QuitPak enters pilot study
13-Feb-2007 - A combination therapy to help smokers kick the habit has begun evaluation in Phase I...
Legumes encapsulate oral antifungal drug
07-Feb-2007 - US-based drug delivery firm, BioDelivery Sciences International (BDSI), has asked for approval to start clinical...
BioProgress taps TabWrap potential
07-Feb-2007 - UK-based firm BioProgress has developed novel tablet cores that mean pills which were previously very...
GSK invests in new Irish facility
01-Feb-2007 - Major pharmaceutical player GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has begun construction of a €23m facility in County Waterford,...
BioProgress completes NRobe restructuring
29-Jan-2007 - BioProgress are set to speed up commercialisation of NRobe, their solid oral dose system, following...
'Large' nanoparticles find loophole in human mucus
23-Jan-2007 - US-based researchers have proven that 'large' nanoparticles can pass through human mucus, which means that...
Breakthrough in controlled release drug delivery
22-Jan-2007 - New French research into biodegradable polymers is opening up the door to controlled release treatments...
PerkinElmer snaps up Triton's thermal analysis line
03-Jan-2007 - PerkinElmer has announced its acquisition of a line of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) products from...
Portable drug anti-counterfeiting device to hit market
03-Jan-2007 - The pharmaceutical industry's first fully portable drug anti-counterfeiting device will be presented in Baltimore later...
Chewable contraceptive for US women
03-Jan-2007 - A US pharmaceutical last month introduced a spearmint-flavoured chewable contraceptive pill as a 'more convenient'...
Eli Lilly confirms UK plant closure
02-Jan-2007 - Giant drug maker Eli Lilly has confirmed that it will be closing its manufacturing facility...
Imaging tech to thwart pill pirates
19-Dec-2006 - A UK based firm aims to take up the fight against drug counterfeiters with its...
Dr Reddy's increases its manufacturing capacity
18-Dec-2006 - Dr Reddy's Laboratories has boosted its ability to serve Western pharmaceutical markets with an increase...
Dr Reddy's overcomes formulation challenge to develop 4-in-1 heart pill
14-Dec-2006 - Dr Reddy's Laboratories has started first clinical trials of a "four-in-one" polypill clinical trial, which...
AstraZeneca opens first manufacturing plant in the Middle East
13-Dec-2006 - Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has invested in a tablet manufacturing plant in Egypt, which could form...
BioProgress set to launch NRobe technology
30-Nov-2006 - BioProgress last week announced an update to their agreement with licensing partner FMC Corporation for...
Rising inhaler device use fuelling automated QC testing
23-Nov-2006 - The growing inhaler device market is driving demand for automated quality control (QC) testing equipment...
Singapore drives pharma industry forward
22-Nov-2006 - Singapore has successfully completed the first phase of its biomedical science (BMS) initiative and is...
MSD invests €100m in Irish drug making arm
06-Nov-2006 - Merck Sharp & Dohme has just announced a €100m investment in South Tipperary, Ireland to...
Oval film-coated tablets 'easier to swallow', says research
31-Oct-2006 - Patients can more easily swallow film-coated oval shaped tablets than any other commonly manufactured solid...
A world of outsourcing awaits - part III drug manufacturing
25-Oct-2006 - Although manufacturing is the most established of the pharma outsourcing segments, many service areas are...
Continuous coating firm eyes Europe
25-Oct-2006 - O'Hara Technologies chose the recent CPhI in Paris to show off the world's only dedicated...
Wockhardt to build manufacturing hub in India
04-Oct-2006 - Indian biopharmaceutical company Wockhardt has signed a deal with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to...
Chinese purchase makes Indian gelatine maker world number 2
27-Sep-2006 - Sterling Biotech has emerged as the world's second largest gelatine producer after making its first...
Cardinal facility buyback brings Mucinex production in-house
05-Sep-2006 - After selling a manufacturing plant in Texas to Cardinal Health two years ago, Adams Respiratory...
