Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2013
Chewing gum developed to battle common cold
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16-May-2013 - Private label gum maker Fertin Pharma has developed an immunity chewing gum that it claims can help guard against the common cold. Related news |
News in brief
West Adds Second Filling line in Prep for Future Crystal Zenith Boom
15-May-2013 - Extra filling capacity is to be made available in preparation for West’s Crystal Zenith (CZ) system, though approval and increased sales are still at least 18 months away.
Recipharm to offer new metal-based delivery tech
13-May-2013 - Melding metals to APIs could make drugs easier to deliver according to Sweden's Recipharm which partnered to add a new chemistry to its offering last week.
News in brief
Novo Nordisk $69m Plant Conversion For New Diabetes Drug
06-May-2013 - Novo Nordisk says the $69 investment in its Danish plant will convert capacity ready for its new GLP-1 analogue and is a further commitment to Danish manufacturing.
Updated
Pharma Companies Buzz Over Auto-Injectors Showing Success with High Viscosity Drugs
02-May-2013 - New auto-injector technology that is user-friendly and capable of delivering high viscosity drugs may be the next big thing for pharma and biotech companies pushing further into niche biologics and biosimilars.
Injex Gets China Approval; Glide to Make Solid-Dose Anthrax for Pfenex
30-Apr-2013 - Injex says it is looking for partners to prefill its device and Glide will develop Pfenex’s anthrax vaccine using its solid-dose injector – welcome to our needle-free drug delivery round-up.
Live from Interphex
Regulatory and Financial Burdens Slow IR/MR Approvals, Says Expert
24-Apr-2013 - Efforts to update SUPAC guidance on immediate and modified release dosage forms will end in faster approvals, if regulatory and financial hurdles can be overcome, says expert.
Fujifilm's Cell Banking Facilitates "Larger Slice" of Biologics Pie
23-Apr-2013 - Third-party manufacturers of biologics are seeing increased demand but more short term contracts, according to Fujifilm.
Drug Delivery: Featured news
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Create painless devices for quicker regulatory approval, says BD
Joel Cotten
European product manager of pharmaceutical systems, BD
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Aptar Pharma says new eDevices will speed up regulatory approval
Joachim Koerner
VP of eDevice R&D, prescription division, , Aptar Pharma











