13-Feb-2006 - Dermisonics have come up with the first working model of an antiseptic delivery system, which the company hope to provide the US army with a battlefield version, reducing the severity of infection providing a much needed tool for medics in the field.
13-Feb-2006 - UK scientists think that diabetes patients could be able to receive insulin via a nasal spray using yeast, which would open up the way for a spray to be developed to replace injections.
10-Feb-2006 - Specialty pharmaceutical firm Shire has filed for approval to European Regulatory Agencies of SPD476, an ulcerative colitis drug which uses Cosmo's cutting-edge MMX multi matrix system, promising to give the company the upper hand in the $1.6 (€1.34) billion mesalanine market through its easy and effective delivery.
10-Feb-2006 - Nanotechnology company Nanotrope has been awarded a $600,000 (€500,000) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 grant from NASA for its research in nanoscale droplet technology, which, apart from the agency's deep space initiatives, may have important applications in drug formulation and delivery.
01-Feb-2006 - Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a small handheld device that makes finding veins easier and quicker, saving time and money.
27-Jan-2006 - After raising £2.1 m (€1.7) in venture capital in December, Oxford-based Caretek Medical has now also secured the support of a major global pharma company to help Caretek run a feasibility study on its innovative needle-free drug delivery system.
23-Jan-2006 - US researchers have managed to create tiny chemical cages that enclose drugs within a capsule that can be manufactured to deliver drugs to organs or tissues without causing harm elsewhere.
16-Jan-2006 - After reducing its year-end outlook and reporting its lowest share price for nearly a year in the third quarter, West Pharmaceutical Services has now increased its revenue and earnings per share expectations for the fourth quarter and year-end of December 2005.
13-Jan-2006 - Maxxon are to receive delivery of the first 5,000 batch of its functional 3 cc Vacuum Operated Retractable Safety Syringe ("ReVac"), which is set to spark a price war amongst fellow manufacturers in the Safety-engineered medical devices (SEMDs) arena.
09-Jan-2006 - Nastech have found four new classes of lipids that can be used to enhance transmucosal drug delivery and open up new opportunities for non-injectable forms of drugs that would otherwise require injections.
16-Dec-2005 - Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a self-assembling cube-shaped perforated container, which may serve as a delivery system for medications and cell therapy that can easily be tracked via MRI.
02-Dec-2005 - A novel drug delivery system that allows hospital patients to self-administer pain relief medication without an intravenous line could be available in the US within six months, pending final Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.
30-Nov-2005 - Bentley has accelerated the path to launching its novel intranasal spray insulin, signing a license agreement with India's Biocon to develop and market the product in 85 countries throughout Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
14-Nov-2005 - Coremed has introduced its proprietary drug-delivery platform technology that improves absorption of certain proteins and macromolecules such as insulin within the gastrointestinal tract.
02-Nov-2005 - The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) recently held a conference in Munich to fuel the further development of the growing pre-fillable syringe market.
21-Oct-2005 - Trials for an oral drug delivery device that is placed in the mouth next to the patient's teeth, whilst allowing them to eat and speak without impediment, are underway as a European Union (EU) - funded research project aims to make this a reality.
17-Oct-2005 - The first non-injectable insulin treatment in Europe may soon become available after a panel of experts recommended it for regulatory approval on Thursday.
17-Oct-2005 - European Authorities recommended the first needle-free system for acute postoperative pain for approval this week, which allows patient-controlled delivery of fentanyl in post-operative pain control.
17-Oct-2005 - Bangledeshi's Beximco Pharmaceuticals has announced that the company has raised $21 million after it successfully completed an institutional placing of global depositary receipts (GDRs).
14-Oct-2005 - Dendritic Nanotechnologies (DNT) has signed a collaboration agreement with Nanotechnology Characterisation Laboratory (NCL), which is focused on the discovery and development of dendrimer technologies.
12-Oct-2005 - Dynatek dalta Scientific Instruments are to introduce its drug-eluting stent tester to audiences throughout the US and Europe, signifying the first time a coating durability tester for medical devices has been commercially available.
04-Oct-2005 - Australian drug delivery company pSivida has inked a deal valued at $104 million (€87m) to buy Control Delivery Systems of the US, allowing it tap into the biotechnology hub around Boston on the US east coast.
04-Oct-2005 - Researchers in France have developed a new microporous material that could have a range of applications for the pharmaceutical industry, including chemical separation and catalysis in medicine manufacturing and drug delivery.
28-Sep-2005 - UK drug delivery company Skyepharma has been forced to raise funds to carry out trials of its combination drug for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after failing to find a partner for the project.
26-Sep-2005 - Eastman Chemical Co's Vitamin E TPGS has been approved as a pharmaceutical excipient for oral drug formulations in Japan by the Japanese government's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.