Cheap ARVs to spark manufacturing in African
02-Dec-2008 - Research into developing manufacturing methods to produce cheap antiretrovirals in Africa has been highlighted...
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RFCL’s Mallinckrodt take over now uncertain?
01-Dec-2008 - Economic uncertainty may have scuppered Ranbaxy Fine Chemicals’ efforts to buy US chemicals rival...
FDA official gives insight into heparin case
01-Dec-2008 - Following fresh criticism of the agency’s handling of the heparin case, in-PharmaTechnologist reports on...
Food agency to review safety of azo dyes used in drugs
27-Nov-2008 - Questions about the safety in children of a number of azo dye food colourings...
ScinoPharm’s easy-filter irinotecan gets US patent
26-Nov-2008 - Taiwanese API maker ScinoPharm has been granted a US patent for new crystalline forms...
Cargill talks about its excipient portfolio
24-Nov-2008 - Cargill discusses its C*PharmDex and Zerose Erythritol excipients at this year's CPhI in Frankfurt, Germany. ...
Raw material contamination a hot topic at AAPS
24-Nov-2008 - The pharmaceutical industry’s vigilance in ensuring the safety of raw materials was criticised at...
BASF certifies excipient range
19-Nov-2008 - German chemical giant BASF chose this year’s AAPS meeting in Atlanta, US to showcase...
EMEA view of atypical actives is a ‘pragmatic’ solution
19-Nov-2008 - Manufacturers of ingredients used as excipients in pharmaceuticals have faced some regulatory problems with a...
DSM agrees to Deretil management buyout
19-Nov-2008 - DSM Deretil, the chemical side-chain manufacturing operation of DSM's anti-infectives unit, is to go...
UK report calls for nano regulations
18-Nov-2008 - The UK Royal Commission has issued a report on the spread of nanomaterials, stating...
BioLife files DMF for preservation media in US
13-Nov-2008 - US company BioLife Solutions has filed for approval of a Drug Master File in...
Asia to drive glycerin market out to 2015
13-Nov-2008 - Demand for glycerin as an ingredient in pharmaceuticals, personal care and other products is...
Merck Serono expands biotech site
13-Nov-2008 - Merck Serono has begun work on the expansion of its Swiss biotech facility, with...
What Obama means for pharma
05-Nov-2008 - Following Barack Obama’s victory in the race to the White House, in-PharmaTechnologist.com examines what...
Isochem highlights Vitamin E TPGS capacity
28-Oct-2008 - Isochem will have manufactured ten tonnes of the multi-purpose drug excipient vitamin E TPGS...
Eisai plans to open Indian API plant by 2011
22-Oct-2008 - India’s reputation as a base for quality, low-cost drug manufacture has proved irresistible for...
Group offers "pharma leadership on demand”
20-Oct-2008 - A UK company has been launched with the aim of providing high level management...
Univar steps into paracetamol breach
16-Oct-2008 - Fine chemical company Univar has constructed a network of suppliers for paracetamol (also known...
Synthetic glycerine is back (but never really went away)!
16-Oct-2008 - The relentless commoditisation of glycerine ingredients prompted Dow Chemicals to all but exit the...
Ferro sells fine chemicals arm to private equity
14-Oct-2008 - US company Ferro has said it will sell off its fine chemicals division to...
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Smoother coatings from ISP
13-Oct-2008 - International Specialty Products has extended its portfolio of polymer coatings with the launch of...
US proposes country-of-origin labelling
13-Oct-2008 - A bill has been introduced to the US Senate that would require the country-of-origin...
Cody unveils homogenous method for morphine derivatives
13-Oct-2008 - API maker Cody Laboratories is targeting the lucrative analgesic and pain management markets with...
Certification at top of agenda for IPEC Europe
09-Oct-2008 - The International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC) of Europe has outlined the actions it is...
