Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPD) has acquired BioDuro, Inc., a drug discovery outsourcing company focused on integrated drug discovery programs and services. The acquisition will expand PPD's drug development capabilities in China... Icon's Brian O’Dwyer, vice president, bioanalytical development, said that having set up in India and expanded in Singapore, the company is now looking to increase its bioanalytical capacity China, perhaps through acquisitions. By combining acquisitions with its own capabilities, O’Dwyer believes Icon has one of the best senior management teams for biologics and biomarkers… Covance Inc. is creating a nutritional chemistry and food safety laboratory in Battle Creek, Michigan, partnering with the new National Center for Food Protection (NCFP). In addition, Covance has entered into a 7-year, $42 million strategic services contract with Kellogg Company to consolidate much of the food company's analytical chemistry, microbiology, and stability testing with Covance. |
