Agreement - March 9, 2015
AZ Expands Software Use
AstraZeneca has expanded its use of Elixir Software’s R&D workflow-management software, with a three-year contract, in part to support communication while it is moving offices in the United Kingdom from Alderley Park to Cambridge. This agreement will allow AstraZeneca to apply Elixir’s cloud-based software to other scientific areas. Elixir singled out the facilitation of scientific […]
Agreement - February 18, 2015
Astra to Pay $7.9M U.S. Fine
AstraZeneca has agreed to pay American authorities $7.9 million to settle allegations the company engaged in a kickback scheme with Medco Health Solutions, a pharmacy benefit managers, to boost sales of its heartburn medication Nexium, according to a BioSpace article. “AstraZeneca embarked on this course of unlawful conduct knowing it would lead to the submission […]
Agreement - February 11, 2015
Novo Joins Research Team
Novo Nordisk and Merck are the newest members of the GPCR Consortium, a global nonprofit researching a little-understood protein. The group, which also includes Amgen, Sanofi and Ono, is concentrating on proteins called G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), which play a role in a wide variety of processes in the body. Working with universities in China and […]
Agreement - January 13, 2015
Stena, Mann Lines Cooperating
Stena Line and Mann Lines have launched a joint RoRo service in the North Sea and Baltic as part of an agreement to support each other’s networks in the region. Stena Line already has an extensive network and is always eager to expand its logistics services and routes. Mann Lines offers a liner RoRo service […]
Agreement - January 13, 2015
MedImmune, Omnis Connect
AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, has entered into a licensing agreement with Omnis Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held biotechnology company focused on the development of oncolytic viruses. This agreement will allow MedImmune to combine key agents from its investigational immunotherapy portfolio with Omnis’ lead investigational oncolytic virus program, a genetically engineered strain of vesicular […]
Agreement - January 13, 2015
Thermo Scientific Extends Reach
Mohammad Abdullah Al Azzaz Company Limited has implemented Thermo Scientific™ SampleManager LIMS™, an informatics solution for process industries worldwide, to enhance the services offered through the company’s contract testing laboratories. MAAZ is a strategic partner to key contractors in the Middle East focused on serving industry involved with construction material testing, chemical and environmental testing […]
