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Life Technologies appoints head of global research and development
Life Technologies announced that Alan B Sachs, MD, PhD, former vice president, exploratory and translational sciences for Merck Research Laboratories, has joined the company as head of global research and development.
life | 11 April 2012
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Major IT trends shaping life sciences in 2012
Three IT trends will shape the life sciences in 2012, according to an analysis by SAFE-BioPharma Association. They are the expanded use of standards-based interoperable digital identities, cloud computing in clinical trials, and the use of electronic trial master files for clinical trial management.
life | 23 March 2012
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Life Technologies partners with DaAn Gene
Life Technologies announced that it has signed an agreement with DaAn Gene, a Chinese company in molecular in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), to form Life Technologies DaAn Diagnostics, a joint venture diagnostics business in China. The move is expected to contribute to the early diagnosis of oncology, infectious diseases and genetic diseases. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
life | 05 March 2012
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Life Technologies plant wins award
First biotechnology plant to win IndustryWeek’s award, cited for nventory reductions, gross margin and productivity improvements, high performance teams, lean manufacturing principles and six sigma.
life | 01 March 2012
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Life Technologies appoints president of medical sciences
Life Technologies announced that Ronnie Andrews, former CEO of Clarient and Segment Leader, GE Molecular Diagnostics, has joined the company as president, medical sciences.
life | 10 February 2012
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PerkinElmer completes acquisition of Caliper Life Sciences
PerkinElmer has completed the acquisition of Caliper Life Sciences. In September, PerkinElmer announced its intent to acquire Caliper for US$10.50 per share, for a total net purchase price of approximately $600 million in cash.
life | 11 November 2011
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ISPE releases product quality lifecycle implementation guide series
ISPE announced that it has released Parts 1 and 2 of a new series of Good Practice Guides on Product Quality Lifecycle Implementation (PQLI). These two new Guides comprise the official first and second volumes of a planned series of PQLI Guides, which collectively address product and process development through a quality by design approach that covers the entire product lifecycle.
life | 09 November 2011
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Gyros and GE Healthcare Life Sciences sign distribution agreement for Japan
Brings the Gyros nanoliter-scale immunoassay platform to biopharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturers in Japan.
life | 12 July 2011
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Gyros and GE Healthcare Life Sciences sign distribution agreement for Japan
Gyros AB announced that GE Healthcare Life Sciences has become the sole distributor for the company's nanoliter-scale immunoassay platform in Japan. According to Gyros, its platform is increasingly used by major biopharmaceutical companies and their …
life | 01 July 2011
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Pharmacovigilance: At the intersection of healthcare and life sciences
Pharmacovigilance and safety surveillance has evolved from yesterday’s focus on transactional activity and information fl ow to today’s awareness of the importance of risk management and proactive signal detection.
life | 01 July 2011
