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PerkinElmer's new service aims to speed up instrumentation qualification

22-Sep-2011 - PerkinElmer has launched its new Universal Operational Qualification (UOQ) service for pharmaceutical labs.

Lanxess set to increase thionyl chloride production in Indian facility

12-Sep-2011 - Lanxess have begun plans to increase its production of thionyl chloride by 20 per cent at its plant in Nagda, India.

Granted patents strengthens Marina Biotech's peptide drug delivery platform

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.

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Promega to start work on new medical diagnostics tech facility

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.

ATMI unveils helium integrity testing for bioprocess vessels at Interphex 2011

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.

Schott joins Naigai to break into Japanese pharma packaging market

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.

Mocon supplies Tibetan pack testing lab

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.

Agilent opens new LCMS plant in Singapore

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.

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Thermo to add sites in China to fulfil APAC aspirations

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.

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Mocon moves US HQ to add capacity

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.

Xcelolab “micro-bridge” tech spans gap between lab and plant

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.

SMS deal expands reach

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.

O’Hara launches 3-in-1 coating

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.

Malvern and Kaiser partner on Raman microscope development

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.

Kimtech cleanroom coveralls launched

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.

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Millipore rolls out CellReady 3L benchtop bioreactor

12-Oct-2009 - Millipore has expanded its Mobius process technology range with the new CellReady 3L bench-top bioreactor.

Mocon launches Pac Check 650 EC for small headspace analysis

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.

Evolution of Thermo Fisher’s Darwin LIMS

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.

Microfluidics and Horiba eye synergistic partnership

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.

Analysis of 2008’s shifting employment patterns

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.

Group offers "pharma leadership on demand”

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.

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InfraServ Knapsack gets bigger in GMP analyses

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.

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Artel's QA/QC services driving expansion

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.

Pfizer narrows research focus again

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.

Millipore plans to close four facilities

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.

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