Europe

Pathogenica achieves CE marking for HAI BioDetection Kit

Monday, August 19, 2013 03:32 PM

Pathogenica has achieved the CE mark under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for its HAI BioDetection kit that runs on the Ion PGM benchtop sequencer.  This milestone marks the HAI BioDetection CE-IVD kit as the first sequence-based infectious disease diagnostic kit on the market.

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ABPI launches clinical trial disclosure toolkit

Friday, August 16, 2013 11:36 AM

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched a clinical trial disclosure toolkit to help pharmaceutical companies meet clinical trial transparency requirements.

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Telormedix receives E.U. funding for Psoriasis treatment

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 09:00 AM

Telormedix, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) small molecules in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, has raised funding from the European Eurostars Program to coordinate an international research project involving a consortium of companies aimed at developing new formulations of one of the company’s drug candidates, TMX-302, for the treatment of psoriasis.

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U.K. grants $192.4 million to researchers

Friday, August 9, 2013 01:20 PM

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has granted $192.4 million to health researchers across the U.K. to tackle the nation’s most pressing health problems.

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Trevor Jones appointed chairman of Simbec Research

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 11:00 AM

CRO Simbec Research has appointed professor Trevor M. Jones  non-executive chairman of the board of directors. Jones was formerly group R&D director of Wellcome and director general of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).

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Alexion opening operations in Ireland

Friday, July 26, 2013 03:04 PM

Alexion Pharmaceuticalsis opening an office and laboratory facility in Dublin in conjunction with the company’s decision to establish a global supply chain facility in Ireland. Alexion has begun recruiting approximately 50 employees for a range of initial positions in its supply chain, quality assurance, quality control and logistics functions to open by yearend.

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EFPIA, PhRMA release joint principles for responsible data sharing

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 01:41 PM

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) have endorsed joint “Principles for Responsible Clinical Trial Data Sharing: Our Commitment to Patients and Researchers.”

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BI, EFSD commit $3.3 million to European diabetes research initiatives

Friday, July 19, 2013 01:27 PM

The Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) and European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) partnership has announced the recipients of its European-wide funding initiative targeted at diabetes research. Totaling $3.3 million, these are the first grants to be awarded as part of the EFSD/Boehringer Ingelheim European Diabetes Research Programs, which aim to stimulate and accelerate European research in diabetes.

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Aesica appoints two business development managers

Monday, July 15, 2013 01:32 PM

Aesica, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has appointed Sven Thomas and David Ross business development managers. They will ensure potential customers are aware of how their manufacturing and development needs can be supported.

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Pfizer invests $130 million in two Irish manufacturing sites

Friday, July 12, 2013 02:12 PM

Pfizer is investing $130 million in two of its Irish manufacturing sites, $100 million in the Grange Castle site in Dublin and $30 million in the Ringaskiddy site in Cork. 

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