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Rod MacKenzie Delivers Keynote Address at Scottish Life Sciences Awards (25th March 2010)
Rod MacKenzie, Head of Worldwide PharmaTherapeutics Research, delivered the keynote address at the Annual Scottish Life Sciences Awards dinner in Edinburgh, which attracted over 750 attendees from the national and international life sciences community, to celebrate Scotland’s most innovative companies and entrepreneurs.
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PFIZER WINS ANITTRUST APPROVAL TO BUY WYETH (14th Oct 09)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) won U.S. and Canadian antitrust approval to buy smaller rival Wyeth on Wednesday, and will close the $66 billion deal this week, the world's largest drugmaker said
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AN £11.6m MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY OFFICIALLY OPENED BY FIRST MINISTER ALEX SALMOND (21st Apr 09)
The facility can house up to 120 staff, who will work on developing new drugs and treatments. The scientists will focus on five main areas - cardiovascular, women's health, neurology, oncology and inflammation. Mr Salmond said it was a testament to "Scotland's world-class reputation in medical and scientific research".
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NEW TMRC STUDY TO HELP STROKE VICTIMS (16th Oct 08)
The brain scanning methods used on stroke victims are to be studied, to see if more can be done to prevent lasting damage from the condition. Researchers from Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow universities want to see if damaged tissue can be salvaged.
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BBC News: £15m BOOST FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (12th Feb 08)
BBC News: "Funding of almost £15.5m has been announced for medical research which may create up to 100 jobs in Scotland."
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CXR BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES NEW DUNDEE RESEARCH COLLABORATION (14th Nov 07)
Evaluating the safety of drugs early in development to ensure the safety of patients is a major issue facing the pharmaceutical industry as shown by some recent high profile withdrawals of new drugs in the later stages of testing. CXR Biosciences Ltd. today announces new Dundee Research Collaboration.
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WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS ACQUIRES HAPTOGEN LTD TO BOOST BIOTECHNOLOGY DRUG DISCOVERY
(5th Oct 07)
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under which it has acquired Haptogen Ltd.
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WYETH WINS WORLD AWARD FOR INVESTMENT IN SCOTLAND (3rd Jul 07)
Translational Medicine Research Collaboration Scoops ‘Best Investment in Europe’ Award at La Baule.
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DUNDEE LIFE SCIENTIST WINS PRESTIGOUS SCIENCE AWARD (13th Feb 07)
Dundee life scientist, Professor Roland Wolf has been honoured with a Scottish Enterprise Scottish Life Sciences Award for his outstanding contribution to the development of the life sciences sector in Scotland.
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TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE RESEARCH COLLABORATION ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF PROJECT FUNDING (8th Jan 07)
The Translational Medicine Research Collaboration (TMRC) the unique venture bringing together one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies with Scotland¹s finest medical research centres today announced the first round of research projects to be funded through the new £50 million initiative.
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SCOTLAND LEADS WAY IN PIONEERING APPROACH TO DEVELOPING NEW MEDICINES (3rd Apr 06)
The Health Minister today welcomed the announcement of a unique international collaboration with one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies in a deal worth almost £50m to create the world¹s first Translational Medicine Research Collaboration in Scotland. The Glasgow announcement coincided with a similar event being held in New York attended by the First Minister and Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive Jack Perry.
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