Wellington, July 1 NZPA - Genesis Research and Development says it is confident it can close a deal with an overseas investor to help fund its research into gene silencing technology.

By Kent Atkinson of NZPA Wellington, July 1 NZPA - The Government says it won't honour the previous administration's plan to convene a group of experts to discuss the safety of A2 milk, relative to "ordinary" A1 milk.

Wellington, June 17 NZPA - Auckland-based biotechnology company Living Cell Technologies is to open a $2.5 million high-tech pig breeding facility for up to 50 animals in Invercargill next month.

Wellington, June 10 NZPA - Pharmaceutical multinational Pfizer Inc has applied to the Commerce Commission for clearance to take over rival drug company Wyeth Corp. Pfizer sells human and animal health products through its local subsidiary, Pfizer New Zealand Ltd.

Wellington, April 14 NZPA - Christchurch-based biotechnology company PharmaZen achieved a turnaround last year to a pre-tax surplus of $442,822, saying it capitalised on groundwork done in previous years.

Wellington, March 16 NZPA - The Bioethics Council sent out a swansong press release thanking its supporters today but also having a dig at the Government for shutting it down.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Biotech company Genesis Research and Development Ltd has posted a loss of $7.5 million, bigger than expected for the year to December 30, 2008, apparently because it has not been fully paid for shares it sold in a willow biofuel project.

Wellington, Jan 14 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket remained positive when it opened this morning. The benchmark NZSX-50 index was up 3.481 points, or 0.125 percent, to 2778.123 at 10.15am.

Wellington, Jan 9 NZPA - A $2 million payment to biotechnology company Genesis Research and Development Corp for its BioJoule shares has been delayed for a second time.

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