28-Feb-2007 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Baxter Healthcare the go ahead for a modified version of the company's Colleague volumetric infusion pump that was the subject of FDA recalls and seizures in 2005 following patient deaths and injuries.
28-Feb-2007 - UK firms Melbourn Scientific and Copley Scientific have agreed to collaborate on developing novel methods of testing the force of nasal sprays and metered-dose inhalers (MDIs).
27-Feb-2007 - Researchers have come up with a new 'caged DNA' material, combining DNA macromolecules with polymers containing iron, which represents a novel drug delivery system for gene therapy.
27-Feb-2007 - Eli Lilly has come up with a new insulin pen with a digital display that allows patients to record and review the time, date and dose of the last 16 insulin shots.
26-Feb-2007 - Companies making outstanding contributions to the healthcare industry were honoured last week at a glittering awards evening celebrating Frost & Sullivan's Excellence in Healthcare awards, 2006.
13-Feb-2007 - Therapeutic drugs can now be smoked like cigarettes thanks to a novel drug delivery device developed by new player Alexza Pharmaceuticals. The inhaled drugs hit the bloodstream much quicker than with other drug delivery techniques, so therapeutic effect can be seen within seconds.
12-Feb-2007 - European scientists have introduced a dental prosthesis capable of dosing drugs, which they suggest could be a more convenient option than swallowing pills.
08-Feb-2007 - UK medical device firm Bespak has signed an agreement with new player Zogenix for development of a fast-acting migraine treatment.
08-Feb-2007 - A multinational team of researchers based in the UK has found a way to make carbon nanotubes easily cross biological barriers, opening up the potential for a new form of drug delivery.
07-Feb-2007 - US-based drug delivery firm, BioDelivery Sciences International (BDSI), has asked for approval to start clinical trials of a soya bean-based delivery technology that would lead to the first oral version of amphotericin B, a widely-used antifungal drug.
06-Feb-2007 - US-based start-up company Medipacs is developing a miniaturised digital pump, no bigger than a quarter, which could become the first patch-like product to help diabetics manage their insulin therapy.
06-Feb-2007 - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is expanding its research into delivery systems for haemophilia drugs through a collaboration deal with MediVas.
31-Jan-2007 - A team of researchers in the UK have come up with a novel drug delivery system using pollen-based microcapsules to encapsulate the active ingredients, opening up whole new avenues for oral delivery of injection-based drugs.
30-Jan-2007 - Merck-Serono today announced the launch of easypod, the first electronic growth hormone injection device.
25-Jan-2007 - Finnish company DelSitech has signed a license agreement with Bayer Innovation, a subsidiary of the Germany's Bayer group, in a deal that could lead to the creation of a new generation of wound care products.
24-Jan-2007 - US-based researchers have developed a transdermal vaccine for Alzheimers disease which has been shown to clear brain-damaging amyloid plaques in preclinical studies, offering hope to millions of sufferers worldwide.
23-Jan-2007 - US-based researchers have proven that 'large' nanoparticles can pass through human mucus, which means that they could serve as sustained-release carriers for drugs treating diseases affecting the mucous membranes, such as cervical cancer.
23-Jan-2007 - Novel transdermal patch products for two protein drugs could be on the horizon as Altea Therapeutics announces research agreements with two 'large' pharmaceutical companies.
22-Jan-2007 - Researchers at the University of Leeds have genetically modified a common gut bacterium to respond to a sugar and produce a treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
22-Jan-2007 - New French research into biodegradable polymers is opening up the door to controlled release treatments for a broader range of drugs, potentially doing away with traditional delivery methods of a variety of drugs.
18-Jan-2007 - Drug giants Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been awarded contracts with the US government to develop adjuvant technology for pandemic influenza, to potentially increase the number of doses to be distributed among US citizens.
17-Jan-2007 - The rapidly growing market for oral drug delivery is forecast to increase 48 per cent to reach a $52.1 billion in revenues by 2010, with an annual growth rate of 10 per cent, according to a new study by Kalorama Information.
11-Jan-2007 - US-based researchers have stepped up anticancer drug usage as dendrimer-encapsulated technology improves camptothecin solubility 10 times and accelerates drug accumulation 16 times in cell culture studies.
09-Jan-2007 - A new anti-cancer drug delivery system which allows more targeted treatment and helps avoid the unsafe and unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy is due to enter clinical trials in Europe and the US for use with anti-cancer drug paclitaxel.
09-Jan-2007 - MedImmune's latest version of their inhalable flu vaccine, FluMist, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new formulation can now be stored in a refrigerator rather than frozen, which proved a major disadvantage of the company's previous form of the drug.