22-Apr-2010 - Microfluidics chose Interphex 2010 in New York, US to unveil a new processing technology that it claims can help manufacturers save time and money by switching from batch to continuous particle production.
22-Apr-2010 - ATMI is using Interphex 2010 to launch the Integrity PadReactor, a disposable bioreactor designed to provide a highly scalable entry point in its line of mixing and process manufacturing systems.
22-Apr-2010 - Delegates lucky enough to have made the trip to Interphex 2010 in New York, US bore witness to the launch of a wide range of new drug manufacturing technologies with products by O'Hara, Corning and PTI being some of the highlights.
22-Apr-2010 - Pall Life Sciences has completed work on a expansion of its manufacturing and R&D facility in Florida, US creating 50 new jobs.
21-Apr-2010 - A project bringing together researchers from academia and pharma companies, including GSK and AZ, has received a £709,000 ($1.09m) grant to create crystals using continuous flow production.
19-Apr-2010 - in-PharmaTechnologist presents exclusive interactive maps of pharma manufacturing facilities in India, detailing the number of bulk drug and formulation facilities in each region of the country.
12-Apr-2010 - Spain-based Telstar has acquired Usifroid, strengthening its position in France and adding freeze drying technology and expertise.
08-Apr-2010 - Winsunny Pharma has exclusively licensed NMT’s HGCP technology, which produces APIs in low micron and nano-sized range, to manufacture a hyperlipidemia-controlling drug in China.
08-Apr-2010 - US group Charter Medical says its new-single use culture bags provide a stable environment that enhances cell growth and viability.
01-Apr-2010 - Hyde Engineering + Consulting has opened an office in Dublin, Ireland, enhancing its ability to provide Europe-based biopharm with compliance, qualification and automation services.
01-Apr-2010 - Prosonix says UMAX is “technology of choice” for respiratory API production after successfully scaling-up the particle engineering tech for multiple compounds in GMP quality facilities.
25-Mar-2010 - The UK budget was “a missed opportunity” to encourage manufacturing, according to UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA), but was free from unexpected tax increases.
24-Mar-2010 - GEA Pharma Systems opens new equipment facility in Gujarat, India and stresses price advantages of "low-cost manufacturing base."
22-Mar-2010 - Industrial filtration specialist Pall and testing firm Sotax say their new co-marketing deal is only first stage of planned pharmaceutical industry certification solutions partnership.
18-Mar-2010 - The Botswanan government is seeking to initiate local pharma manufacturing, which would lower drug prices, by entering into public-private partnerships (PPP), according to a report by F&S.
18-Mar-2010 - CEO Steffen Mittwich updates in-PharmaTechnologist on Atacama Labs' pneumatic dry granulation (PDG) API processing tech, its deal with German CMO Excella and future development plans.
18-Mar-2010 - Millipore has expanded its microbial detection offering with Milliflex Quantum which, it says, enables manufacturers to respond to contamination issues earlier in the drug and vaccine production process.
17-Mar-2010 - Prosonix’ new UMAX particle engineering technology is set to “revolutionise” the field of respiratory medicines, according to company CEO David Hipkiss.
16-Mar-2010 - GSK, Genentech, BIO and PDA have stated that it is “unnecessarily burdensome” for pandemic production plans to conform to parts of 21 CFR and requested that the FDA revises its draft guidance.
15-Mar-2010 - Merck & Co has joined a coalition to build a vaccine facility which is capable of simultaneously manufacturing multiple products and can quickly switch in response to a crisis.
11-Mar-2010 - Lotus Pharmaceuticals has broken ground on a building complex, housing offices, R&D, production and storage, in Beijing, China.
10-Mar-2010 - Pharmadule AB is creating a complete modular biologics production facility, which will be 80 per cent completed in its workshop before delivery, to Lithuania-based Silcor Biotech by 2011.
10-Mar-2010 - Glycos Biotechnologies has produced lactic acid in a pilot plant using its sustainable technique, successfully scaling up from a laboratory setting to provide an alternate source for the chiral synthon.
10-Mar-2010 - Cambridge Major Laboratories (CML), Avantium, Xcelience and Beckloff have formed a consortium to offer tailored, client-focused CMC packages which are particularly suited to atypical compounds.
09-Mar-2010 - Wacker Chemie AG has expanded its biologics production facility, adding GMP manufacturing capacity and a process development building in response to customer demand.