15-May-2006 - SAFC Biosciences has unveiled an analogue of insulin specifically designed for the large-scale manufacturing of recombitant biopharmaceuticals, promising security of supply and product consistency.
12-May-2006 - Abbott Laboratories has reached a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it was found not complying with leak detection and repair (LDAR) requirements for hazardous air pollutants at its manufacturing plant in North Chicago.
08-May-2006 - Biopharmaceuticals manufacturer Cobra will provide process development and manufacturing of two HIV vaccine candidates for evaluation in clinical trials under an agreement with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK).
05-May-2006 - In its second acquisition in less than a month, Millipore has acquired bioprocessing products firm Serologicals for around $1.4bn (€1bn) in cash, as it tries to boost its growth by expanding in potentially lucrative market segments.
05-May-2006 - Italian packaging and processing machinery company IMA Group has booked more than 1,100 square metres of space at this year's Achema, determined to push its products ranging from solid dose processing to labelling and tube filling.
05-May-2006 - A large-scale process, which focuses on highly purified and high viral titer vectors, may facilitate the fast track development of Adenovirus and AAV-based recombinant DNA vaccines for diseases such as the Avian Flu.
26-Apr-2006 - Thermo has unveiled a new blend measurement solution for the real-time analysis of pharmaceutical blending processes in solid dosage form manufacturing which can be easily moved from blender to blender and used on any size pharmaceutical blender bin, from laboratory scale to production scale.
24-Apr-2006 - British catalyst technologies firm Reaxa has slashed the prices of its encapsulated catalysts by two-thirds following increased demand for production scale quantities in pharma applications.
19-Apr-2006 - As the threat of new viruses like avian influenza have heightened the need for greater speed and safety in vaccine production, single use technologies are proving far more safe and economic than traditional cleaning techniques, according to Pall's vaccine application development director.
12-Apr-2006 - Nanoparticle product provider Microfluidics has used this year's Interphex show to introduce products based on its Microfluidizer processor technology, providing solutions for laboratory and manufacturing applications that use nanoparticle measurements.
12-Apr-2006 - HollisterStier has signed a deal to develop a process for compounding and fill/finishing PM101, Prism's acute care cardiovascular drug.
10-Apr-2006 - Screening and processing equipment supplier Kason, were out in force at InterPhex 2006, with a range of products that aid the manufacturing industry meet stringent pharmaceutical sanitary requirements.
10-Apr-2006 - General Electric (GE) was out in force at Interphex, showcasing a range of new products and applications for pharma manufacturing.
07-Apr-2006 - Texas Instruments used the recent Interphex show in New York to demonstrate its unique approach to improving the security of budding radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
05-Apr-2006 - Water purification company Meco, which was nearly destroyed in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, showed at Interphex it can bounce back and showcased its latest products to In-PharmaTechnologist.com.
03-Apr-2006 - Manufacturers of single-use process components and systems within the biopharma industry in the US have launched a new alliance at Interphex to educate, standardise, and develop guidelines that safeguard the quality of drugs produced using their technology.
29-Mar-2006 - Eriez used the recent Interphex show to launch its new magnetically-driven vibratory feeder for large quantities of bulk drug materials, designed to save manufacturers both time and money.
27-Mar-2006 - Millipore took the opportunity to announce the availability of the new Milli-Q Advantage system, which has been designed to meet the ultrapure water quality needs of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and clinical sectors.
17-Mar-2006 - Analytical instrument maker Thermo is promising to make separation more efficient with its new Sorvall RC-6 Plus centrifuge, which offers 4-L capacity and operating at speeds of up to 22,000 rpm, enabling extremely fast processing of samples and making it a high productivity solution in the lab.
17-Mar-2006 - At the Achema exhibition in Frankfurt this May, UK powder instrumentation company Freeman Technology will unveil software upgrades for its FT4 Powder Rheometer that allow 'real time' bulk density measurement, improving QC even more by detecting subtle changes in bulk density that occur during repeat testing.
17-Mar-2006 - Robin Engineering Services has made its first foray into selling machinery exclusively for the pharma industry in a deal with Indian manufacturer Chamunda. The partnership will slash the cost of tableting machinery and fluidised bed driers and processors in the UK.
01-Mar-2006 - Millipore, a maker of purification systems used in drug manufacturing, has expanded its range of hydrophilic Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes, enabling it to offer filters for virtually all solvents, acids, and alkaline solutions.
24-Feb-2006 - The global market for microfiltration (MF) membranes used in liquid separations is set to grow at an average annual rate of 9.4 per cent to more than $1.2bn (€1bn) by 2010 from an estimated $792m in 2005 according to a new report, as companies seek to replace their old equipment.
20-Feb-2006 - A disposable two-compartment flask bioreactor designed by Swiss company Integra Biosciences has been shown to minimise production costs in a new study, as opposed to cell cultivation roller bottles which are 60 per cent more expensive.
03-Feb-2006 - Agilent have dived in to grab a slice of the growing $1.3 bn mass spectrometry market with the launch of a series of new liquid chromatography-based mass spectrometry (LC/MS) systems that are cheaper and faster.