International Stem Cell Corporation sets up $10m European subsidiary

26.07.10 The International Stem Cell Corporation wants to set up shop in Europe. The California-based biotechnology company announced today that it had entered into Memorandum of Understanding with ARG Vermogensverwaltung AG, a German... more

Evotec AG to bag DeveloGen AG

16.07.10 Hamburg/Göttingen - Hamburg-based drug screening specialist Evotec AG has entered into a definitive agreement with a group of shareholders from diabetes and obesity drug-developer DeveloGen AG to acquire a majority shareholding... more

Germany launches EUR200 million biotechnology research programme

12.07.10 Berlin – Germany is to invest EUR200 million over the coming 15 years to develop the next generation of biotechnology processes. “The full potential of biotechnology isn’t yet fully exploited”, said BMBF State Secretary Helge... more

The new age of tailored medicine

11.07.10 Personalised medicine is all about treating an individual based on the specifics of his or her disease. However, both current EMA or FDA regulations and present clinical practice are stochastic, and thereby fundamentally in... more

World’s first lignocellulose biorefinery is on its way

11.07.10 Leuna – Peak oil prices and depleted fossil resources have dragged biomass into the limelight in the chemical industry. In Germany, pioneering work to use wood waste to produce bioplastics, platform chemicals or energy in a... more