January 2008 Volume 4, Issue 1
Volume 4, Issue 1 | January 2008
January 2008
In this Issue
Global News
Expansion in the East
MPI Research forms joint venture with Medicilon in ShanghaiBMS provides strategy, productivity update
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. outlined an in-depth review of its business and research and development operationsEisai to acquire MGI Pharma
Eisai Co. Ltd. and MGI Pharma Inc.recently unveiled a merger agreementArgenta Discovery announces collaboration with Antisoma
Argenta Discovery Ltd. announced that it entered into a fee-for-service collaboration with Antisoma plcResearch & Development
Stemming the spread of cancer
GSK and OncoMed enter alliance for antibody-based oncology therapies that target cancer stem cellsNovartis taps MorphoSys
Ten-year program to develop therapeutic antibody pipeline is valued at up to $1 billion.Heart-stopping research news
A second FDA-approved tyrosine kinase inhibitor shows cardiotoxicityVaccine venture
New institute in Switzerland looks to target HIV, TB and malariaIt’s only natural for GSK, Galapagos
Companies pair up on natural products for new anti-infectivesBioSeek initiates systems biology compound evaluation collaboration with UCB
BioSeek will apply its BioMAP Systems to evaluate a number of UCB compounds across several target classesGenomics & Proteomics
The power of protein
Oxford Genome Sciences partners with Amgen to leverage its OGAP cancer protein databaseCatching the bugs
NIAID-funded protein structure effort helps deCODE attack emerging diseasesThe mouse that roared
Taconic Farms gets “complete offering” by purchasing a majority stake in company that genetically engineers miceSnip judgment
Studies link SNPs to myeloma risk, therapy responseRight at the heart of the matter
Beckman Coulter CVD collaboration to boost diagnostics platformAutomation & Instrumentation
Genetic analysis portfolio push
USB acquisition would accelerate Affymetrix’s development of new genetic analysis toolsClicking into place
Invitrogen expands its IP in the area of click chemistryCollaborators love company
Asynt, Grant Instruments work together first, then form UniqsisCapital idea
HBIO sells bulk of capital equipment lines to DigilabGoing with the flow (cytometers)
Beckman Coulter launches Q-Check quality certificationInformatics
All fired up
Equinox launches Phyre software as Web-based pay-per-use serviceOpening some eyes
ChemZoo online database brings in OpenEye softwareComing together as one
Golden Helix and Progeny integrate their productsWGHA work spawns new Golden Helix app
The result is a whole genome homozygosity association (WGHA)—and new Golden Helix software.French lab deploys Luxid to facilitate discovery
TEMIS recently announced a strategic software and services agreement with Laboratoires FournierThermo Fisher holds lab informatics event in Indi
Event to take place Feb. 14-15New Products
