The Challenge of Change - Managing Excipients Control
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04-Oct-2011 - Bespak has won its second nasal delivery device development deal in as many months for a major global manufacturer of generic medicines.
29-Sep-2011 - Intercell is seeking new partnerships for its struggling needle-free patch system for delivering vaccines.
28-Sep-2011 - Contract generics packaging demand and possible acquisitions of up to €300m ($408m) will drive growth at United Drug, an analyst reports.
26-Sep-2011 - MannKind is looking to raise $370m (€270m) to fund completion of its manufacturing facility and Phase III trials of its inhaled insulin.
20-Sep-2011 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents its round-up of the latest in the world of drug delivery, including news from Sanofi Pasteur, Haselmeier, Unigene, and Southwest Research Institute.
19-Sep-2011 - Immunotherapy and vaccine specialist Circassia says its new license agreement with NanoPass Technologies will help its range of allergy products to thrive on the market.
13-Sep-2011 - Unilife has developed a wearable infusion device for self-administration of an emerging class of drugs that require large volume doses.
12-Sep-2011 - Gerresheimer Regensburg GmbH has announced plans to increase production of its medical injection moulders four-fold in its China facility over the next 18 months.
06-Sep-2011 - Chesapeake will buy leaflet and label maker Cortegra to strengthen its manufacturing position in the US pharmaceutical packaging market.
05-Sep-2011 - Bespak has won its first nasal delivery device development contract, which it says is evidence its diversification strategy is working.
05-Sep-2011 - A new customised spare parts ordering platform for packaging manufacturers is faster and more user-friendly than its predecessor, said Bosch.
01-Sep-2011 - Systech International and Zetes have partnered to offer European pharmaceutical manufacturers serialisation systems.
01-Sep-2011 - CareFusion is suing Hospira and seeking damages over alleged infringement of patents protecting its drug delivery systems.
31-Aug-2011 - Unilife sales tumbled in the fourth quarter due to closure of its contract manufacturing operations and a drop in milestone payments.
24-Aug-2011 - Unilife has developed the world’s first multi-chamber prefilled syringes that have an in-built safety mechanism.
23-Aug-2011 - The worldwide market for needle-free drug delivery will double in value over the next five years, according to new market research by Kalorama.
16-Aug-2011 - West Pharmaceutical Services says new R&D centre will focus on elastomer formulations and process development for its packaging and delivery tech businesses.
16-Aug-2011 - Unilife says it will ramp up sales and marketing efforts for its Unifill prefilled syringe range after securing additional funding.
11-Aug-2011 - Multivac is developing a new packaging solution for sterile medical products that it says will solve issues in packaging diversity and batch size, as well as speeding up line clearance.
11-Aug-2011 - Contract packaging profit at United Drug rose in its latest results as strong US sales offset weak performance in Europe.
09-Aug-2011 - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has won its four-year battle to start packaging drugs in Iraq by outsourcing production to a local company.
03-Aug-2011 - Intelliject has received tentative US FDA approval for its e-cue ‘talking’ autoinjector, setting the device maker up for a potentially lucrative partnership with licensee French drug giant Sanofi.
03-Aug-2011 - More-and-more US biopharm companies are moving from vials to prefilled syringes ahead of the upcoming flu season, according to BD.
01-Aug-2011 - West has applied a pricing surcharge to offset rising raw material costs that dragged on margins in the second quarter.
01-Aug-2011 - Robert Bosch Packaging Technology has sold a filling line to US firm Pharmalucence Partners, which is expanding its contract pharmaceutical manufacturing business.