Companies and People News for October 2014

Companies and People News Archive

Molecular Profiles to Launch US Strategic Alliance At AAPS Molecular Profiles to Launch US Strategic Alliance At AAPS

Molecular Profiles Ltd., a subsidiary of Columbia Laboratories, Inc., (Nasdaq: CBRX) and Maryland-based Xceleron have announced a collaboration to assist drug developers with improved efficiency during clinical development that will be launched at AAPS in San Diego next week.

Sygnature Discovery Celebrates its 10th Birthday with a Symposium on Aspects of Modern Drug Discovery Sygnature Discovery Celebrates its 10th Birthday with a Symposium on Aspects of Modern Drug Discovery

Sygnature Discovery, the United Kingdom’s largest independent provider of integrated drug discovery resource and expertise, celebrated its 10th anniversary by hosting a symposium on “Aspects of Modern Drug Discovery”. Held at Nottingham’s East Midlands Conference Centre, the symposium welcomed distinguished scientific speakers from around the country to a packed audience of 200 guests.

Auspherix and Domainex Announce Collaboration to Develop New Drugs to Treat Antibiotic-resistant Bacterial Infections Auspherix and Domainex Announce Collaboration to Develop New Drugs to Treat Antibiotic-resistant Bacterial Infections

Domainex Ltd. and Auspherix Pty Ltd today announced a collaboration that will progress Auspherix’s novel anti-infective drug discovery programme towards the nomination of a clinical candidate. Auspherix intends to develop much-needed new drugs to fight the increasing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, which have been widely reported as one of the most significant threats to patients' safety across the world.*

Cancer Research Technology introduces Ximbio, an Online Reagents Portal Cancer Research Technology introduces Ximbio, an Online Reagents Portal

Ximbio aims to change the way reagents are searched, sourced and shared

Ambitious new studies will give new insights into Parkinson’s, addiction and the immune system Ambitious new studies will give new insights into Parkinson’s, addiction and the immune system

Three ambitious new research programmes, which aim to deliver a step-change in our understanding of disease by using human volunteers in experimental studies, have been funded as part of a £60m investment from the Medical Research Council (MRC).