Navigation Links
Covance and WuXi PharmaTech to Form a Joint Venture to Provide World-Class Preclinical Services in China
Date:6/24/2008

ord of delivering world-class drug discovery and development services, will enable us to provide superior drug development solutions to our global pharmaceutical and biotech clients in the region."

"We are pleased to partner with Covance, one of the world's largest and most comprehensive drug development service companies," said Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WuXi PharmaTech. "We will be able to immediately leverage Covance's world-class expertise and global network. This will allow us to accelerate bringing a full-range of preclinical services and GLP toxicology capabilities to this facility. The partnership is important to our mission of building a global R&D outsourcing service platform that will ultimately help our partners to improve the success of discovery and shorten the time of development."

China is becoming increasingly attractive for delivering high quality outsourced discovery and development services. Many multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies have already established presence in China in order to access its rapidly expanding healthcare market; tap into its large patient population for global trials; and take advantage of its huge talent pool for outsourced R&D work. As a result, the preclinical service market in China is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years. The joint venture between WuXi PharmaTech and Covance will allow customers of both companies to fully leverage the advantages of conducting preclinical research and development in China, and potentially submit global and domestic regulatory applications.

About WuXi PharmaTech

WuXi PharmaTech is a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company, with operations in China and the United States. As a research-driven and customer-focused company, WuXi PharmaTech provides pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies a broad and integrated portfolio of laboratory and m
'/>"/>

SOURCE Covance Inc.
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

1

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3 4

Related biology technology :

1. Covance to Present at The R.W. Baird 2008 Growth Stock Conference
2. Covance to Present at Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference
3. Covance Reports Full-Year 2007 Revenue Growth Of 15.4% and Seventh Consecutive Year of EPS Growth in Excess of 20%
4. Covance Inc. Invites You to Join the Webcast of Its Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call
5. WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) Expands Collaboration With AstraZeneca
6. Quest PharmaTech Announces Positive Results from Phase I Clinical Trial of its Photodynamic Therapy for Actinic Keratosis
7. WuXi PharmaTech Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
8. WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) Appoints Dr. Peng Wang as VP of Discovery Biology
9. WuXi PharmaTech Schedules First Quarter 2008 Earnings Release on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
10. WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) Honored Among the BCG 50 Local Dynamos
11. Quest PharmaTech Receives Support from National Research Councils Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to develop Ultrasound Technology for the Treatment of Cancer
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:6/18/2013)... million electric cars could be on roads across North America ... research by the United States Department of Energy, Los Alamos ... Chen is part of a team led by the Los ... the expensive platinum catalysts in fuel cells. , "One of ... vehicles is the cost of the units. The pure platinum ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... 18, 2013 (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 ... attendance system in North America, has introduced AccountLinx ... data and payroll records between ExakTime’s software and ... automates ExakTime software setup and keeps employee databases ... data from a business’ current payroll software, directly ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 The ... associate the skin as an important human body part. Similar ... cared for in order to function, repair and grow. Recent ... with vitamins and supplements, is just as important as other ... and supplements to aid in skin cell reproduction, increase the ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... -- RegeneCure announced today the start ... Bone Regeneration (GBR) Dental Membrane as a bone stimulating aid ... encountered when patients have a tooth replaced with a dental ... the implant. Consequently there is often a need to support ... regenerates. The bone substitute material, in turn, needs to be ...
Breaking Biology Technology:US and Canadian researchers drive towards cheaper fuel cells for electric cars 2ExakTime Introduces AccountLinx Plus 2Natural Acne Remedies Through Diet, Probiotic Action Shares New Insight on What Foods May Help Lead to Clear Skin 2RegeneCure Starts Clinical Study Using Polymeric Bone Stimulating Membrane for Dental Implants 2RegeneCure Starts Clinical Study Using Polymeric Bone Stimulating Membrane for Dental Implants 3
... Va., June 20 Insmed Inc. (Nasdaq:,INSM), a ... it intends to request a hearing before The ... earlier Staff Determination,to delist the Company,s common stock ... a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") ...
... June 20, 2008 / b3c newswire / ... organization (CMO) for the development and production of ... 2,500 L multi-process production suite. Hence, Rentschler Biotechnologie ... of 30, 250, 500 and 2,500 liters, allowing ...
... InterMune, Inc.,(Nasdaq: ITMN ) today announced that ... InterMune, will present at the Jefferies 2nd,Annual Healthcare Conference ... p.m. EDT., To access a live audio webcast ... on to the investor relations page of InterMune,s,corporate website ...
Cached Biology Technology:Insmed to Request Hearing Before NASDAQ Panel to Review NASDAQ Staff Determination 2Rentschler Biotechnologie Extends Capacities for Mammalian Cell Culture Manufacturing 2
(Date:6/17/2013)... As mobile devices, smartphones and tablets ... grows exponentially, and biometric authentication offers that security, ... Reading Insider ( www.heavyreading.com/mobile-networks ), a subscription ... www.heavyreading.com ). Biometrics Offer Promise for ... authentication on smartphones, analyzing the most lucrative verticals ...
(Date:6/17/2013)... Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship will be the topics ... Conhecimento, 26th June. For the third consecutive year, ... interaction and sharing of experiences among members of ... and PhD students. Confirmed speakers: Elisa Martn Garijo ... Leeuw (Branching Tree) and Mary O,Donovan (Hovione), among ...
(Date:6/16/2013)... were fed a high-fat diet and became obese were ... levels of body fat, a new Ohio University study ... offspring, despite their consumption of a low-fat diet, scientists ... Society in San Francisco, Calif. , "We,ve identified a ... of offspring dependent on the pre-conception diet of the ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Biometric Authentication Provides Better Mobile Device Security, Heavy Reading Finds 2Biometric Authentication Provides Better Mobile Device Security, Heavy Reading Finds 3'E3 Forum -- Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship on a Global context' 2Obese male mice father offspring with higher levels of body fat 2
... from EPFL,s (Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne) Laboratory ... published today in the Journal of Neuroscience ... following a better understanding of how Amyloid-Beta found ... of Alzheimer,s patients, may lead to neurodegeneration. Researchers ...
... available in Spanish . Innovative, ... physical fitness skillsare emerging from scientific studies funded by ... Craig A. Johnston, John P. Foreyt and Chermaine Tyler ... earlier studies in which many of their Texas middle-school ...
... Scientists in China are reporting discovery of two proteins present ... serve as the potential biomarkers for accurately predicting whether the ... of Proteome Research , a monthly publication. Maode Lai ... colon cancer and over 50,000 deaths from the disease occurred ...
Cached Biology News:How the demons of dementia possess and damage brain cells 2Kids lose pounds, gain fitness in Houston study 2