R and D

News

Prosonix offers co-crystal development service – 3-Sep-2010

Aimed at the manufacturing of co-crystals for use in inhaled and oral medicines

Colorcon opens technical service lab in Istanbul – 2-Sep-2010

Contains processing suites for film coating trials

MorphoSys signs anti-bacterial deal with Absynth – 2-Sep-2010

Secures access to innovative targets associated with Staphylococcus aureus infections

Sigma Life Science enters genetically modified cell market – 2-Sep-2010

Engineered cell lines exploit CompoZr zinc finger nuclease technology

Study to develop lab-on-a-chip for cancer diagnosis – 2-Sep-2010

Imec and European partners join MIRACLE project

Articles

Viral count for vaccines – 27-May-2010

Knowing viral concentrations increases our understanding of the behaviour of some vaccines. Andrew Malloy, head of Applications Sciences, NanoSight, explains how nanoparticle tracking analysis can quantify viral content

A silent revolution – 5-May-2010

Increased understanding of RNA interference has led to an explosion of gene silencing drug research projects. Dr Sarah Houlton reviews the progress being made in recent drug trials and looks at the remaining challenges

New drugs for a tough market – 7-Apr-2010

With healthcare authorities demanding more affordable products with increased efficacy, getting new drugs onto the market is no mean feat. Dr Sarah Houlton reviews the new chemical entities hoping to meet today’s needs

Leading the way – 7-Apr-2010

Successful drug research depends on high-quality hits in early screening. Trevor Perrior, research director at Domainex, explains why researchers are adopting a new method that turns high-throughput screening on its head

Mixing on a mini scale – 12-Mar-2010

It can be a challenge to get mix rare ingredients on a small scale. Peter Swanson of Intertronics suggests a solution

Events

Clinical Outsourcing Partnerships in Central & Eastern Europe – 27-Aug-2010

27 - 28 September 2010
Brussels, Belgium

Advancing Clinical Research in Turkey, Middle East & North Africa – 27-Aug-2010

23 - 24 September 2010
Istanbul, Turkey

Next Generation Sequencing – 26-Aug-2010

23 November 2010
Hinxton Hall, Cambridge, UK

Portfolio Management – 24-Aug-2010

2 - 3 November 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Risk-Sharing & Value-Based Pricing & Reimbursement Models – 24-Aug-2010

14 - 15 September 2010
Arlington, Virginia, US

Adverse Events: Managing and Reporting for Pharmaceuticals – 24-Aug-2010

14 - 15 September 2010
Chicago, Illinois, US

High-content analysis – 23-Aug-2010

11 - 14 January 2011
San Francisco, California, US

Biomarker Assay Development – 20-Aug-2010

31 January - 2 February 2011
San Diego, California, US

microRNA in Human Diseases and Development – 19-Aug-2010

28 - 30 March 2011
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

Mastering Cost Management for Global Clinical Trials – 3-Aug-2010

7 - 8 September 2010
Boston, Massachusetts, US

Joint DIA/EMA Workshop on statistical methodology in clinical r&d – 28-Jul-2010

27 - 29 September 2010
Vienna, Austria

ASNM Annual Conference – 28-Jul-2010

14 - 16 October 2010
Potomac, Maryland, US

Clinical Trials Research and Development Project Management Training – 28-Jul-2010

15 - 16 September 2010
Reading, UK

SPICA 2010 – 22-Jul-2010

12 – 15 September 2010
Clarion Hotel, Skanstull, Stockholm, Sweden

Biobanking: maximising your investment – 21-Jul-2010

6 - 8 December 2010
Providence, Rhode Island, US

The Scale-Up of Chemical Processes – 20-Jul-2010

12 - 14 July 2011
Boston, MA, US

Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference – 19-Jul-2010

23 - 25 February 2011
San Francisco, CA, US

The Compound Management Forum – 14-Jul-2010

7 - 8 December 2010
Providence, Rhode Island, US

2010 mHealth Summit – 8-Jul-2010

8 - 10 November 2010
Washington, DC, US

The Power of Outsourcing in Early Through Preclinical Drug Development – 5-Jul-2010

9 September 2010
Hyatt Regency, La Jolla, CA

China Trials 2010 – 1-Jul-2010

7 - 9 November 2010
Beijing, China

RNAi for Functional Screens – 30-Jun-2010

3 - 4 November 2010
Boston, MA, US

Eighth Annual Strategic Resource Management – 11-Jun-2010

3 - 4 November 2010
Crowne Plaza, Philadelphia, PA, US

Diabetes Drug Discovery – 10-Jun-2010

3 - 4 November 2010
Boston, MA, US

Immunogenicity Summit – 7-Jun-2010

19 - 21 October 2010
Philadelphia, PA, US

Clinical Project Management Forum – 3-Jun-2010

5 - 6 October 2010
Philadelphia, PA, US

International Light Scattering Colloquium (ILSC) – 1-Jun-2010

18 - 19 October 2010
Santa Barbara, California, US

EBF 3rd Open Conference – 28-May-2010

1 - 3 December
Barcelona, Spain

Pharmig 19th Annual Conference – 28-May-2010

24 - 25 November 2010
Nottingham, UK

NCRI Cancer Conference – 28-May-2010

7 - 10 November 2010
Liverpool, UK

10th Annual Pep Talk – 28-May-2010

10 – 14 January 2011
San Diego, California, US

Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2010 – 26-May-2010

5 - 7 October 2010
Hannover, Germany

Accelerating Proof-of-Concept – 20-May-2010

4 - 6 October 2010
Philadelphia, PA, US

Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) in Organic Process R&D – 18-May-2010

1 - 2 November 2010
Clearwater, Florida, US

Stem Cells in Drug Discovery and Development – 17-May-2010

8 - 9 November 2010
San Diego, CA, US

Clinical Training Forum 2010 – 30-Apr-2010

4 - 5 October 2010
Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Downtown, Philadelphia, PA, US

Ion Channels as Therapeutic Targets – 16-Apr-2010

2 - 3 November 2010
World Trade Center, Boston, Massachusetts, US

Discovery on Target – 13-Apr-2010

2 – 4 November 2010
World Trade Center, Boston, Massachusetts, US

Adapt 2010 – 9-Apr-2010

13 - 16 September 2010
Arlington, Virginia, US

Next-generation sequencing data management – 10-Mar-2010

27 - 29 September 2010
Rhode Island Convention Centre, Providence, RI, US

Organic Process Research & Development – 3-Mar-2010

13 - 15 September 2010
Barcelona, Spain

Pharma ChemOutsourcing – 22-Feb-2010

14 - 16 September 2010
Ocean Place Resort - Long Branch, NJ

Jobs & People

Amarin names Colin Stewart as president and ceo – 17-Aug-2010

Has been in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 30 years

Worldwide Clinical Trials appoints Evelyn Graham – 16-Aug-2010

To lead sales, marketing and business development for late-stage business

Ricerca Biosciences hires Carlos Martínez Manchado – 16-Aug-2010

Joins team of analytical scientists

Pacific Biosciences expands into EU – 13-Aug-2010

Appoints European vp and signs up Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute as first EU customer

Marc Hummersone joins Pharminox board – 2-Aug-2010

Takes responsibility for discovery research operations and strategy as research director