TissueGene has completed enrolling patients in a US-based Phase II trial of its TG-C therapy, designed to treat patients with Grade 3 chronic degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the knee. Comprising human allogeneic chondrocytes, the TG-C ...
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BG Medicine has obtained CE mark approval for its diagnostic blood assay, CardioSCORE, designed for identifying individuals who are at high risk for near-term major cardiovascular events including heart attack and stroke. The multivariate ...
Japan has suspended beef imports from Brazil over concerns of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) - a fatal neurodegenerative disease commonly known as mad cow disease. The move comes after the South American nation informed the World ...
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Economy (i) Economic Development of Guangxi In recent years, Guangxi’s economy has maintained a rapid, steady and balanced development momentum. In 2005, GDP exceeded 400 billion yuan , 407.575 billion yuan to be exact, up by ...
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Waitrose has launched a Farming Partnership initiative, which it says further demonstrates its commitment to UK farming. The Waitrose Farming Partnership is the new umbrella under which all the retailer's "agricultural farmer-focused ...
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Vitamin and supplement giant NBTY has acquired US energy bar brand Balance Bar from private-equity firm Brynwood Partners VI. Brynwood, which acquired the brand from Kraft Foods in 2009, announced the sale for an undisclosed sum yesterday ...
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Princes is hoping to "invigorate" the added-value tuna sector in the UK with the launch of a range of "on-the-go" tuna salads. In a bid to tap into the lunchtime market, Princes has rolled out a four-strong range that includes Tomato ...
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Finnish group Raisio, which owns brands from Benecol butter to Honey Monster cereals, pointed to an improvement in its EBIT as it reported a second-quarter loss. The company today (14 August) posted a loss of EUR2.4m (US$2.9m) thanks to ...
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Finnish food group Raisio is to cut jobs in its domestic market as reshapes the business to lower costs and make it more efficient. The company said the streamlining would affect 56 staff. Raisio's domestic consumer foods business will ...
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Organic baby food brand Plum Baby has launched a range of meals for babies based on recipes from around the world. The Taste Adventures meals, targeted at babies aged ten months plus, will be the first use of international recipes for ...
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Shares in Tyson Foods fell today (6 August) after the US meat giant lowered its forecast for annual sales and warned grain costs would weigh on profits in its next financial year. Tyson, which reported mixed third-quarter results today, ...
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Boparan Holdings, the parent company of UK firm 2 Sisters Food Group, has moved into the black in its last financial year when its sales grew ahead of the market. The business booked a profit of GBP42.5m for the 12 months to 28 July, ...
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NBTY, a US-based manufacturer of nutritional supplements, has opened a $20m nutritional bar manufacturing plant in Amityville, New York. NBTY noted that the facility will enable the company to meet the increasing demand for its ...
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US-based nutrition company Herbalife has launched Formula 1 Express Meal Bar, a high-protein meal replacement bar. The company noted that the new bar, which is high in dietary fiber, has been developed for good nutrition and weight ...
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Amorfix Life Sciences and CNJ Holdings have signed an agreement to identify and develop therapeutic antibodies targeting disease specific epitopes (DSEs). The collaboration will make use of Amorfix's ProMIS discovery technology and the ...
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