Keyword: R&D

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GSK Bets on Chimp Virus with $321 Million Vaccines Buy

29.05.2013 - GlaxoSmithKline is betting on a new vaccine technology based on chimpanzee viruses by acquiring Swiss-based Okairos for €250 million ($321 million) - the latest bolt-on biotech buy...

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Evonik Launches New Composites Project House

28.05.2013 - Evonik Industries launched its Composites Project House in spring 2013. Evonik's tenth project house is based primarily in Marl, with a branch in Darmstadt. The Composites Project...

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Evonik, OPX Biotechnologies to Jointly Develop Bio-Based Chemicals

24.05.2013 - OPX Biotechnologies and Evonik Industries today announced the two companies have entered into an agreement to jointly develop certain bio-based specialty chemicals. The joint...

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New J&J Anti-depressant Related to "Special K" Party Drug

23.05.2013 - Johnson & Johnson said it plans to seek approvals for 11 new drugs by 2017, including a new type of treatment for patients with depression that have failed to benefit from standard...

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Pfizer Takes its Shot at a Vaccine for Evasive Superbug

23.05.2013 - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the...

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U.S. Government Taps GlaxoSmithKline for New Antibiotic

22.05.2013 - The U.S. government has signed an antibiotics development deal worth up to $200 million with GlaxoSmithKline to tackle the dual threats of drug resistance and bioterrorism. The...

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Monsanto Tests Planting Platform

16.05.2013 - Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, is developing two new platforms that diverge from its core business and are seen as potential key long-term growth drivers, according to...

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Aesica Enters Research Collaboration with University of Nottingham

14.05.2013 - Aesica, the global contract manufacturing organisation (CMO), announces a partnership with the University of Nottingham for the commercial development of alternative methods in...