The Challenge of Change - Managing Excipients Control
Colorcon
10-Nov-2011 - Pfizer will sell Mylan its dry-powder inhaler delivery system in an agreement set to pit the generics firm against UK drug major GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
10-Nov-2011 - AGC is to open an API and intermediate production plant in Japan to meet increased demand from the aging population.
09-Nov-2011 - The FDA is investigating compounding pharmacies’ Makena after K-V Pharmaceutical said they differ from approved forms.
08-Nov-2011 - BASF will start producing synthetic menthol next year using a new method that, it claims, offers significant quality and supply advantages for drug and food manufacturers.
07-Nov-2011 - Demand for drug delivery technologies helped Cambrex post double-digit sales growth but guidance fell below expectations.
03-Nov-2011 - Novozymes Biopharma says its new hyaluronic acid has sustainability, safety and production benefits for the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
03-Nov-2011 - Bend Research is developing a nanoparticle drug delivery system for treating osteoarthritis in a “close collaboration” with Pfizer.
02-Nov-2011 - Using chiral metal surfaces in drug manufacturing could save companies time and money, say researchers at University of Cambridge.
02-Nov-2011 - SurModics is selling its drug delivery assets and cGMP manufacturing facility to Evonik for $30m (€22m) in cash.
31-Oct-2011 - Repligen is to acquire Novozymes Biopharma for €17m ($23.8m) to boost its portfolio of products used in the manufacture of biologics.
31-Oct-2011 - In-PharmaTechnologist presents a roundup of news and views shared by exhibitors and attendees at AAPS and CPhI.
31-Oct-2011 - Aptamers and dendrimers can revitalise the faltering siRNA sector by solving delivery problems, AAPS panelists said.
31-Oct-2011 - BASF says solubility and bioavailability will be key focus for its pharmaceutical excipient product development efforts in the next few years.
26-Oct-2011 - Pii is developing small intestine targeting drug delivery technologies as part of a focus on gelatin shell materials.
25-Oct-2011 - BASF and Colorcon are developing a tablet film coating technology with improved taste masking and barrier properties.
24-Oct-2011 - Industry groups developing certification standards for third-party auditors of pharmaceutical excipient manufacturers say they are ready to launch the scheme next year.
24-Oct-2011 - Merck & Co is investing $250m (€180m) in its Singapore manufacturing capabilities as part of an expansion push.
24-Oct-2011 - Fine chemicals manufacturer Saltigo is looking to expand its high potency API (HPAPI) business by targeting the pharmaceutical industry in the US and Japan.
20-Oct-2011 - Carbogen Amcis has signed a strategic deal with formulations specialist Polymun Scientific in a agreement designed to support the development of its high potency manufacturing business.
20-Oct-2011 - Sri Lanka is setting up a 48 acre pharma manufacturing industrial zone to boost local production.
18-Oct-2011 - Rusnano and Nearmedic Plus will build a ‘nanomedicine’ production facility in Russia in a collaboration that fits with Government efforts to boost local drug manufacturing.
18-Oct-2011 - A device developed at the Joseph Fourier University could be used to power drug delivery technologies and medical implants using energy created in vivo within the next decade, say researchers.
18-Oct-2011 - Granules India says higher demand for APIs and pharmaceutical intermediates combined with manufacturing productivity gains helped drive quarterly growth.
17-Oct-2011 - Tissue-based delivery tech developer Medgenics is in talks with Baxter Healthcare about new deal, but says continued focus on Factor VIII is not ‘mission critical’ to biopump platform.
17-Oct-2011 - Liberalisation of Indian regulations in the early 90s caused a surge in manufacturing capacity but a dip in efficiency, research claims.