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.
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.
18-Sep-2007 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new recommendations for manufacturers of biologics using spore-forming microorganisms.
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.
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.
06-Sep-2007 - Mixquip, Microfluidics, Freeman Technology, Syrris, and UT-Hart Scientific have all recently launched products used in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
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.
10-Jul-2007 - The end to botch-ups in batches is being heralded with the launch of a new set of scales.
26-Jun-2007 - Dutch researchers have developed a sensor array for monitoring fermentation in microwell plates to aid bioprocess design and scale-up.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
03-May-2007 - Sangamo BioSciences has added Genentech to the list of partners for its proprietary zinc finger DNA-binding protein (ZFP) technology.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.