Biotech News

There is no evidence that GM crops are more dangerous than conventionally farmed food, a group of scientists allegedly linked to the biotech industry have advised UK PM David Cameron.

With its elegant aroma and especially its reparative and protective properties, Orchid flowers are ideal materials for developing cosmetics, revealed National Cheng Kung University Research Center of Orchid whose research results have extended to Lan-Hui Biotech.

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Medical device maker Hologic Inc appointed a former Johnson & Johnson executive as chief operating officer, three months after naming a new chief executive and striking a deal with activist investor Carl Icahn.

An experimental Amgen Inc cancer vaccine used to treat advanced melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, proved effective in a late-stage study in shrinking tumors in a way that suggests the drug triggered the intended systemic immune response, according to data presented on Friday.

Merck , known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved NOXAFIL injection , a new formulation of NOXAFIL for intravenous use.

Schneiderman says Friday that Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. and its former parent company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, allegedly did not pay state business franchise taxes, New York City corporation taxes or MTA surcharges from 2002 to 2006.

Giving companies like Nuclea Biotechnologies seed money to grow is exactly how Gov. Deval Patrick believes he is "intentionally" creating jobs in the life science field.

Dyax Corp. today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock, offered at a price to the public of $9.25 per share.

A computer-aided design tool has been developed to create genetic languages to guide the design of biological systems.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company that specializes in the development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , every year, 2 million Americans become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, resulting in 23,000 deaths Although a wide variety of antibiotics are currently available, the number of bacteria resistant to them is ever-increasing.

Eli Lilly and Co. has filed a 101-page patent-infringement lawsuit against 35 generic drug companies to block them from selling knockoffs of a Lilly-marketed blood-thinner called Effient.

Biotech fever is spreading to Europe from the United States with a successful stock market debut for a cat allergy company in Britain seen as a bellwether that could help unlock listings in other countries including Switzerland and France.

The Foldscope, an origami-like microscope, is the size of a bookmark, virtually indestructible and costs only $0.50 to produce.

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today the appointment of Marino Garcia as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development.

Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that its blockbuster vaccine against pneumonia, blood and other infections met its goal of preventing illness in vulnerable elderly patients in a huge study required by U.S. regulators.

The number of U.S. cattle deaths that may be linked to the Merck & Co Inc feed additive Zilmax are much higher than the figures reported by the drug company to the federal government, according to a research study published on Wednesday.

New York's Albany County issued a moratorium on Wednesday on the expansion of crude oil processing in the Port of Albany, pending a public health investigation.

Expensive new drugs for hepatitis C may work better than older treatments, but their high cost undermines their value, a panel of experts said Monday during a daylong forum in San Francisco Monday.