01-Aug-2011 - West has applied a pricing surcharge to offset rising raw material costs that dragged on margins in the second quarter.
27-Jul-2011 - Researchers at Alexandria University believe they can solve problems in the delivery of erectile dysfunction medication with the help of nanotechnology.
19-Jul-2011 - Life Technologies has developed new drug delivery technology for therapeutic applications that is 100 times more potent than previous formulations.
18-Jul-2011 - A new oral medication for asthma sufferers could wipe out half of all business for inhaler manufacturers.
12-Jul-2011 - Phillips Plastics is to expand into Europe and add primary packaging contract manufacturing capabilities by acquiring Medisize.
12-Jul-2011 - Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have pioneered a multi-compartment gel capsule that could be used to simultaneously deliver drugs of different types.
06-Jul-2011 - Scientists at the University of British Columbia have pioneered a magnetic retinal implant that can supply a regulated and on-demand release of drugs to treat blindness from diabetic retinopathy.
05-Jul-2011 - Merck Serono has received European approval for prefilled pen injectors designed to increase compliance during fertility treatment.
30-Jun-2011 - Prosonix has secured funding to move its pipeline of proprietary mono and multi-component combination respiratory therapies through clinical development.
16-Jun-2011 - Mystic Pharmaceuticals has been awarded a US patent for a manufacturing technology that is critical to its biologics delivery platform.
09-Jun-2011 - Unilife says its one of its technologies has been selected as the delivery device for a biologic drug in an upcoming clinical trial.
30-May-2011 - Irish pharma giant Elan is investing $20m (€14m) in US drug developer Proteostasis Therapeutics to speed the research and development of disease modifying, small molecule drugs and diagnostics for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
30-May-2011 - German transdermal drug developer, Labtec, has opened what it claims is Europe’s most modern manufacturing facility for the production of transdermal drug delivery systems (TDS) and oral dispersible films (ODF) using its proprietary RapidFilm technology.
26-May-2011 - PolyPid claims its new polymer-lipid combination delivery tech will let pharmas set precise release characteristics for a variety of small molecule, protein and nucleic acid-base drugs.
26-May-2011 - 3M Drug Delivery has developed a transdermal delivery technology for an osteoporosis treatment being trialled by Radius Health.
24-May-2011 - Serina Therapeutics has developed a new way of synthesizing polyoxazoline (POZ) polymers for drug delivery applications that, it claims, is free of the drawbacks that have hampered previous production methods.
23-May-2011 - Struggling drug delivery systems developer Vyteris wants to sell its transdermal technology business and go on a CRO buying spree.
19-May-2011 - Novozymes Biopharma will launch a new grade of its Bacillus-derived hyaluronic acid (HA) for ophthalmic delivery applications later this year.
19-May-2011 - Alkermes saw losses increase in fiscal 2011 but has issued an upbeat outlook on higher revenues, portfolio expansion and impending acquisition of Elan Drug Technologies (EDT).
17-May-2011 - Syringe maker Unilife saw its revenue fall in the third quarter on a lack of milestone payments and its exit from the contract manufacturing sector.
17-May-2011 - MWV is offering packaging machinery modifications to support pharmaceutical clients switching to preservative-free pumps.
09-May-2011 - Elan will sell its delivery technology unit, EDT, to Alkermes in a deal that brings to an end the Irish drugmakers’ long search for a buyer.
04-May-2011 - Non-profit epilepsy research sponsor, Epilepsy Therapy Project (ETP), has announced it is to invest in central nervous system (CNS) drug delivery specialist, ICVrx, to support the development of novel drug tech designed to tackle refractory epilepsy.
27-Apr-2011 - The finding that extended space flight is detrimental to the stability of pharmaceuticals may have implications for drug packaging, dispensing technologies and mail order delivery according to a NASA study.
27-Apr-2011 - Pharma giant Eli Lilly and medical device maker Medtronic are to collaborate on the research and development of an implantable drug delivery system for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.