Source: SignonSanDiego As part of a global restructuring strategy launched early this year, Pfizer said this week that it will consolidate its animal medical test manufacturing operations to its Synbiotics plant in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego. The…

Source: BioProcess International France Biotech (the French association of life-science companies) presented the results of its “Life Science Panorama 2010” survey at the BioVision world life-sciences forum in Lyons, France, on 29 March 2011. The survey describes major trends for…

Source: Bloomberg Sanofi, France’s biggest drugmaker, said it managed to retain key Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) executives following the acquisition of the U.S. biotechnology company. “The level of employee turnover has not changed significantly following the acquisition,” Sanofi Chief Executive Officer…

Source: Xconomy Amid all the comings and goings and CEOs changing jobs in the past week—see Rick Reidy of Progress Software (NASDAQ: PRGS), Mara Aspinall of On-Q-ity, and others—one person flew under the radar in Boston. He is Stéphane Bancel,…

Source: Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – French scientists have developed a novel hepatitis C vaccine that may offer the first effective way to prevent an infection that can cause chronic liver disease and cancer. There is currently no available vaccine for…

Source: Fiercebiotech Few Big Pharma companies have done as much as Sanofi to change the game plan in R&D. And if you drill down into the company’s second quarter report today, you’ll find a snapshot of just how successful the…