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 <title>Evotec Completes Acquisition of DeveloGen</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Evotec AG today announced the Closing of the agreement to acquire DeveloGen as announced in detail on 14 July 2010. Following the successful fulfilment of various Closing conditions, the sellers of 99.3% of the shares in DeveloGen AG today transferred their shares to Evotec AG.]]></description>
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 <title>Professor Leroux from ETH receives Award</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:39 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Debiopharm Group™, today announced that the ‘Debiopharm Life Sciences Award 2010’ went to Professor Jean-Christophe Leroux for his innovative research on polymer chemistry, nanotechnology and pharmaceutical sciences to yield novel drug therapies.]]></description>
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 <title>Forbion Capital Partners raises €190m</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Forbion Capital Partners, a leading investment firm dedicated to the life science sector, today announces the final closings of both FCF I Co-Invest Fund and of FCF II, raising a total of more than €190m ($240m).]]></description>
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 <title>MorphoSys Initiates Program</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:33 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[MorphoSys AG announced a new proprietary development program against novel infectious disease targets, and have signed a license and collaboration agreement with UK-based Absynth Biologics, providing access to novel target molecules associated with Staphylococcus aureus infections including MRSA.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.ddw-online.com/industrynews/584353/sigma_enters_genetically_modified_cell_market.html</link>
 <title>Sigma Enters Genetically Modified Cell Market</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:27 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and research services business of Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (Nasdaq:SIAL), today announced the global release of a pioneering range of engineered mammalian cell lines.]]></description>
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 <title>New Pharma Qualifications Encouraged</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[PHARMACEUTICAL and bioscience employers are being urged to shape the new Working Higher Foundation Degree qualifications for their sector by working with an industry champion, who has been appointed to strengthen the bridge between academia and business.]]></description>
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 <title>Midatech & Monosol Patent Application</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Midatech Group Ltd., and MonoSol Rx, the leader in developing and manufacturing pharmaceutical films based on its proprietary PharmFilm® drug delivery technology, today announced the filing of a provisional US patent application for “Nanoparticle Film Delivery Systems.”]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.ddw-online.com/industrynews/584062/phylogica_antimicrobial_peptide_discovery.html</link>
 <title>Phylogica Antimicrobial Peptide Discovery</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:40 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Phylogica Ltd, a public Australian drug discovery company, announced today that they have entered into an agreement with MedImmune to evaluate Phylogica’s proprietary Phylomer®  peptide library for novel antimicrobial peptides.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.ddw-online.com/industrynews/582804/almac_launch_biomarkers_for_biopharma.html</link>
 <title>Almac launch Biomarkers for biopharma</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:49 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Almac today announced the launch of Biomarkers for biopharma; a range of solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of the biopharma industry.  ]]></description>
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 <title>Ambry Genetics Announces Illumina</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Ambry Genetics, a global leader in genomic services, announced today that it has acquired the Illumina HiSeq 2000 Next Generation Sequencing System as well as received the first 510(K) approved Illumina BeadXpress ® Genotyping System.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.ddw-online.com/industrynews/584219/university_of_nottingham_spinout_business.html</link>
 <title>University of Nottingham Spin-out Business</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:41 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A newly spun-out company from The University of Nottingham, PRECOS Ltd, has secured a multi-year contract from a major pharmaceutical company, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV.]]></description>
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 <title>ANSYS Ranked on FORTUNE 100</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:38 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[ANSYS has been ranked number 39 on the 2010 FORTUNE 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list. The ranking includes ANSYS as the sole provider of product development software, a recognition that underscores the strategic value of engineering simulation as well as the ANSYS leadership position.]]></description>
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 <title>New Therepeutic Approach To Diseases</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:30 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY has signed an agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany to evaluate new leptin antagonist peptides as potential experimental treatments initially in the area of gynaecological diseases, including cancer.]]></description>
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 <title>OmscientiaTM Offer Kyratec SuperCycler</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:49 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Omscientia, Inc., based in Carlsbad, CA, is pleased to announce that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Kyratec Life Science (International Sales) to offer their new and innovative line of PCR and Real-Time qPCR instruments in the United States and Canada.]]></description>
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 <title>PolyTherics move to larger premises</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[PolyTherics Ltd, today announced it has moved to larger premises to accommodate a growing team of scientists developing biobetters and novel proteins and peptides, both in-house and in partnership with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.]]></description>
