Contrast agent developer Bracco Diagnostics of Princeton, NJ, has inaugurated a new laboratory for advanced research of contrast media for diagnostic imaging. The staff of the facility, located in Trieste, Italy, will be working closely with a newly opened liver research center in Trieste that is studying the molecular biology and pathology of the liver. Bracco also maintains research facilities in Geneva, Switzerland, and Princeton, according to the firm.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersMarch 28, 2003
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