The Challenge of Change - Managing Excipients Control
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24-Jan-2012 - Granules India says Big Pharma demand for highly efficient manufacturing in era of patent loss helped it gain market share in Q3 fiscal 2012.
24-Jan-2012 - PolyPid plans to begin clinical development of its novel lipid-polymer fusion-based drug delivery technology with new through a new financing round.
23-Jan-2012 - UK-based Polytherics has acquired Warwick Effect Polymers (WEP) to expand biologic drug modification offering.
23-Jan-2012 - Alnylam is cutting its headcount by one-third to lower operating costs as it attempts to bring an RNAi product to market.
23-Jan-2012 - The EMA has revised guidelines on active substance master files (ASMF) to stop multiple EU nations assessing the same documents.
19-Jan-2012 - Drug delivery firm NovaDel has warned it lacks the cash to continue beyond this month and may file for bankruptcy protection.
18-Jan-2012 - A new study has found a way to use air as a barrier for controlled drug release.
18-Jan-2012 - Enzymicals and Herbrand PharmaChemicals have partnered to incorporate biocatalytic processes into fine chemical manufacturing.
18-Jan-2012 - Sigma-Aldrich is prioritising HPAPIs as it seeks to grow its custom pharma business in the face of low-cost competition.
17-Jan-2012 - Excipient makers could save up to 200 man hours with a new industry-driven, third-party audit certification scheme set to launch next week.
16-Jan-2012 - A new discovery platform for RNA delivery vehicles could mean 20 per cent more efficiency for guiding nanoparticles into cancer cells, say researchers.
12-Jan-2012 - Clinigen and PCAS have inked a long term supply pact for the production of the API for Foscavir.
12-Jan-2012 - US scientists say a new N-heterocycles synthesis method could open door to the production of novel antibiotics, cancer and pain drugs.
12-Jan-2012 - NantWorks has unveiled plans to pump $85.5m into a new oncology and critical care injectables manufacturing plant in Terre Haute, Indiana.
12-Jan-2012 - The lack of transparency when Puerto Rico imposed a new tax in 2010 may deter drugmakers from expanding on the island, a report found.
11-Jan-2012 - Amarin plans to add a fourth API maker to its supply chain as it prepares for a potential launch of its triglyceride lowering therapy, AMR101, in the US in 2012.
11-Jan-2012 - Ashland says it will ramp up production of the tablet disintegrant and dissolution aid polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPP) to meet growing drug industry demand.
10-Jan-2012 - Drug delivery tech firm SkyePharma has started reviewing operations at its facility in Muttenz, Switzerland that could results in significant job cuts.
10-Jan-2012 - Delivery tech firm MonoSol Rx and nanoparticle excipient developer Midatech have set up a new diabetes-focused joint venture (JV).
10-Jan-2012 - Zhongxi Sunve has bought a stake in a Chinese oncology API manufacturer and has further takeovers in the pipeline.
09-Jan-2012 - Chinese companies exporting drugs in bulk will come under the microscope next month when the Indian government sends a team of officials to inspect manufacturing plants.
09-Jan-2012 - Rousselot says its acquisition of Eastman Kodak’s Gel Corporation will boost its gelatine production capacity and help it meet soaring drug industry demand.
05-Jan-2012 - Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries is set to become the first insulin maker in the Middle East with its new $136m plant in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
05-Jan-2012 - Phase I data shows Alnylam a “very potent” RNAi delivery platform that can be the foundation of its future, the company’s CEO said.
05-Jan-2012 - India is sending a delegation to Chile, Peru, Columbia and Venezuela to boost pharma exports to Latin America.