Uncategorized - August 30, 2013
Honda tests mobility robot in Denmark
Honda has chosen the University of Southern Denmark and the University Hospital in Odense for the testing of a new robot that can help patients regain the ability to walk. This is the first time the robot is tested outside of Japan. Honda recently signed the cooperation agreement with University of Southern Denmark and Odense […]
MedTech Business - August 30, 2013
New agreement in China for Sectra
Sectra introduces visualization table for medical education in China. The company has signed a partnership agreement with the Chinese company Tellyes Scientific to sell and distribute the Sectra Visualization Table in China. Tellyes Scientific is a medical-simulation manufacturing and distribution business. The Tianjin-based company, which was established in 1998, has five sales offices (Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai […]
Drug Development Pharma - August 29, 2013
Cytomed opens pharmaceutical factory in Finland
The Russian-owned company Cytomed has been granted an operating license by the Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea for its pharmaceutical factory located near the border with Russia in Lappeenranta, eastern Finland. Cytomed, founded in 1989 as one of Russia’s first private pharmaceutical manufacturing company, will be testing its equipment and validating its processes during the next […]
Pharma Diagnostics - August 28, 2013
DiaGenic cuts jobs
Norwegian biomarker diagnostics firm DiaGenic initiates a cost reduction program, which includes the elimination of an undisclosed number of jobs. The program is set to reduce the company’s operational expense level while and at the same time maximizing DiaGenic’s flexibility related to corporate development initiatives while retaining core capabilities for its current business critical operations, said the […]
Pharma Diagnostics - August 27, 2013
Boule Diagnostics signs multi-million sek agreement
Boule Diagnostics has signed an agreement with CVS Group, one of UK’s largest companies in veterinary medicine and diagnostics. The 7 year long agreement includes delivery of instruments and consumables to an estimated value of at least SEK 25 m. “CVS Group owns a number of veterinary diagnostic labs as well as close to 250 veterinary […]
Acquisition - August 27, 2013
Chiesi buys Zymenex Holding A/S
Italian pharmaceutical company Chiesi Group has signed, through its UK affiliate, Chiesi Ltd., a definitive agreement with Sunstone Capital to acquire Zymenex Holding A/S and its related group of companies. Danish Zymenex is a biopharmaceutical group focused on research and development of innovative biologic therapeutics for the treatment of rare and life threatening genetic diseases. […]
