Life Sciences

Paris-based pharmaceutical company Ipsen is moving forward with two major expansion plans with Biomeasure, its U.S.-based subsidiary. Ipsen is expanding in Milford, Mass., and is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Brisbane, Calif., to Bridgewater, N.J.

There are several reasons Ohio has won Site Selection Magazine’s “Governor’s Cup” for the most corporate expansions in the country in three of the past five years. One of them certainly is the 20-percent growth in the bioscience industry in Ohio over the past decade.

ContraFect is a biotech company pioneering the use of monoclonal antibodies and lysins (enzymes that digest the key component of bacteria, the cell wall) to treat life-threatening infectious diseases including MRSA and viruses such as influenza.

Pfizer and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) official broke ground on Nov. 21 for the new location of Pfizer's Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases (CVMED) and Neuroscience research units in Cambridge.

An energy study at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, in Vancouver, Wash., may have a national impact on the future of hospital design.

Twenty years after German reunification, Berlin is Germany’s political capital, a cultural metropolis, an attractive business location and one of Europe’s leading centers for science and research.

Efforts to incubate startups in this city of 66,100 – located halfway between Dallas and San Antonio – are getting a boost from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund and collaboration between Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine (TAMHSC) and Scott & White Healthcare.

Northridge, Calif.–based Pharmavite, maker of Nature Made vitamins and Soyjoy bars, produces more than 120 different kinds of supplements and fills more than 120 million bottles with 15 billion tablets, capsules, and softgels per year.

From very humble beginnings, the biotechnology industry in Massachusetts has grown to be one of the most significant regional clusters of any industry in the world.

Some life sciences companies, like strands of DNA, are narrowly focused on their sphere of influence. Others resemble full-body life systems, with emphasis on the “life.”

U.S. policy makers need to take a series of actions to keep the nation in its perch as the global leader in the biomedical industry. That’s the conclusion of a recent report by the Milken Institute.

Over the past several years, Florida’s bioscience industry has continued to grow, attracting some of the world’s leading research institutes.

A steady personnel pipeline keeps life sciences thriving in Ireland.

Boston Consulting Group research explains where new value-generation opportunities await, and how to value-invest for greater return on Subcontinent location plays.

When you think of Arizona you may picture scenic vistas, some of the world’s greatest golf courses, the nation’s largest public university (ASU) and lots of sun.

The annual BIO International Convention is always a big draw for governors keen on promoting their states as a prime spot for biotech investment.

The planned Sept. 26 opening of the Banner M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert could be the impetus for development of a major regional and national life sciences industry, city officials say. The city is also poised to become a major center of stem cell research.

Everyone knows Colorado is a great place to ski with world-class slopes and over 300 days of sunshine; but there is more to Colorado than just the great outdoors.

Across the nation, biotech companies are faced with many challenges, most significantly the continuing arduous economic climate and increasing difficulty accessing capital. While companies in New Jersey are not immune to these factors, the state’s companies

An Omaha-based design firm specializes in sustainable healthcare buildings.

Biotech has reached a significant level of development in Belgium, and the sector is poised for continued steady growth, say executives with two thriving young companies.

The Rochester, N.Y., area may soon be a significant center of biofuels innovation and production.

All across the Commonwealth of Virginia, biomedical innovators are pursuing a shared passion to help their fellow citizens live longer, healthier lives.