Russ Swan, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Biotechnology Companies",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Laboratorytalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Agilent completes acquisition of Velocity11 from
Agilent Technologies Europe, which we summarised at the time by saying "The acquisition of privately held Velocity11 enables Agilent to offer a more comprehensive suite to its life science customers in the pharmaceutical, biotech and academic
research markets".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Appointments round-up, November 2007 from
SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor: "A collection of movers and shakers who have changed position recently in the laboratory sector, part one of a new series of reports".
In June 2007, we covered the news from Sartorius Group
- take a look at Uwe Gottschalk joins board at VBU
which says: "Members of the VBU Association of German biotech companies unanimously elected Uwe Gottschalk, vice president of purification technologies at Sartorius Biotech, to the board at their conference".
Take a look also at the news release from Deutsche Messe, Biotechnica moves to annual timing in Hannover,
as well as Services extended to the biotechnology market from Invetech,
and Single-use systems with disposable biocontainers from Pall.
See also:
GMP protein analysis services launched by Protagen
(April 2007)
Protagen has recently completed a programme of work under GMP for Nordmark Pharma, Hamburg and will now introduce the GMP services to a wider circle of pharmaceutical customers
Genevac acquired by Riverlake Partners
(April 2007)
Riverlake Partners, a Portland USA-based private equity firm, announced the acquisition of Genevac from Thermo Fisher Scientific
Contract win with Novartis Canada
(April 2007)
Warnex will perform pharmacogenetic and bioanalytical services for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada's Gleevec monitoring programme
Networking on stem cells and regenerative medicine
(April 2007)
The latest one-day LTN networking event was held on 28 March 2007 on innovative technologies in stem cells and regenerative medicine
Biotechnica 2007 looks to industrial applications
(March 2007)
Europe's leading biotechnology show is about to open its doors once again - the international trade fair Biotechnica will be taking place at the Hannover Exhibition Center from 9 to 11 October 2007
Oligonucleotide separations technology from Waters
(February 2007)
Waters has announced the introduction of two new sets of columns for UPLC and HPLC for the purification and analysis of oligonucleotides
Biotechnology companies flock to innovation centre
(February 2007)
Two new companies have opted to join the London Bioscience Innovation Centre (LBIC), which is the first centre of its kind in London
ClinPhone expands presence in New England
(February 2007)
ClinPhone has established a new operations office in Boston, USA, to enables it to increase its localised support to customers
Announcing the Pioneers in Miniaturisation prize
(January 2007)
David Beebe has been named as the first winner of this prestigious new prize, established by two of the major players in the miniaturisation sector, the Lab on a Chip journal and Corning
BioAsia 2007 Thailand expects thousands of visitor
(January 2007)
Thailand's first international biotechnology conference and exhibition event will be held 7-9 November 2007 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC), Bangkok
ClinPhone appoints business development director
(December 2006)
ClinPhone has appointed Ralf Oxenfarth as business development director, following the company's substantial growth over the past 12 months
New board and management team appointments
(December 2006)
Glide Pharma has strengthened its board with the appointment of Charles Swingland, and its senior management team with the appointment of Simon Bennett
Custom gene synthesis services expand
(December 2006)
Invitrogen has entered into a strategic development and distribution relationship to invest in Blue Heron Biotechnology in exchange for worldwide rights to distribute custom gene synthesis services
Awards recognise consistent and strong growth
(December 2006)
Velocity11, a supplier of automation technology solutions for life science laboratories, has been cited in two recent polls of fastest growing North American companies
Commercialising functional human protein arrays
(November 2006)
In November 2004, Sigma-Aldrich and Procognia announced an exclusive partnership for commercialisation of functional human protein arrays
Velocity starts to accelerate
(October 2006)
Velocity11, a supplier of automation technology for life science laboratories, has announced relocation of its European headquarters to new, larger purpose built offices in the UK
Biotech firm in fight against hospital superbugs
(October 2006)
A company at the forefront of the fight against the MRSA superbug is developing new technology to speed up tests for other potentially deadly hospital infections
Screening service expedites lead optimisation
(October 2006)
Millipore has announced the availability of GPCRProfiler screening, an innovative service for selectivity screening, characterisation of lead compounds, and screening of focused GPCR libraries
Pall to expand life sciences in Puerto Rico
(October 2006)
Establishment of a life sciences centre of excellence will significantly expand Pall's capacity on the island, enhancing its ability to meet the increasing demand for its high quality technologies
Cornish chemistry takes science conference stage
(September 2006)
Last week the Royal Society of Chemistry revealed that the latest figures from Ucas show chemistry acceptances across UK universities have risen 18.1 per cent since 2003
'Significant progress' in diabetes therapeutics
(September 2006)
Technical poster describes study of modified GLP-1 analogues which have been stabilised against proteolysis, yet are at least as active as native GLP-1 in both promoting insulin release in cell assays
Increased sensitivity for protein drug screening
(September 2006)
Ideal for protein binding studies in drug screening, this cryogenically cooled NMR probe observes fluorine tags an order of magnitude faster than conventional probes
Three finalists named for Biotechnica Award 2006
(September 2006)
International jury has nominated biotechnology companies Amaxa from Germany, Intercell from Austria, and Genmab from Denmark for the award, which is worth a total of 40,000 euros in prize money
Nextgen's strategic move into the gene synthesis
(August 2006)
NextGen enters into agreement with Gene Oracle to acquire a global non-exclusive licence to its proprietary gene synthesis products and services in return for technology transfer fees and royalties
Outsourcing preclinical toxicology studies
(August 2006)
As life science firms continue to recognize the advantages of outsourcing product development and research work, the need to identify and coordinate such projects efficiently is critical
$1.9M grant by France's National Research Agency
(August 2006)
Will be used to fund the company's intracellular molecular imaging (IMI) project, one of 70 selected from 400 applications for funding in the area of biology and healthcare technological innovation
Celliance acquires UCOE technology from Innovata
(July 2006)
UCOE (ubiquitous chromatin opening element) gene expression technology bought from Innovata, a UK based product development company focused on respiratory disease and inhaled therapies
State-of-the-art systems for custom peptides
(July 2006)
Combination of mass based systems with expanded synthesis capacity creates a state-of-the-art manufacturing environment for achieving the highest throughput and quality
Cellomics confers with European customers
(June 2006)
More than 60 customers shared their experiences and provided insight for development of new tools during Cellomics's second annual European user group meeting held recently in Dublin
Success factors in pharma-biotech alliances
(June 2006)
With pharma companies experiencing weak R+D pipelines and biotechnology companies grappling with funding shortfalls, strategic alliances are being wielded as a tool for survival
Gripper facilitates movement of microplates
(June 2006)
Velocity11 has announced the global launch of the gripper accessory for its Bravo liquid handling platform at the forthcoming Elrig high throughput techniques meeting on 19 July 2006
Novexin adds industry experts to its board
(May 2006)
Novexin, a company specialising in protein processing technology, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tim McCarthy and James Culverwell as non-executive directors
Microplate sealing for PCR and DNA sequencing
(May 2006)
Velocity11 has announced two new materials sealing films enabling optimised sealing of of PCR and DNA sequencing microplates used in PCR and DNA sequencing applications with its PlateLoc system
Optimised sealing of microplates
(May 2006)
Velocity11 has announced two new materials sealing films enabling optimised sealing of of PCR and DNA sequencing microplates used in PCR and DNA sequencing applications with its PlateLoc system