GVK Biosciences opens new Clinical Pharmacology Unit in Ahmedabad(19 Mar 2010) New facility commissioned to meet increasing business demand
GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) announced that it has commissioned its new clinical pharmacology unit (CPU) in Ahmedabad, India. The Ahmedabad CPU adds 110 beds to GVK BIO’s existing capacity of 144 beds. The new CPU will conduct a variety of studies ...
Chickens frequently contaminated with Salmonella and Campylobacter(19 Mar 2010) EU study shows: Pathogens are carried over during slaughter from animals to carcasses
The results of a nationwide study coordinated by BfR show that Campylobacter and Salmonella can frequently be detected at the time of slaughter. The pathogens reach the slaughterhouse in intestinal contents or on the feathers of the animals and ...
Drägerwerk: Turnaround program already saved around EUR 45 million in 2009(19 Mar 2010)
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA took important steps towards increasing efficiency, lowering costs and boosting net sales in fiscal year 2009 with the help of its turnaround program. Order intake in 2009 went up by 2.9 percent (net of currency ...
ID physicians call for 10 new antibiotics by 2020(18 Mar 2010) New policy statement describes the development of antibiotics to protect our children and future generations as a 'moral obligation'
As the deaths and suffering caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections continue to rise around the world, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is urging a global commitment to develop 10 new antibiotics by 2020, known as ...
2 at 1 stroke: How cells protect themselves from cancer(18 Mar 2010)
Cells have two different protection programs to safeguard them from getting out of control under stress and from dividing without stopping and developing cancer. Until now, researchers assumed that these protective systems were prompted ...
The proteins that help plants keep time(18 Mar 2010)
Researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center have clarified the function of three proteins that play a central role in the circadian clock in plants. The finding, to appear in the journal The Plant Cell, opens the door to the engineering of ...