William Ransom & Son recall false contaminated products
07-Dec-2007 - UK-based William Ransom & Son has been advised to voluntarily recall certain products following a...
Combo products need guidelines
05-Dec-2007 - The combination products market is zooming ahead, requiring the need to address regulatory challenges, an...
Regulators slate Roche 'lack of knowledge and understanding' in Viracept contamination case
23-Nov-2007 - The official report into good manufacturing practice (GMP) failures that caused dangerous contamination and a...
Explosions at two pharma plants
30-Oct-2007 - Two pharmaceutical companies have faced explosions at their plants in the last week, local media...
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FDA told its safety monitoring of clinical trials not good enough
02-Oct-2007 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been called into question again after the...
FDA gives guidance on biologics-producing spore-forming microbes
18-Sep-2007 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new recommendations for manufacturers of biologics...
bioMerieux buys standards innovator BTF
13-Sep-2007 - Industrial microbiology expert bioMerieux has acquired Australian firm BTF, strengthening its quality control (QC) and...
Solvay kicks off peracetic acid production in China
14-Aug-2007 - Solvay's first Chinese plant for a key chemical disinfectant is now fully operational, serving the...
Oxoid's new portable air monitoring device
05-Jul-2007 - Microbiology expert Oxoid has released a new active air quality monitoring device to help pharmaceutical...
Viracept: lessons to be learnt?
14-Jun-2007 - Just over a week after Roche was forced to initiate a Europe-wide recall of HIV...
Roche opens biotech production facility in Basel
14-May-2007 - Roche has opened a Biotechnology Production Centre at its home base in Basel, Switzerland.
E. coli offers short-cut to large-scale antibody production
24-Apr-2007 - A new method for generating large volumes of therapeutic antibodies direct from Escherichia coli bacterium...
AAIPharma completes $2m boost to manufacturing capacity
04-Apr-2007 - AAIPharma yesterday announced that it has completed a major round of upgrades to two of...
On-line peracetic acid sensor has key CIP use
15-Jan-2007 - UK-based company ProMinent Fluid Controls has launched an on-line sensor targeting the regulation of peracetic...
Medichem passes third consecutive FDA plant inspection
19-Dec-2006 - Pharma company Medichem has announced it has passed a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Sunnex mounts assault on particles
16-Nov-2006 - Sunnex has launched a new range of stainless steel machinery mounts for pharma manufacturing equipment...
Antimicrobial flooring to avoid contamination
07-Nov-2006 - A new improved range of urethane-based floor systems that is claimed to help pharma manufacturers...
DSM pushes forward with global vision
27-Oct-2006 - A year after it published its five-year strategy: Vision 2010 - Building on Strengths -...
Contamination risks challenge clinical supply manufacturers
23-Oct-2006 - Minimising the risk of cross-contamination in the production of medicines for use in clinical trials...
Tepnel launches new disinfectant testing service
04-Oct-2006 - UK-based Tepnel Scientific Services has launched a new pharmaceutical outsourcing solution - disinfectant testing -...
Boehringer sees alternative to Spiriva inhaler device
11-Sep-2006 - The world's most prescribed product for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could soon be formulated...
NPIL expands high potency API facility in Scotland
24-Aug-2006 - Strong demand for anti-cancer cytotoxic active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) has led Nicholas Piramal (NPIL) Pharma...
Rexam's Indian pharma packaging dreams come true
23-Aug-2006 - Rexam, the world's largest beverage can maker, has bought Indian pharmaceutical packaging firm Truepack for...
Steritool launches cleanroom-friendly crowbar
07-Aug-2006 - Steritool has launched the world's first crowbar made entirely of stainless steel - designed to...
Lab instrumentation firm takeover makes PharmEng wiser
18-Jul-2006 - Looking to expand its laboratory testing and consulting services, PharmEng has acquired Rootlink Tecknic, a...
