SAFC's Q4 hit by lack of visibility in drug sector
16-Feb-2009 - SAFC’s fourth quarter performance was hurt by dip in demand from big pharma in...
News in brief
Nigeria arrests 12 accused of diethylene glycol adulteration
12-Feb-2009 - Nigerian authorities have arrested 12 people accused of substituting glycerine in My Pikin Baby Teething...
Pliva axing 790 employees; still looks to grow
10-Feb-2009 - Pliva is laying off 790 employees over the next 12 months following its acquisition...
Pharma Phacts
Deuteration may help drug development
09-Feb-2009 - New research suggests that deuteration, the replacement of hydrogen atoms with heavier forms, can alter...
Equateq uses “wizardry” to synthesise DGLA
28-Jan-2009 - Equateq is at Informex 2009 showcasing its synthesised 98 per cent pure omega-6 DGLA,...
Formulation developed to stop vaccine freeze damage
26-Jan-2009 - Health charity PATH has developed a formulation to stop vaccines suffering from freeze damage,...
CEE could gain from Asia’s reputation for fakes
22-Jan-2009 - A new report suggests the large numbers of fake drugs produced in China could...
FDA outlines ‘best practice’ for importers
21-Jan-2009 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance on the...
FDA launches global supply chain pilot scheme
15-Jan-2009 - In the latest part of its “beyond our borders” scheme, the US FDA...
California must act to attract biomanufacturing; report
15-Jan-2009 - BayBio has called on California’s leaders to enact legislation to promote biomanufacturing in response...
Wyeth partners with Santaris on RNA development
13-Jan-2009 - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is continuing efforts to improve its capabilities in the formulation and delivery...
Interview with IPEC China chairman Nevin Cheng
12-Jan-2009 - Since its inauguration last year, IPEC China has been working to improve the quality of...
Should the FDA stare at transgenic goats?
08-Jan-2009 - Positive noises from an FDA panel on GTC Biotherapeutics’ recombinant antithrombin ATryn may further...
LyondellBasell struggling with debt and global slump
06-Jan-2009 - LyondellBasell, the world’s third largest petrochemicals firm and a major supplier to the drug...
Synthesis of aromatic polyketides in E. coli solved
05-Jan-2009 - US researchers have for the first time synthesised an important class of drug compounds...
Siga poised for trials as US focuses on bio-terror
18-Dec-2008 - The completion of trial batches of Siga Technologies’ smallpox treatment ST-246 could not have...
Analysis of 2008’s shifting employment patterns
18-Dec-2008 - To accompany the map detailing job losses, which can be viewed here , we have...
Merck launches biogenerics business
10-Dec-2008 - Merck & Co is moving into the follow-on biologics market as it searches for...
Indian government acts to promote biotech
09-Dec-2008 - India’s industry has been boosted by news that 20 more biotech parks are to...
Actavis to divest Bulgarian manufacturing site
09-Dec-2008 - One of Actavis’ Bulgarian production facilities is being bought out by the management, which...
Norres claims clamp holds firm under pressure
08-Dec-2008 - Germany-based Norres has launched a new clamp system for externally corrugated hoses, which it...
Common confusions on the supply chain
04-Dec-2008 - Common misunderstandings in the steps needed to ensure raw materials are free from contaminants...
Cooperative manufacture of biologics; FDA guide
04-Dec-2008 - Final guidance on the cooperative manufacture of licensed biologics has been issued by the...
News in brief
DEG poisoning claims yet more victims in Nigeria
03-Dec-2008 - Diethyleneglycol (DEG) has reared its ugly head again, causing up to 25 deaths in...
Dow’s foam granulation used in second B-MS candidate
02-Dec-2008 - News that US drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb (B-MS) is using its Foam Granulation Technology (FGT)...
