17-Apr-2008 - Dr Hans Groeger has been appointed to the role of site manager at Roche Carolina's Florence facility.
12-Mar-2008 - Germany's Merck KGaA is still on the lookout for acquisitions or in-licensing deals to fill out its pharmaceutical business following the purchase and integration of Swiss biotech Serono.
22-Nov-2007 - Merck & Co. and its partner Vertex Pharmaceuticals have stopped enrolling cancer patients to the clinical trial of its aurora kinase trial after one patient suffered heart problems.
24-Oct-2007 - In a shock announcement at its third quarter financial results, Merck KGaA has said it will stop its diabetes research and partner out any current programmes.
12-Sep-2007 - Crucell, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and SupplyScape have all had people on the move in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
11-Sep-2007 - Two privately held biotech companies developing compounds to prevent blood clots have merged as their second drug candidate enters clinical trials.
06-Sep-2007 - Biomira and Antisoma have both released clinical data showing their respective drugs, a vaccine vs. a standard molecule, improve anticancer responses and survival for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
30-Aug-2007 - Micromet is sticking to its research into cell adhesion antibodies to treat breast cancer and other tumours, hoping it will have more luck than GlaxoSmithKline and Centocor's failed attempt.
23-Aug-2007 - Newron Pharmaceuticals and its partner Merck KGaA suffered a disappointment yesterday, when their investigational Parkinson's disease drug failed a pivotal clinical trial.
24-Jul-2007 - Althea Technologies, Hyaluron, WuXi PharmaTech, Draxis Health, Hill Top Research, Premier Research and Holmes Biopharma have all had people on the move in the world of pharmaceutical outsourcing.
10-Jul-2007 - Pfizer, Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis were the companies who attracted the most interest from pharmaceutical business researchers in the first half of the year, according to a UK pharma market research firm.
27-Jun-2007 - SkyePharma's novel controlled-release sleep therapeutic has been licensed by Somnus Therapeutics in an exclusive worldwide development and commercialisation deal.