Pharmaceuticals
Moving past trial and error
February 15, 2012
Richard Braatz applies math to design new materials and processes for drug manufacturing.
Digging for answers
November 22, 2011
MIT, Pfizer hold groundbreaking for new biomedical research facility in Kendall Square.
Making a Nobel-winning chemistry reaction even better
November 3, 2011
New catalyst offers greater control over the synthesis of organic cyclic compounds, including potential cancer drugs.
Also labeled: Catalyst, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Faculty, Nobel Prizes, Research, Metathesis
Pfizer expands its research footprint in Cambridge
September 1, 2011
Announces lease of space in building being developed by MIT
Five companies join the Center for Biomedical Innovation's NEWDIGS program
June 2, 2011
Bristol‐Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Life Technologies, Pfizer and Quintiles will support initiatives in regulatory science and oncology innovation.
More than just a pretty flower
November 4, 2010
MIT chemists engineer the periwinkle plant to produce compounds that could become more effective cancer drugs.
Nerve-cell regeneration quest is fast tracked
October 12, 2010
Microchip technology rapidly identifies compounds for regrowing nerves, in live animals.
Getting bacteria to do a plant’s job
October 1, 2010
Researchers engineer microbes for low-cost production of precursor of anticancer drug Taxol and other pharmaceuticals.
Squeezing more production out of bacteria
September 21, 2010
MIT chemical engineers demonstrate a new way to dramatically boost bacteria’s manufacturing abilities.
From sponges, a potential cancer drug
August 30, 2010
MIT chemists have synthesized a family of natural compounds that have shown promise in killing tumor cells.
Why saliva forms beads on a string
August 11, 2010
Researchers’ solution to longstanding mystery could enable better inkjet printing and drug-dispensing systems.
MIT’s Koch Institute in strategic partnership with Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals
June 28, 2010
Organizations will collaborate in multiple areas of oncology research and technology development.
An easier way to synthesize new drug candidates
June 25, 2010
MIT chemists’ answer to long-standing problem could have a big impact on pharmaceutical business.
Biomanufacturing Research Program wins grant from Sloan Foundation
April 13, 2010
Will be used to examine globalization and regulatory compliance
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Biotechnology
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