SMi Systems, a company specializing in single molecule imaging and quantification technologies, has disclosed a £6m seed funding round to develop the utility of a novel multi-omic platform for in vitro diagnosis and biomedical research.
Thermo Fisher Scientific says it is buying Finesse Solutions, its long-term supplier of measurement and control solutions for bioprocessing applications.
Terms such as ‘copycats’ and ‘knock-offs’ are inaccurate and misleading, say drugmakers. We ask therefore how industry and the media should refer to biosimilar products?
GE Healthcare has pledged its support and technology to a national £55m ($86m) Cell Therapy manufacturing centre in Stevenage, UK, set to launch in 2017.
India is looking to stimulate investment in biotechnology through bioclusters and development of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB).
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at INC Research, PPD, Catalent, Celerion, Pharmanet and CIToxLAB.
Bayer HealthCare is investing €35m ($47m) in a new centre for the biotechnological production of ‘innovative’ pharmaceuticals to be used in clinical trials.
Invitrogen has created three new business divisions in a move to
strengthen its position in the growing biotechnology industry and
drive growth through improving links between its product
development cycle and customer base.
