research & development

AstraZeneca to Establish Global Drug Research Center in Beijing

Britain’s AstraZeneca wants to invest $2.5 billion in Beijing, China to establish its sixth global strategic R&D center.

AstraZeneca Plans $570 Million Investment in Canada

To support the move to a larger office facility in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, AstraZeneca plans to invest $570 million in Canada, creating more than 700 jobs.

Avantor Opens New US Innovation Center in Bridgewater

Avantor has opened its latest Innovation Center in Bridgewater, New Jersey, US, “to support the growing demands for monoclonal antibodies, cell and gene therapy and mRNA workflows.” The new center is now part of the company’s network of 13 global research and innovation centers.

AstraZeneca to Invest $3.5 Billion in the US

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca plans to invest $3.5 billion in the US to expand the company’s research and manufacturing footprint by the end of 2026.

Making Lab Automation Actually Work

Manual experiment monitoring and data capture is still the status quo in most biotech and pharma labs, compromising efficiency and project timescales. But there is a better way.

Accelerating Chemicals Innovation

The Spanish computational chemistry start-up Nextmol (Bytelab Solutions), a spin-off from the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre, offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that accelerates research and innovation in sustainable specialty chemicals through “in silico” experiments using molecular modeling and artificial intelligence (AI).

Elementis Plans New R&D Unit in Portugal

UK’s Elementis, a global specialty chemicals company, will be opening a new unit in Portugal, featuring a center of excellence and R&D laboratory. The new unit, which will be headquartered in Porto and is scheduled to open in the first half of 2024, will support the company’s business segments Personal Care and Performance Specialties and also reinforce the current R&D capacity of the Elementis' laboratories in Asia and the Americas.

EFPIA: New EU Rules May Rush Pharma Innovation Decline

According to the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), a major revision of pharmaceutical regulations as proposed by the European Commission in April this year could shrink Europe's share of global research and development by a third to 21% by 2040, resulting in a loss of investment of €2 billion ($2.15 billion) a year.

DMC Opens New Lab in North Carolina

DMC Biotechnologies announced a new 880 square meter (9,500 square foot) metabolic engineering and fermentation facility in North Carolina, to support a team of scientists advancing DMC products and active collaborations.

Solvay Expands China Research and Innovation Center in Shanghai

With the inauguration of a new research building in the Shanghai Technology Park, Solvay has completed the expansion of its China Research & Innovation Center (R&I). The company said that it has invested more than 4 billion RMB (approximately €500 million) in its Chinese R&I hub since 2005.

Webinar Series: The Future of Scientific Product Innovation and Manufacturing in the Life Sciences Industry

Expert Webinar: Efficient and Innovative Labs in the 21st Century

Ireland’s Thriving Pharma and Chemicals Producers Optimistic about Brexit

New Rules For Pharma

Cambrex Invests in Swedish cGMP Facility

Cerbios' new State-of the-art R&D Centre for HPAI and mAb Development

Supplier-Customer Relationship

The New Globalism

Sanofi Appoints Dr. Yong-Jun Liu as Head of Global Research

Innovative Medicine with Rising Productivity Targets

US Companies Point to Increased Federal Regulations as Barrier to Growth

Devalued and Distrusted

SOCMA’s Annual Washington Fly-In

Astrazeneca CEO Gets Two Cheers after First Year in Job

BASF Opens $33 Million Research Expansion in North Carolina

BASF Taps Asian Researchers to Boost Growth in Region

Evonik Launches New Composites Project House

Evonik, OPX Biotechnologies to Jointly Develop Bio-Based Chemicals

Monsanto Tests Planting Platform

Lanxess Opens Application Development Center for Asian Plastics Industry

BASF Steps Up Measures Against Patent Infringements

Wacker Expands Its Technical Center in Brazil

Wacker Opens Technical Center for Carpet Applications in the USA

Purac, Perstorp in Partnership to Develop Caprolactone Lactide Co-product

Atotech, Case Western Reserve University Signed R&D Agreement