22-Sep-2011 - PerkinElmer has launched its new Universal Operational Qualification (UOQ) service for pharmaceutical labs.
12-Sep-2011 - Lanxess have begun plans to increase its production of thionyl chloride by 20 per cent at its plant in Nagda, India.
07-Sep-2011 - Marina Biotech has strengthened its nucleic acid-peptide drug delivery platform after being granted the allowance for patents application of a library of novel peptides.
18-Aug-2011 - Promega will start work on a US manufacturing facility later this month in a project expected to create 100 jobs over the next five years.
04-Apr-2011 - ATMI LifeSciences has introduced a new method of integrity testing for its range of single-use bioprocess vessels that, it claims, will take QA in the biomanufacturing sector to a new level.
17-Jan-2011 - German technology group Schott and Japan’s Naigai Glass Industry Company have teamed up to enter the country’s pharmaceutical packaging market.
06-Jan-2011 - Instrument supplier Mocon has taken its business to new heights, literally, by installing two testing units at a Government pharmaceutical laboratory in Lhasa, Tibet.
02-Nov-2010 - Agilent Technologies has opened a new instrument plant in Singapore to boost capacity for LC/MS production and drive expansion across Asia.
07-Sep-2010 - Extension of a production site in Shanghai is a small part of the big aspirations Thermo has for China and Asia Pacific.
28-Jul-2010 - US testing instrument maker Mocon has moved to a bigger HQ and manufacturing centre to help it keep up with what it describes as growing demand for its range of products and services.
15-Feb-2010 - Capsugel says latest addition to its Xcelodose range, Xcelolab, provides a rapid and reproducible solution for dispensing small amounts of pharmaceutical powders during laboratory stage drug development.
05-Nov-2009 - Particulate Systems (PS) and Surface Measurement Systems (SMS) have entered into a strategic collaboration drawing on their knowledge of using analytic equipment for the characterisation of particulate, porous and complex materials.
02-Nov-2009 - O’Hara Technologies has launched a lab-scale tablet coating system that incorporates a blender and tray dry oven inserts to cut capital expense and GMP spaced needed perform these tasks.
27-Oct-2009 - Malvern Instruments and Kaiser Optical Systems have teamed up to meld Raman spectroscopy with particle characterisation in a unique combination that has application across the drug development and manufacturing process.
21-Oct-2009 - Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched Kimtech Pure A5 cleanroom coveralls, for sterile and non-sterile environments, to provide an affordable way to reduce the risk of contamination.
12-Oct-2009 - Millipore has expanded its Mobius process technology range with the new CellReady 3L bench-top bioreactor.
04-Jun-2009 - US Instrument specialist Mocon has launched Pac Check 650 EC, a packaging headspace analyser that, it says, can help pharma manufacturers find the right oxygen/carbon dioxide balance to support shelf life and drug efficacy goals.
29-Jan-2009 - Thermo Fisher Scientific hopes that the web functionality offered by the latest generation of its Darwin LIMS system will help it become the natural selection for drug makers seeking an all-in-one QA solution.
12-Jan-2009 - Microfluidics has formalised its partnership with Horiba Instruments and the companies will now collaborate on R&D, share lab space and jointly help clients through a single contract.
18-Dec-2008 - To accompany the map detailing job losses, which can be viewed here , we have picked out the details and trends from the data, uncovering the state of US pharmaceutical employment in 2008.
20-Oct-2008 - A UK company has been launched with the aim of providing high level management expertise to pharmaceutical companies on an “on-demand” basis.
19-Oct-2008 - German contract services firm InfraServ Knapsack has added three new capabilities in its analytical division aimed at servicing Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) production.
14-Oct-2008 - With big pharma and biopharma looking to cut costs and increase efficiency, liquid handling experts Artel have found that their services are in greater need than ever before.
02-Oct-2008 - Pfizer is shifting its research focus to those diseases where its sees the potential for the biggest treatment improvements and profits, while dropping eight disease areas including cholesterol.
16-Sep-2008 - Millipore is planning on closing four facilities, generating annual savings of up to $15m, as it attempts to cut costs by streamlining its operations.