14-Jun-2007 - Several top pharmaceutical companies have had their business practices scrutinized by a benchmarking company to help provide executives with ways to stay out of trouble with regulatory authorities.
14-Jun-2007 - Just over a week after Roche was forced to initiate a Europe-wide recall of HIV drug Viracept (nelfinavir), in-PharmaTechnologist.com considers the contamination case and the pharmaceutical processes blamed for the incident.
07-Jun-2007 - Roche has initiated a recall of its HIV drug Viracept (nelfinavir) right down to the patient level after finding evidence of dangerous contaminants in the tablets.
05-Jun-2007 - Guidelines for the safe and effective supply of seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines have been finalized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
04-Jun-2007 - The European Commission has released figures showing that there has been a dramatic and concerning increase in pharmaceutical counterfeiting, with seizures in Europe hitting an all time high of over 2.5m items.
04-Jun-2007 - The stringent and controversial new law aimed at protecting consumers from unsafe chemicals, came into force on Friday.
31-May-2007 - Pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals will be able to have their skills formally recognized in a new certification, it was announced.
31-May-2007 - Symetix has launched an optical inspection system for solid-dose pharmaceuticals, with a particular emphasis on softgel capsules.
30-May-2007 - Alcan Packaging Kreuzlingen is the latest company to receive certification for the new ISO standard for primary packaging, becoming the first flexible packaging firm in the world to achieve the accreditation.
29-May-2007 - Despite promising opinions regarding the extension of the age indication for MedImmune's inhalable flu vaccine FluMist, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withholding any final decisions until manufacturing violations have been rectified.
29-May-2007 - Batches of two fake blockbuster drugs are being recalled after counterfeits made their way into the UK supply chain via parallel distribution, adding fuel to the debate on the security of the practice in the EU.
21-May-2007 - A UK-based technology company is part of a trio leading the way in innovative supply chain solutions by combining real-time temperature monitoring with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for the pharmaceutical industry.
15-May-2007 - Larger, high-value, reusable containers will drive demand for rigid packaging by 3.5 per cent each year, reaching $6.6bn in 2011, according to a new report.
10-May-2007 - Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung/BfR) has launched an initiative that it believes could reduce by as many as 2.8m the number of laboratory animals needed to test chemicals for reproductive toxicity under the EU's new REACH regulation.
08-May-2007 - An online database detailing information on all manufacturing and importation certificates and authorisations issued within the European medicines network has been launched by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA).
02-May-2007 - A new machine developed by US firm Vardex Laser promises to offer a unique solution to the global problem of drug counterfeiting, protecting products right down to the pill itself.
30-Apr-2007 - US contract manufacturer PharmaFab has agreed to stop the manufacturing and distribution of some of its drugs after regulators found they were produced illegally.
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.
23-Apr-2007 - The winners of this year's Life Science Industry Awards have been announced, after scientists from across the world voted for the "best-in-class" companies in the sector.
21-Mar-2007 - An innovative new platform technology with a myriad of applications has been developed by a UK firm, and promises to be a novel arrow in the quiver of the pharma industry in its attempts to shoot down drug counterfeiters.
14-Mar-2007 - US Oncology has implemented an electronic pedigree system to protect its cancer drug distribution system, bringing it firmly in line with federal drug pedigree requirements and ensuring a more secure supply chain for the company.
13-Mar-2007 - A twist on an existing security technology will use enhanced mobile phones to help establish the authenticity of pharmaceutical products in developing countries.
08-Mar-2007 - A two-year-old lab equipment company has beaten off competition from more established rivals to scoop an award for its new UV detector.