Biotechnology
Caltech bioengineers develop "microscope on a chip"
30 July 2008
Roche makes a $43.7-billion bid for Genentech
21 July 2008
Biotechnology companies Genzyme and PTC Therapeutics ink $100 million deal
19 July 2008
Biocon is global Top 20 biotechnology company
17 July 2008
Shell and Iogen announce extended alliance to accelerate a next generation biofuel
17 July 2008
DSM acquires Valley Research to strengthen food enzymes activities
11 July 2008
Novartis announces strategic partnership with Lonza to boost biologics pipeline
11 July 2008
PerkinElmer appoints its chief scientific officer Daniel Marshak to head China operations
10 July 2008
American drugmaker Eli Lilly buys biotech company SGX Pharma for $64 million
09 July 2008
IBM and Mars intend to sequence and study the cocoa genome
30 June 2008
Scientists develop synthetic virus to aid new polio vaccine development
28 June 2008
IBM supercomputer to aid cancer research in Canada
28 June 2008
California genome testing companies reject Health Department orders to cease operations
26 June 2008
Biogen Idec shareholders reject Icahn's nominees to the board, reiterates support for management
21 June 2008
'Cooking' cancer cells with light, nanotechnology and biomolecules
19 June 2008
Biotechnology giant Invitrogen plans to acquire peer Applied Biosystems for $6.7 billion
12 June 2008
GVK BIO enters into drug discovery pact with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
26 May 2008
Daiichi Sankyo to acquire German biotech firm for $235 million
23 May 2008
Record venture capital and heated deal environment propel global biotechnology industry forward in 2007
20 May 2008
Airbus to partner in developing second-generation bio-fuel for use in aviation
16 May 2008
Intercell to acquire Iomai Corporation for $189 million
13 May 2008
Enzon Pharma to spin off biotechnology business
08 May 2008
Global genetics consortium launches major cancer research initiative
29 April 2008
Secrets of the Indian gene; first phase results of country's most ambitious science project out
26 April 2008
Biocon close to finalising AxiCorp acquisition; establishes cardiology division
22 April 2008
Ranbaxy introduces world's first biogeneric injectible drug for osteoporosis
03 April 2008
Biocon eyes more acquisitions overseas
27 February 2008
Avesthagen Limited launches nutritional botanical bioactive supplements
21 February 2008
Biocon to acquire European pharma distributor AxiCorp to enter Europe
11 February 2008
Roche to acquire Ventana for $89.50 per share
23 January 2008
RTI, Tutogen announce new name for proposed merged company
19 January 2008
Biocon ties up with IATRICa for cancer drug development
17 January 2008
Genzyme and Isis announce strategic alliance including exclusive worldwide license of Mipomersen
08 January 2008
Sex pheromones: Bio-pesticides as safer mode of pest management
07 January 2008
BioMarin, Genzyme restructure Aldurazyme joint venture
05 January 2008
Biocon cancer drug wins BioSpectrum 'Product of the Year' award
22 December 2007
Genzyme announces FDA approval of Thyrogen for thyroid cancer ablation
18 December 2007
Stem cell research institute to be set up at Bangalore
08 December 2007
Astellas acquiring cancer biotech firm Agensys
27 November 2007
Cerus will spin off its immunotherapy business
24 November 2007
Biobase enters into custom curation service agreement with Procter & Gamble
17 November 2007
Biocon plans Rs 100 crore annual research spend
31 October 2007
US state Utah seeks co-operation with India in life science research
30 October 2007
Genzyme to collaborate with China''s Sunway Biotech on gene therapy programme in China
26 October 2007
Sigma-Aldrich, Oxford BioMedica win key ruling in Open Biosystems patent infringement dispute
26 October 2007
Biogen Idec up for sale after Icahn offer
13 October 2007
Toshiba, Canon, 40 other Japanese firms in biochips pact
27 September 2007
Panacea Biotec inaugurates vaccine formulation plant at Baddi
25 September 2007
DSM Venturing invests in purification technology company Upfront Chromatography
24 September 2007
Sterling Biotech acquires gelatin unit in China
08 September 2007
Government to give a Rs1,000 crore boost to nanotechnology
24 August 2007
Biocon in pact with Abraxis to market breast cancer drug Abraxane in India
09 August 2007
GVK Biosciences to provide clinical biomarker database USFDA Genomics group
30 July 2007
Biocon enters into JV with Neopharma of UAE
30 July 2007
Biocon divests enzymes for $115 million, enters into exclusive deal for bioinsulin
18 July 2007
US technology imports exceed exports; tech trade deficit at $102 billion in 2006
17 July 2007
BASF, Bosch, Merck, Schott in organic photovoltaics
30 June 2007
Indian scientist bags 'Top Invention Prize' in Australia
29 June 2007
India lags China in published scientific papers: Thomson ISI
29 June 2007
Innovative rice enrichment technology facility opens in China
27 June 2007
Videocon group to partner Thai firm for biotech SEZ in West Bengal
26 June 2007
Investor groups to sell Airpax to Sensata Technologies for $276 million
16 June 2007
Genzyme''s bid to acquire Bioenvision fails, for now
12 June 2007
Government aims at Rs1,000 crore investments in agri-biotech sector
11 June 2007
Biocon signs MoU with Australia's Deakin University
08 June 2007
Harvard licenses over 50 nanotech patents to start-up Nano-Terra
