PPD Plans to Acquire InnoPharm to Augment Its Eastern European Presence

CRO obtains offices in Russia and Ukraine. PPD has agreed to purchase InnoPharm to expand its CRO services into Russia and Ukraine. “With more than...

Quintessence Retains Althea Technologies to Produce First Lead Candidate

IND filing for protein oncology drug planned in first quarter. Althea Technologies was awarded a contract from Quintessence Biosciences under a manufacturing supply agreement to...

Clinical Data and Affymetrix Sign  Marketing Deal for New Drug Metabolism...

Clinical Data and Affymetrix signed a marketing agreement for Affymetrix’ drug metabolizing enzymes and transporter (DMET) early access solution. Cogenics and Epidauros Biotechnologie, both...

Application Note: Continuous Cell Profiling Technology

Moving drug candidates through the various phases of development is a complex process. It is necessary to analyze the drug’s effect on the whole...

NOVEL STRATEGY FOR TREATMENT OF HIV AND OTHER VIRAL INFECTIONS

- GEN's Editor-in-Chief John Sterling interviews Stephen Becker, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Koronis Pharmaceuticals

Application Note: High-Throughput Process Development

Miniaturization and automation are bringing new tools and strategies to cell-culture process development for production of therapeutic proteins. In addition to automating existing culture...

UNIVERSITY-BASED CONTRACT MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS: HOW TO SUCCEED IN A VERY COMPETITIVE...

- GEN's Editor-in-Chief John Sterling interviews Michael Meagher, Ph.D., Donald F. and Mildred T. Othmer Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Director, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Process Development Facility

Biomarkers Transform R&D

FDA defines a biomarker as a characteristic “objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to...

Trends in Mass Spec: Understanding a Drug’s Metabolic Profile

The annual meeting of the American Association of Mass Spectrometry held in June featured the debut of many improved and modified mass spec instruments...

Biomarket Trends: Pain Therapeutics Sector Ripe with Potential

Pain affects all of us sometimes and many of us all the time. Yet, the pharmacologic therapies available to alleviate pain have changed little...