Gel cap strength put to the test
05-Jul-2007 - A UK firm has introduced a new piece of kit for pharma firms to test...
New diarrhoea drug adds to IBD arsenal
04-Jul-2007 - Italian firm Cosmo Pharmaceuticals has announced positive preliminary results from trials testing out a new...
Azur snaps up FazaClo as Avanir reshuffles
03-Jul-2007 - Irish firm Azur Pharma is the proud new owner of schizophrenia drug FazaClo (clozapine), sold...
Prolonged-release schizophrenia drug gets EU approval
02-Jul-2007 - A new and improved extended-release treatment for schizophrenia has been granted marketing authorisation by the...
SkyePharma's controlled release doze gets the nod from Somnus
27-Jun-2007 - SkyePharma's novel controlled-release sleep therapeutic has been licensed by Somnus Therapeutics in an exclusive worldwide...
KV boosts drug delivery abilities
14-Jun-2007 - KV Pharmaceutical has snapped up a specialist coatings firm that it hopes will enhance the...
Prosolv tech in API development pact
12-Jun-2007 - JRS Pharma has entered into a collaboration with US firm CoreRX to develop co-processed active...
Active Biotech drug could have the edge in oral MS race
07-Jun-2007 - A joint effort to develop a winning oral formulation for the treatment of multiple sclerosis...
Malta gives Siegfried the generic advantage
07-Jun-2007 - Siegfried Generics this week kicked off production at its new manufacturing facility in Malta making...
Million Euro milestone for GSK drug
06-Jun-2007 - An Italian firm specialising in novel drug delivery technologies is due to receive a lump...
Softgel formulation to challenge Abbott drug
31-May-2007 - Two firms have announced a licence and supply agreement for a novel formulation of valproic...
Symetix launches optical inspection system for solid-dose pharmaceuticals
31-May-2007 - Symetix has launched an optical inspection system for solid-dose pharmaceuticals, with a particular emphasis on...
Parallel trade pushing fakes?
29-May-2007 - Batches of two fake blockbuster drugs are being recalled after counterfeits made their way into...
Oral calcitonin into Phase III for osteoarthritis
29-May-2007 - An oral formulation of salmon calcitonin based on Emisphere Technologies' eligen delivery system has entered...
Once-a-day pharyngitis drug one step closer
23-May-2007 - The US Food and Drug Administration have finally accepted Advancis Pharmaceutical's new drug application (NDA)...
ACCU-BREAK aims to divide and rule with tabletting tech
23-May-2007 - Novel tabletting technology developed by US company ACCU-BREAK Pharmaceuticals promises to solve the problem of...
SkyePharma's GeoMatrix underpins another new drug formulation
17-May-2007 - UK company SkyePharma's GeoMatrix technology has been used to develop a new formulation of a...
Granules India tabletting plant to come onstream in August
16-May-2007 - Contract manufacturer Granules India is moving towards vertical integration, with a new tabletting facility scheduled...
Midatech nanoparticles aiming for the clinic in 2008
14-May-2007 - Midatech, the UK group exploring the therapeutic and diagnostic applications of nanoparticles as drug delivery...
BioProgress unveils FastWrap technology for rapid tablet disintegration
03-May-2007 - Specialty pharmaceutical and healthcare company BioProgess has come up with another twist on its tablet...
New product makes counterfeiting 'virtually impossible'
02-May-2007 - A new machine developed by US firm Vardex Laser promises to offer a unique solution...
Roquette wins US patent for StarLac in novel dosage form
25-Apr-2007 - French company Roquette has been awarded a US patent for a dissolve-in-the-mouth drug delivery technology...
BioProgress nudges into profit with new market-driven profile
23-Apr-2007 - A new market-oriented approach to product development, more favourable licensing arrangements, strategic acquisitions and a...
Skye formulation accepted for GSK drug
16-Apr-2007 - UK firm SkyePharma last week announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
New wheat variety aids fight against blight
21-Mar-2007 - Researchers have created a new strain of wheat with an inbuilt resistance to devastating scab...
