Controlled-release can deliver for generics firms, says Espicom
03-Sep-2009 - Wyeth’s battles to protect the controlled-release (CR) version of its anti-depressant Effexor are a sign...
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Novartis buys HySolv technology from BTG
02-Sep-2009 - Swiss drug major Novartis will UK specialty pharma firm BTG up to $10m (€7m) for...
Durect and King sign long-term Remoxy excipient supply deal
31-Aug-2009 - Chemicals firm Durect will supply drugmaker King Pharmaceuticals with two excipients used in the manufacture...
Silence collaborating on AtuRNAi drug delivery tech
27-Aug-2009 - Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma has entered into a collaboration to develop Silence Therapeutics’ AtuRNAi delivery technology...
Microneedle patch could boost compliance
24-Aug-2009 - Researchers have presented new microneedle drug delivery patches, which, using technology developed in the electronics...
Dry powder vaccine nears Phase I
18-Aug-2009 - A dry powder measles vaccine formulation and inhalers that could be as affordable as needle...
LSO trials light activated cancer treatment
13-Aug-2009 - Light Sciences Oncology (LSO) has begun treating the first patient in a Phase I trial...
Aptamers used for targeted cancer treatment
11-Aug-2009 - Researchers have developed a drug delivery vehicle using liposomes and aptamers that targets specific cancer...
Positive Phase II for intranasal antiemetic
04-Aug-2009 - Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (SNBL) has posted a positive first report on the Phase II...
Medingo’s insulin patch approved; shares rocket
30-Jul-2009 - Medingo’s insulin dispensing patch has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),...
New liquid protein tech could improve drug delivery
28-Jul-2009 - Scientists at the University of Bristol in the UK and the Max Planck in Germany...
West buys Plastef’s delivery business
09-Jul-2009 - US contract manufacturer West Pharmaceutical Services has purchased French device firm Plastef Investissements’ drug...
3M rolls out plasma coating and face seal tech for pMDIs
10-Jun-2009 - 3M’s drug delivery unit believes its new plasma coating and face seal valve pMDI...
FDA revises ICH Q8 guidance
10-Jun-2009 - The FDA has revised its guidance on ICH Q8, adding an annex that clarifies the...
RXi presents RNA delivery data
08-Jun-2009 - At TIDES 2009 RXi Pharmaceuticals presented preclinical data on its RNA technologies, including research...
3M’s Taper DPI system makes lactose carrier redundant
04-Jun-2009 - 3M Drug Delivery Technologies has expanded its respiratory drug delivery system offering with its...
Cambridge Theranostics makes bioavailable lycopene pill
03-Jun-2009 - UK researchers have boosted the bioavailability of the tomato skin extract lycopene and produced...
Researchers target siRNA delivery
02-Jun-2009 - The latest work on siRNA delivery is focused on in a special edition of...
Chocks away for nano prop delivery research?
01-Jun-2009 - US scientists at Harvard University’s Rowland Institute have described a way of making large...
Positive Phase III for intranasal cancer pain med
18-May-2009 - Archimedes Pharma has presented positive Phase III results of its treatment for breakthrough cancer...
West and Vetter team up on new drug reconstitution syringe
11-May-2009 - A new ready-to-use WFI prefilled syringe for the reconstitution of lyophilised drugs is likely...
Positive Phase I for SurModics’ ocular device
07-May-2009 - SurModics has completed the three year Phase I trial of I-vation TA (triamcinolone acetonide),...
Axentis gains ODD for cystic fibrosis related infection treatment
05-May-2009 - Axentis Pharma has received orphan drug designation (ODD) in the US for its cystic...
Lilly & Amylin team up to create diabetes pen
30-Apr-2009 - Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals are jointly developing an exenatide once weekly pen device,...
Nanoparticles used to create topical Viagra rival
29-Apr-2009 - Erectile dysfunction could be treated by a nanoparticle formulation applied directly to the penis,...