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 <title>Phosphagenics Appoints New Directors</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Phosphagenics Limited has appointed Mr Stuart James, Dr Sandra Webb and Mr Don Clarke as Non-Executive Directors to formulate and facilitate the implementation of strategies to commercialise the company’s research and development pipeline.]]></description>
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 <title>Accelrys Releases Symyx Notebook 6.5</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:38 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Accelrys, announced the release of Symyx Notebook 6.5. This latest Symyx electronic laboratory notebook delivers improvements supporting chemical process development, production scale-up, & administrative compliance in pharmaceutical, fine chemicals, agrochemical, and consumer products markets.]]></description>
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 <title>Sartorius & SAFC Global Partnership</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:31 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sartorius Stedim Biotech, & SAFC Biosciences, announced the signing of a global partnership agreement that combines SSB’s expertise in filtration and liquid handling systems with SAFC Biosciences’ proficiency in development & manufacturing of cell culture media & downstream purification products.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.ddw-online.com/industrynews/584131/setback_for_embryonic_stem_cell_research.html</link>
 <title>Setback for Embryonic Stem Cell Research</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:20 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), the advocacy voice for regenerative medicine and cell therapy, issued the following statement about the August 23, 2010 Federal District Court's ruling blocking federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research:]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.ddw-online.com/industrynews/584130/new_body_clock_drugs.html</link>
 <title>New body clock drugs</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:12 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have successfully used a drug to reset and restart the natural 24 hour body clock of mice in the lab.]]></description>
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 <title>ChemAxon extends chemicalize.org</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:54 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[ChemAxon announces the addition of major new functionality in it's chemicalize.org web based service. The new features help users understand better the chemical structure with more predicted properties and a customizable layout to be of most use.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.ddw-online.com/industrynews/584066/mobilepro_by_exco_intouch.html</link>
 <title>mobilePRO by Exco InTouch</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:51 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Exco InTouch, the leading provider of patient communication solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, announces that its new mobilePRO technology is a powerful solution that overcomes issues associated with traditional ePRO technology.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.ddw-online.com/industrynews/584063/genetix_granted_patent_for_clonepix.html</link>
 <title>Genetix Granted Patent for ClonePix</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:42 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Genetix, a leading provider of solutions for imaging and image analysis, announces that it was granted a patent, US 7,776,584 on 17th August 2010. Aspects of this patent are incorporated into ClonePix™ FL, which is used for the screening and selection of cell lines producing biopharmaceuticals.]]></description>
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 <title>Thermo Symposium Locations and Dates</title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., announced it will host a series of Laboratory Informatics Symposiums (LIS) from September 14 to September 20 in three South African locations.]]></description>
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 <title>PharmaDiagnostics SoPRanoTM</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:59 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[PharmaDiagnostics NV, a company developing and marketing a broadly-enabling, label-free screening technology that uniquely does not require specialized equipment, announces today the launch of its SoPRanoTM assay kit, SoPRano CA1.]]></description>
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 <title>SAFC & Novozymes extend agreement</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:23 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[SAFC, & Novozymes Biopharma DK A/S today announced a 10-year extension of their joint agreement under which SAFC retains exclusive marketing and distribution rights for Novozymes Biopharma’s LONG®R³IGF-I growth factor used for industrial cell culture applications.]]></description>
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 <title>IDBS Acquires Quantrix</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:44 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of data management and analytics solutions to R&D and healthcare organizations, today announced that it has concluded an agreement to acquire Quantrix, an award-winning company that provides business modeling and analytics software and services.]]></description>
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 <title>Software Release from FEI</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:47 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[FEI Company, a leading scientific instrumentation company providing electron microscopy systems for nanoscale applications across many industries, released today a set of software applications that increase the throughput and ease-of-use of its electron microscopes for biological research.]]></description>
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 <title>RJW & Partners latest appointment</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Pricing and market access consultants to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, RJW & Partners, are delighted to announce the appointment of Natalie Shalet as Senior Consultant, strengthening the pricing and market access capability within the firm.]]></description>
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 <title>Eurofins MWG Operon Signs Contract</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Eurofins MWG Operon, international market leader and expert for custom oligonucleotide synthesis and RCUK Shared Services Centre Limited (RCUK SSC Ltd) have signed a three year contract for the supply of synthetic DNA & RNA oligonucleotides.]]></description>
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