acquires Pfizer’s Plant
Indian-based contract pharmaceutical manufacturer Kemwell has bought over Pfizer’s production plant in Uppsals and is making plans to penetrate and extend its services into Europe. Pfizer will continue to manufacture Salazopyrin, an anti-inflamm…
Alliances and Mergers | 05 April 2006
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Pharmaceutical Companies Invest Heavily in China
Pharmaceutical companies are investing in China in a move to gain entry into its market which is projected to surpass US$25 billion by 2010. Besides the cost-saving factor, the Chinese pharmaceutical market provides a communication link between ph…
Alliances and Mergers | 30 March 2006
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MRCT and Chinese National Center for Drug Screening Start Drug Discovery Collaboration for Malaria
Medical Research Council Technology (MRCT) has announced its drug discovery collaboration with Chinese National Center for Drug Screening (NCDS). The partnership will enable the target to be screened against a larger compound library. More …
Alliances and Mergers | 21 March 2006
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The National Center for Drug Screening Forges Research Partnership with Lundbeck
The National Center for Drug Screening (NCDS) in Shanghai and H. Lundbeck A/S have entered into a long-term research agreement. Under the terms of agreement, both parties will discover novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurological and ps…
Alliances and Mergers | 13 March 2006
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Oxygenix to Establish R&D Center in Singapore
Japanese-based Oxygenix Co., Ltd announced that it has concluded an agreement with Bio*One Capital to establish an R&D facility in Singapore to generate therapeutic drugs, including small molecules and biologics, using Oxygenix’s liposome design an…
Alliances and Mergers | 03 March 2006
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Pharma Companies Look to R&D Operations in China
Biopharma in China is thriving and the country is most likely to emerge as the world’s fifth-largest national markets for pharmaceuticals by 2010. According to a report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), A Game Plan for China, multinational phar…
Alliances and Mergers | 02 March 2006
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Taro Eyes on India to Enhance Competitiveness
US-based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries has inked two outsourcing deals with Indian contract research organizations (CROs) in a move to enhance its competitive position in the US market. India is gaining popularity for its outsourcing of R&D servi…
Alliances and Mergers | 21 February 2006
