biotech

Commonwealth Biotechnologies stock surges

Shares of Chesterfield-based Commonwealth Biotechnologies almost doubled Thursday, closing at $0.76 a share. Stocks that trade for less than $1 are notoriously volatile, but this seems to be on account of a deal with a of GL Biochem in Shanghai. (You can read about that here.) The company is also losing less than last year,… Read more »

BioTech park lands British firm

A British firm that has come up with a product to kill high-powered bacteria has become the 56th company in the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park in downtown Richmond. Biocontrol Ltd.  of London opened an office in an existing building in the park and will operate as a U.S. based affiliate under the name Biocontrol International… Read more »