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Chairman to step down as Whatman's profits plunge

20-Sep-2007 - UK-based separations expert Whatman has seen operating profits for the first six months of 2007 plummet nearly 30 per cent on the back of a 'weak order book' and an inability to fulfil orders.

ProMetic purification tech gets selected

19-Sep-2007 - ProMetic's purification technology has been implemented in a large-scale biomanufacturing process with an undisclosed client for a product that will be used in clinical trials.

FDA gives guidance on biologics-producing spore-forming microbes

18-Sep-2007 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new recommendations for manufacturers of biologics using spore-forming microorganisms.

Pharma manufacturing products: news in brief

13-Sep-2007 - JDSU, Applied Biosystems, Hitachi High Technologies America, Infor and Brenton Engineering have all recently launched products used in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

bioMerieux buys standards innovator BTF

13-Sep-2007 - Industrial microbiology expert bioMerieux has acquired Australian firm BTF, strengthening its quality control (QC) and manufacturing quality assurance (QA) offerings to the pharmaceutical industry.

Pharma manufacturing products: news in brief

06-Sep-2007 - Mixquip, Microfluidics, Freeman Technology, Syrris, and UT-Hart Scientific have all recently launched products used in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

AeonClad the way to better drug, particle and device coatings

12-Jul-2007 - University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) spin-out has exclusively licensed plasma coating technology that could improve the controlled release of drugs and the biocompatibility of medical implants.

New scales outweighs the competitors

10-Jul-2007 - The end to botch-ups in batches is being heralded with the launch of a new set of scales.

Integrating the monitoring of bioprocesses

26-Jun-2007 - Dutch researchers have developed a sensor array for monitoring fermentation in microwell plates to aid bioprocess design and scale-up.

Applikon releases 'generic' bioreactor controller

12-Jun-2007 - Applikon Biotechnology has launched a new bioreactor controller, the i-ControlXL, that has been designed to work with reactors of any size, from any supplier.

Potential breakthrough for potential outbreaks

05-Jun-2007 - One week - that would be all the time needed to produce a new vaccine against an infectious disease outbreak, according to initial data from a novel vaccine manufacturing technique.

Not shaken or stirred - new disposable bioreactor hits market

22-May-2007 - A firm specialising in disposable equipment for the biopharmaceutical industry has introduced a new revamped bioreactor to its catalogue, dispensing with the traditional rocking and rolling mechanisms used in many bioreactors.

MFIC rollercoaster continues as Q1 revenues drop 11 per cent

17-May-2007 - MFIC Corporation, which designs, manufactures and distributes high-performance Microfluidizer materials-processing equipment for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics/personal care and food industries through its Microfluidics Division, reported an 11.1 per cent drop in revenues to $2.80m for the first quarter of 2007.

Pall pushes disposables

09-May-2007 - As single-use technologies become more and more popular for use in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, Pall is following market demands bolstering its product line by adding a number of disposable products to its portfolio.

Pall continues patent tussle with Entegris

08-May-2007 - The ongoing intellectual property tussle between Pall and Entegris continues with Pall claiming Entegris' Impact filter cartridge line infringes four Pall patents.

Genentech licenses Sangamos ZFP technology for protein production

03-May-2007 - Sangamo BioSciences has added Genentech to the list of partners for its proprietary zinc finger DNA-binding protein (ZFP) technology.

Prosonix wins award for SAX

03-May-2007 - Prosonix and Bath University in the UK have won the Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) Innovation award for the development of a tool that enables the manufacture of crystalline pharmaceuticals of specific sizes.

e-Nose how to sniff the good from the bad

26-Apr-2007 - Alpha M.O.S. has recently released an update for its Fox electronic nose (e-Nose) to provide faster analytical analysis of samples in R&D, quality control (QC) and process monitoring settings.

Varian launches dissolution system for drug-device combinations

24-Apr-2007 - Varian has launched a new dissolution system specifically geared to testing small drug volumes in medical devices such as implants or drug-eluting stents.

Freeman Technology wins Queen's Award

24-Apr-2007 - Freeman Technology has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2007 for Innovation and recognises the development, commercialisation and sales success of its FT4 Powder Rheometer.

GE pockets single-use biotech firm

17-Apr-2007 - GE Healthcare has snapped up specialist in disposable manufacturing technologies Wave Biotech, adding a host of new products and services for the biopharmaceutical manufacturing sector to its catalogue.

deltaDOT's Peregrine preys on mass spec applications

17-Apr-2007 - UK company, deltaDOT is awaiting the completion of its second production run of its novel high-resolution molecular analyser - the Peregrine - with over half the batch already sold.

Thermo's new way to study proteomics

16-Mar-2007 - A new piece of equipment could enable scientists to study changes in protein structure, including those necessary to cancer tumour growth, both faster and more accurately, according to its developers.

Dry goods batch system operates remotely

01-Mar-2007 - A precision batching system for dry goods can be monitored from abroad, providing diagnostics and performance reports to managers working remotely, its manufacturer claims.

European healthcare firms recognised at Frost & Sullivan awards

26-Feb-2007 - Companies making outstanding contributions to the healthcare industry were honoured last week at a glittering awards evening celebrating Frost & Sullivan's Excellence in Healthcare awards, 2006.

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