04 June 2007
Avesthagen subsidiary signs agreement with Biotech Corp
04 June 2007
India to more than double S&T spending to 2 per of GDP
23 May 2007
China's first Mars probe to ride a Russian rocket
22 May 2007
Reliance ventures into VC financing for biotech with MPM Capital
26 April 2007
China places 'Compass' navigation satellite in orbit
17 April 2007
Indian biotech firms to emulate the growth of Indian IT firms
10 April 2007
US equity firm Jacob Ballas to buy stake in Avesthagen
10 April 2007
Genentech to set up new facility in Singapore
28 March 2007
Biocon eyes more research outsourcing deals
22 March 2007
Avesthagen launches community genealogical project for novel therapies
20 March 2007
Biocon arm to set up dedicated R&D facility for Bristol-Myers Squibb
14 March 2007
Ethypharm in licensing deal with Shantha Biotechnics
26 February 2007
Biocon to invest Rs 1,000 crore in Vizag SEZ
17 February 2007
Ranbaxy enters biosimilar product space with Zenotech, targets EU markets
08 February 2007
Reliance Life Sciences acquires 74-per cent stake in UK's GeneMedix
08 February 2007
Aurigene, Merck Serono collaborate on therapeutics for autoimmune disorders
06 February 2007
Danone rebuts Wadia claim on Press Note 1
05 February 2007
Avesthagen IP model achieves valuation of Euro 115 million
24 January 2007
IBS signs MoU with Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
15 January 2007
Organon Biosciences in biopharma development deal with China's Huya Bioscience
10 January 2007
Biocon in joint venture with Abu Dhabi-based Neopharma
06 January 2007
Asia Cryo Cell to expand overseas and domestic operations
02 January 2007
Biocon subsidiary Clinigene completes phase-IV study on new generation insulin
26 December 2006
Reliance Life Sciences to acquire UK's GeneMedix
22 December 2006
Why is RLS interested in GeneMedix?
22 December 2006
Biocon launches cancer anti-body drug BioMab-EGFR
18 September 2006
Wockhardt to develop SEZ near Aurangabad for its global biopharma hub
18 September 2006
Biocon's Syngene International and Sweden's Innate Pharma to develop virulence blockers
04 September 2006
India to host Asia biotech meet
30 August 2006
Panacea to market PT Bio's measles vaccine
12 July 2006
Panacea Biotec, The Nederlands Vaccin Instituut join hands to fight polio
03 May 2006
Biocon Biopharmaceuticals’ new biologics facility
17 April 2006
Biocons' Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wins Wharton-Infosys business transformation awards
07 January 2006
India's first stem cell transplant centre to go on stream in June 2006
08 December 2005
Reliance Life Sciences to hold global symposium on molecular diagnostics
07 December 2005
Matrix to acquire controlling stake in Concord Biotech
06 December 2005
Reliance Life to invest Rs.1,500 crore in new plant
02 November 2005
TCS signs €1-million first of its kind drug discovery deal with Italy''s Cingenia
05 August 2005
Wockhardt becomes only pharmaceutical Superbrand in India
20 July 2005
Wockhardt joins $billion league
20 July 2005
Nectar Lifesciences to come out with Rs100cr IPO
07 June 2005
India all set to become the new KPO Hub: CII
09 May 2005
GVFL sets up Rs50 crore biotech venture fund
17 March 2005
Global pharmaceutical firms plan investments in India
19 February 2005
Nicholas Piramal signs seven alliances
19 February 2005
Shantha Bio launches DNA Erythropoietin
24 January 2005
Zydus Cadila to host second international symposium on genomics and proteomics
14 January 2005
Shantha Biotech Introduces Shanvac-B in BD UnijectT
10 January 2005
Biocon issue oversubscribed
12 March 2004
Biocon issue will sail through : Kiran Mazumdar
03 March 2004
Product patents a major issue at Bio Asia
01 March 2004
Biocon IPO opens on March 11
28 February 2004
Hyderabad to host BioAsia 2004
11 December 2003
Sanmar buys Bangalore Genei
10 December 2003
Advantage India
07 December 2003
Should we or shouldn''t we?
26 November 2003
Kalam opens human vaccine plant of Indian Immunologicals
03 October 2003
Cloning glory
30 September 2003
Tandon, Balaram bag HK Firodia awards for excellence in science
20 September 2003
Amareshwara Agri Bio to hit markets with Rs 25 crore IPO
18 September 2003
Kerala Govt, Avestha Gengraine sign MoU for biotech promotion
28 August 2003
UK views Indian biotech sector as a potential area for investments
21 July 2003
Green 8 makes its India debut to eliminate radiation hazards
08 July 2003
Kerala has better equipment to take advantage of biotech: Mallya
30 June 2003
Initiative to promote sustainable agri-practices, courtesy CropLife
21 May 2003
Kerala starts an assessment of its potential in biotechnology
22 April 2003
8 MoUs worth about Rs 100 crore signed
03 February 2003
Joint Indo-American alliance in bioinformatics announced
01 February 2003
Biotech Invest meet to attract 26 firms from overseas countries
29 January 2003
Bio-IT set to become the new star in Indian IT firmament
27 December 2002
Karnataka, Vision Group to host International Biotech Event
15 November 2002
VCs say they’re bio shy
09 October 2002
NFPC seeks damages for rice germ plasma
30 August 2002
Motorola to exit research bioarray market
26 July 2002
Human embryo created via cloning
26 November 2001
Bio.Com 2001 - linking VCs and entrepreneurs
05 March 2001
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