Companies and People News for October 2010

Companies and People News Archive

The vision for a new decade: UK life sciences The vision for a new decade: UK life sciences

Hard on the heels of good news for life sciences from the Spending Review and £50 million from the Technology Strategy Board for stratified medicine, two new initiatives have been launched by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts.

Next Generation Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery

With access, cost and quality concerns plaguing pharmaceutical delivery systems both in the US as well as globally, the Next Generation Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery committee has been formed to confront, assess and deliver new strategies to secure the future of the industry. Meeting in Miami, Florida, the committee will discuss the state-of-play for personalized medicine, R&D challenges, translational medicine, imaging techniques and novel biomarkers – all connected by the pulse of the sector: the call for open innovation.

Cyprotex officially open new toxicology laboratory Cyprotex officially open new toxicology laboratory

Today, David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield, will officially open Cyprotex’s new toxicology facility – branded as Cyprotox® – at its headquarters in Macclesfield, UK.