13-Aug-2003 - Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis is planning to shut its only manufacturing facility in India, at Mahad in Maharashtra, because of increasing competition. Novartis makes the...
13-Aug-2003 - The UK's Genetix, which makes gene and protein research equipment, said it had received orders from leading pharmaceutical groups for two of its new products....
08-Aug-2003 - India's Hikal has entered into an agreement with an unnamed US-based pharmaceutical company to supply gabapentin, a $2 billion (€1.76bn) antidepressant that is going off...
06-Aug-2003 - A linear ion trap (LIT) spectrometer that is up to 10 times more sensitive than current products on the market will be launched at this...
04-Aug-2003 - Azlon Plastic Packaging, a subsidiary of Bibby Sterilin, has introduced a range of pharmaceutical screw top bottles that combine both tamper-evident and child-resistant closures. Most...
04-Aug-2003 - BASF has completed the construction of a production plant for high-purity methanesulfonic acid, a chemical widely used in the chemical industry and in the synthesis...
01-Aug-2003 - Isopak of the UK has introduced a single punch benchtop tablet press machine that is designed to answer the needs of small laboratories, pharmacies and...
30-Jul-2003 - Sweden-based Alfa Laval has entered into a joint marketing agreement with Millipore that will see the two firms work together to supply tools for the...
28-Jul-2003 - US company Vencor has launched a range of chemical taggants that can be used to provide secure identification of products, including pharmaceuticals and speciality chemicals....
25-Jul-2003 - Neo Pharma has become the first pharmaceutical manufacturing company to start production in Abu Dhabi, according to local press reports. After a three-month period of...
25-Jul-2003 - Procter & Gamble has patented a new formulation of its osteoporosis drug risedronate that overcomes the upper gastrointestinal side effects sometimes associated with the drug....
23-Jul-2003 - A European Union project funded under the EUREKA programme has designed a software system aimed at helping pharmaceutical and food companies comply with chemical limit...
23-Jul-2003 - Scientists at Roche have discovered a new class of drug that may be of use in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. The...
21-Jul-2003 - UK software company Intelligensys has launched a new product that promises a step forward in the application of artificial intelligence technologies to formulation design. The...
16-Jul-2003 - A reagent kit developed by Argonaut Technologies promises to help chemists identify the best synthesis route for drug candidates in the earliest stages of drug...
16-Jul-2003 - UK company Metrohm has launched two new titrators in its economical Titrino range designed for general quality control and assurance applications, including the analysis of...
15-Jul-2003 - Celsis International, a UK-based company specialising in microbiological screening, has won a contract to provide its systems to GlaxoSmithKline as a preferred supplier. Celsis has...
15-Jul-2003 - The Netherlands' Applikon Biotechnology has entered into an agreement with Niro Soavi, part of the GEA Group, for the distribution of lab-scale homogenisers to the...
15-Jul-2003 - CTG, a specialist in validation and verification information technology and good automated manufacturing practices, has set up a consultancy to serve companies in the life...
11-Jul-2003 - A range of cell culture vessels developed by Switzerland's Integra Biosciences promises to increase production yields in laboratories making monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins, according...
11-Jul-2003 - UK firm Lock Inspection Systems has developed a software package for use alongside its metal detection systems that will make it easier for pharmaceutical manufacturers...
09-Jul-2003 - Gist, a unit of Dutch chemicals and pharmaceuticals group DSM, has entered into an agreement with China's Guangzhou Baiyunshan General Pharma for the supply and...
09-Jul-2003 - Roche has licensed exclusive marketing rights outside the USA to Avastin (bevacizumab), a drug for colorectal cancer, from Genentech. The latter company will retain all...
09-Jul-2003 - Germany's Schering has been granted approval throughout the European Union for Angeliq (oestradiol and drospirenone), its new low-dose hormone replacement therapy. The news is a...
07-Jul-2003 - Millipore has launched a new suite of software that allows users to automatically record and retrieve water quality data for better compliance with Good Laboratory...