17-Jul-2006 - AstraZeneca will be using Werum's PAS-X system at its two German production sites to collect operating data from its packaging lines and define and evaluate key performance indicators (KPI), improving equipment performance.
13-Jul-2006 - French-owned software firms Axway and Cyclone Commerce have joined forces with US drug distribution firm McKesson to develop new and cost-effective IT to support the pharma industry in its venture to introduce item-level tracking to fight fake drugs.
10-Jul-2006 - Technology firm Symyx has acquired Autodose, a maker of precision powder-dispensing equipment, as it seeks to develop the next generation of high-throughput benchtop automation systems.
29-Jun-2006 - A Dutch trial of battery-powered radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags in standard medication blister packages, sponsored by Novartis, has demonstrated the benefits the technology can have for patient compliance but also the prohibitive costs that need to be overcome if RFID is to be widely adopted.
28-Jun-2006 - Microsoft has awarded Pfizer with its Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award for its manufacturing management system which revolutionalises the scaling up and monitoring of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production, saving time and money.
08-Jun-2006 - Werum Software & Systems has updated its manufacturing execution systems (MES) for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry, enhancing process reliability and cost effectiveness.
05-Jun-2006 - A new e-learning course promises to cover everything one needs to know about demanding current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) topics such as standard operating procedures (SOPs).
17-May-2006 - Analytical instrument maker Thermo has announced it will promote compatibility between its RESULT software and CAMO's Unscrambler software, bringing together the most powerful near infrared (NIR) analysers in the industry.
05-May-2006 - Italian packaging and processing machinery company IMA Group has booked more than 1,100 square metres of space at this year's Achema, determined to push its products ranging from solid dose processing to labelling and tube filling.
13-Mar-2006 - Glemser Technologies has released a new version of its labelling software, designed to reduce the costs, complexity and regulatory risk involved with producing pharma product inserts.
03-Feb-2006 - Bayer CropScience will use Cresset BioMolecular Discovery's molecular field technology to identify novel early-stage active compounds to develop into new agrochemicals for the crop science industry.
09-Dec-2005 - Pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers are increasingly moving to adopt software services that prevent revenue leakage and regulatory compliance exposure.
25-Aug-2005 - Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US have developed a method to predict protein separation behaviour - directly from protein structure - that could reduce the time it takes to bring pharmaceuticals to market.
17-Aug-2005 - Germany's Bruker AXS is to acquire privately held French company Socabim, a company focused on advanced X-ray materials research and analysis software.
01-Jun-2005 - SupplyScape, a US company specialising in developing track and trace technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, has teamed up with IT consultancy UniSys to set up a pilot study of SupplyScape's electronic pedigree for drugs, reports Phil Taylor.
26-May-2005 - Agilent Technologies is to acquire SSI in a move that will combine the former's analytical instrumentation, data systems and services with SSI's strong position in chromatographic data systems and informatics.
25-May-2005 - Information technology giant IBM has developed a software architecture that promises to modernise the pharmaceutical industry's manufacturing processes, often accused of lagging behind those of other industries such as chemicals and foods, reports Phil Taylor.
30-Mar-2005 - In response to industry and customer demand, Elsevier is to build an electronic notebook (ELN) designed for the life sciences industry and which will significantly reduce cycle time in biopharmaceutical R&D, writes Wai Lang Chu.
29-Mar-2005 - The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering has launched a new technical publication to help pharmaceutical companies comply with new regulatory requirements on keeping electronic rather than paper-based records in the manufacturing process, such as the US food and Drug Administration's 21 CFR Part 11 legislation
23-Feb-2005 - A pilot project aimed at combating pharmaceutical fraud using a combination of radiofrequency identification (RFID) tagging and bar coding, set up by UK firm Aegate last November, has come to a close and the results should be made available on 14 March.
04-Jan-2005 - Millipore has launched a new version of its control software for its separation and purification systems, bringing the package into line with recent regulatory requirements such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s 21 CFR Part 11.
08-Nov-2004 - Printing solutions specialist Zebra Technologies, a specialist in radio frequency identification (RFID) labels, has launched two new UHF (ultra high frequency) EPC (electronic product code) multi- protocol printer/encoders, the Zebra R110Xi and R170Xi.
04-Nov-2004 - Dimensional Dosing Systems has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for over-the-counter use of the company's insulin dosing technology in clinical trials.
25-Oct-2004 - Novis, now with almost half a million readers, last week earned broad industry recognition with two further publishing awards, following on from its best publication prize earlier this year.
20-Oct-2004 - This week's announcement of the US approval for an implantable radiofrequency identification (RFID) chip for use in humans as a prescription device has been met with consternation by a consumer group, which fears the technology could infringe civil liberties.