An agreement between GE Healthcare and Merck & Co. to share technology on imaging in the lungs could help respiratory treatment development.

An old therapy for a variety of autoimmune diseases is to be made more efficient thanks to 10 years of research.

A collaboration between Europe and India will strengthen efforts to improve the quality and safety of medicines in both locations, and will include the development of joint inspections of manufacturing sites.

Tomatoes could be the new weapon in the fight against sun damage, according to research conducted by two UK universities.

Pharma's extensive collaborative research links with the UK university science base are now under threat because of costs and issues regarding intellectual property ownership.

Pharmaceutical companies are being offered the opportunity to purchase foreign currency up to 12 months before the money has to change hands, which could remove concerns regarding fluctuations in the currency market.

Research into the link between allergies and the development of tumours has become an established research discipline that could have benefits for future cancer treatments.

Doctors are running out of treatments for trauma victims and critically ill patients because of infections from drug-resistant microbes, according to a speaker at the Society for General Microbiology's recent meeting in Edinburgh (UK).

Two new European acquisitions will enhance Indian-based Dr Reddy?s generic pipeline and R&D infrastructure, which could lead to an increased number of cheaper medicines for patients.