The annual meeting of the American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) was held November 8–12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The AAPS’s early estimates put attendance at roughly 8,500, flat with last year’s meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. IBO attended the meeting on Wednesday, November 11, and found an exhibition hall with few visitors. But […]
Company Announcements In August, PerkinElmer exclusively licensed ultra-fast, low cross-talk solid state photomultiplier technology from Max Planck Innovation. The applications that the technology serves include PET, diagnostic scanning and analytical fluorescence. Half-year revenue for Spectris’s Material Analysis unit increased 0.4% to £116.1 million ($172.0 million) to represent 31% of company revenues (see IBO 8/31/09). Excluding […]
Several companies revealed additional details of their acquisitions in their quarterly SEC filings, including purchase price. PerkinElmer paid a total of $64.6 million for its four instrument and lab product–related acquisitions over the last year. The company purchased Analytica of Branford and its MS technology in May for $24 million in cash (see IBO 5/15/09). […]
Chile’s Senate has approved the creation of the Environmental Ministry, which will be voted on by the parliament for final approval. The Ministry would consist of the Superintendent of Environmental Regulation for environmental monitoring and enforcement, and the Environmental Evaluation Services, which would conduct environmental impact studies. The legislation also establishes an environmental court that […]
The United Arab Emirates plans to establish a government body to regulate food and pharmaceutical standards. The FDA will serve as the model for the body. The country follows Saudi Arabia as the second nation in the region to create such an agency. The agency will work closely with the country’s National Pharmaco-vigilance Center, plans […]
India is an attractive location for the operations of not only the world’s largest drug companies, but mid-sized companies as well. To establish themselves in the country, many foreign firms have made acquisitions or set up small operations. Among the recent acquirers is Perrigo, which bought Vedants Drugs and Fine Chemicals this fall and plans […]
The EU is expanding its number of Biosafety-Level 4 laboratories (BSL-4). BSL-4 labs are designed for research on the most dangerous pathogens and incorporate extensive safety features. Eight new facilities are under construction or planned and will join the six labs that currently operate in Britain, Germany, Sweden and France. The new labs are needed […]
The World Health Organization estimates that the swine flu has claimed 6,250 lives. The Americas shows the highest rate of death with 4,512 people having died from the virus. In the US alone, new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the total number of fatalities at 3,900. The spread of the […]
Although prospects for the mining industry have improved from a year ago, its most recent gains remain precarious. Some observers assert that the demand for metals from China and other developing countries is returning and will remain strong, with the effects of the global economic slowdown having only temporary effect. Rio Tinto estimates that global […]
US sales of biologics increased 4.5% last year to about $46.5 billion, down from historical double-digit growth due to safety concerns and market saturation. Among the nine classes of biologics, the largest therapeutic class, with 35% of the market, remains monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). US sales of mAbs increased an estimated 13% in 2008, down from […]
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