Editorial
- German Biotech companies show commitment
The stock market, fundraising and milestones
- Good news from beyond the Rhine
- Ares Life Sciences funding for Santhera
- SEK 8 million for Pharmalink
Bioproduction
- Merck Serono boosts its bioproduction
Industry and partners
- Licensing agreements to follow BTG acquisitions
- German company Ascenion acquires shares in US Certus Pharmaceuticals
Clinical trials
- Encouraging results for Tripep therapeutic vaccine against hepatitis C
Vaccines
- Therapeutic West Nile Virus vaccine
United Kingdom
- Royal approval for new UK bioethics legislation
France
- New scientific leads in treatment of obesity
In brief
- IGEM 2008
- GSK and Addex: the sequel
- Zevtera® authorised in Switzerland
- Solvay and Innogenetics
- From Acambis to Vernalis