Europe

IMI launches $319M 8th call for proposals

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 10:41 AM

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), the world’s largest public-private partnership in health, is launching its eighth call for proposals. With a total budget of $319 million ($188 million cash from IMI, plus a $131 million in-kind contribution from participating EFPIA companies), the projects resulting from this call will tackle some of the biggest challenges in health research.

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Vivalis, Intercell merge to create Valneva

Monday, December 17, 2012 03:06 PM

The management boards of Vivalis, a biopharmaceutical company focused on cell-based solutions, and Intercell, a vaccine-biotechnology company, have agreed to the terms of a merger to create the newly-named Valneva, a European biotechnology company in vaccines and antibodies.

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U.K.’s MRC invests over $17M in stratified medicine research

Thursday, December 13, 2012 08:00 AM

The U.K.’s Medical Research Council (MRC) plans to invest $17.1 million in three major new collaborations that will advance the emerging field of stratified medicine—investigating why different patients with the same diagnosis respond differently to treatments.

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Galderma to acquire Spirig Pharma

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 02:31 PM

Galderma Pharma, a Switzerland-based global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spirig Pharma, a Swiss company that develops, produces, and markets dermatological products.

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Roche to invest $258M in diagnostics production in Germany

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 02:02 PM

Switzerland-based Roche has announced plans to invest over $258 million in its Penzberg biotechnology center, near Munich, Germany.

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uniQure initiates phase I study in acute intermittent porphyria

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:48 AM

uniQure, a company that researches and develops human gene based therapies, has initiated its phase I clinical trial in acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).

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TFS International acquires all shares of Dimensione Ricerca

Monday, December 10, 2012 12:26 PM

TFS International, a CRO based in Sweden, has signed an agreement to acquire Dimensione Ricerca, an independent clinical CRO based in Rome and Milan, Italy.

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Recipharm invests in analytical development services

Monday, December 10, 2012 11:27 AM

Recipharm, a contract development and manufacturing organization based in Sweden, has invested in expanding its capacity in analytical services and stability studies at its facility in Solna, Sweden.

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Former Merck Serono headquarters in Geneva could host a new Wyss Institute

Friday, December 7, 2012 01:43 PM

A dedicated consortium comprised of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Dr. Hansjörg Wyss and the Bertarelli family has developed a project to convert part of the former Merck Serono site in Geneva, Switzerland, into a multi-development facility.

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ACM Global relocates to expanded lab facilities in Europe

Friday, December 7, 2012 12:19 PM

The central laboratory of ACM Global, a clinical trials testing service, has been relocated its laboratory facilities in York, England.

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