Supply chains key to Life Sciences transformation

The change is urgent as the sector needs to catch-up in adopting digitalization

22-Jun-2017 - Advanced supply chains could be the vital catalyst for transforming Life Sciences to better meet increasing demand cost-effectively, says a new report by DHL. The report ‘Future of Life Sciences and Healthcare Logistics’ highlights the urgency for the sector to transform in response to evolving ...

ACHEMA 2018: Preparations moving into high gear

22-Mar-2017 - There is still over a year to go before ACHEMA 2018 opens, nevertheless preparations are moving into high gear: more than 2,400 companies have already ordered a stand; by the time the halls open on 11 June 2018 the organisers expect the exhibitor figure to top the 3,800 mark, all set to present ...

BioStorage Technologies Expands U.S. Operations with Opening of New Biorepository Facility

27-May-2011 - BioStorage Technologies announced that it has opened its new state-of-the-art biorepository facility in Indianapolis. The 60,000-square-foot facility is part of the company’s strategic growth plan, and represents a 4.6MM investment by BioStorage Technologies.Strategically placed near the second ...

Along the motorway at 150 degrees below freezing

09-Nov-2009 - It often used to be the case that a breakdown in the storage or transportation of laboratory samples would lead to the loss of months or years of research work. More and more companies from the medical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical industries are therefore entrusting their valuable ...

BioStorage Technologies, Inc., Accelerates European Expansion with Opening of New German Facility

23-Oct-2009 - BioStorage Technologies, Inc. will expand its European operations with the opening of a new 16,140 square foot (1,499 sq meters) full-service biorepository in Frankfurt, Germany. BioStorage Technologies’ expanded European operations is part of the company’s strategic growth plan to accommodate a ...

QIAGEN Enables Efforts to Eradicate Costly Cattle Disease

Collaboration with Swiss laboratory Microsynth AG pioneers nucleic acid-based primary screening for Bovine Viral Diarrhea

23-Apr-2008 - QIAGEN N.V. announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Swiss life science company Microsynth AG to supply the molecular cador BVDV assays for detection of viruses causing Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD), one of the most widespread and costly infectious cattle diseases. The multi-year ...

DiscoveRx and B-Bridge International Partner to Provide Leading Edge Screening Assays to Japanese Markets

16-Dec-2004 - DiscoveRx and B-Bridge International have announced a partnership to provide Japanese researchers with more direct access to advanced DiscoveRx screening assays. B-Bridge International and DiscoveRx will collaborate to establish a local presence in Tokyo, Japan, for DiscoveRx HitHunter(TM) ...

Strategic Analysis of the European In Vitro Diagnostics Market

Cost Efficiency and Innovation to Place IVD on Growth Track

19-Nov-2004 - Having been greatly underestimated in the past, in vitro diagnostics (IVD) are ready for a change in their value-proposition and positioning, as it moves from the realms of diagnostics towards treatment in the healthcare arena. Demand for IVD testing is likely to escalate over the next five ...

Sandoz to strengthen Danish market position and Nordic operations with acquisition of danish Astra Zeneca's generics subsidiary

Strategic acquisition of Durascan makes Sandoz number two player in local generics market and provides operational hub for entire Nordic region

01-Jul-2004 - Sandoz announced the acquisition of Durascan, the generic subsidiary of Astra Zeneca in Denmark, in a transaction aimed at claiming the number two position in the Danish generics market and establishing a new operational hub in the Nordic region. Financial details of the transaction were not ...

Aventis Bio-Services Realizes Multimillion Dollar Savings with Informatica

Company Leverages PowerCenter Data Integration and PowerAnalyzer Business Intelligence Platforms

28-Jan-2004 - Informatica Corporation , a leading provider of data integration and business intelligence software, announced that Aventis Bio-Services, Inc. (ABS), one of the world's largest plasma collection companies, is achieving a significant return on investment using Informatica's unified data ...