27-Jun-2007 - SkyePharma's novel controlled-release sleep therapeutic has been licensed by Somnus Therapeutics in an exclusive worldwide development and commercialisation deal.
14-Jun-2007 - KV Pharmaceutical has snapped up a specialist coatings firm that it hopes will enhance the company's drug delivery product pipeline.
12-Jun-2007 - JRS Pharma has entered into a collaboration with US firm CoreRX to develop co-processed active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) using JRS's high functionality excipient technology, Prosolv
07-Jun-2007 - A joint effort to develop a winning oral formulation for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has taken another step towards the finish line with initiation of Phase III trials for the novel laquinimod compound.
07-Jun-2007 - Siegfried Generics this week kicked off production at its new manufacturing facility in Malta making the most of the country's lack of pharma patents which gives the firm a head-start in producing generic pharmaceuticals.
06-Jun-2007 - An Italian firm specialising in novel drug delivery technologies is due to receive a lump sum of €1m following the successful development of a new formulation of a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) drug.
31-May-2007 - Two firms have announced a licence and supply agreement for a novel formulation of valproic acid presented as a softgel capsule, which could challenge Abbott's top selling drug Depakote (divalproex sodium).
31-May-2007 - Symetix has launched an optical inspection system for solid-dose pharmaceuticals, with a particular emphasis on softgel capsules.
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.
29-May-2007 - An oral formulation of salmon calcitonin based on Emisphere Technologies' eligen delivery system has entered Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
23-May-2007 - The US Food and Drug Administration have finally accepted Advancis Pharmaceutical's new drug application (NDA) for its once daily amoxicillin Pulsys product for tonsillitis and pharyngitis.
23-May-2007 - Novel tabletting technology developed by US company ACCU-BREAK Pharmaceuticals promises to solve the problem of uneven doses when pills are split by hand.
17-May-2007 - UK company SkyePharma's GeoMatrix technology has been used to develop a new formulation of a hypertension drug which can provide lower drug doses.
16-May-2007 - Contract manufacturer Granules India is moving towards vertical integration, with a new tabletting facility scheduled to come onstream this August at the company's Gagillapur site near Hyderabad in India.
14-May-2007 - Midatech, the UK group exploring the therapeutic and diagnostic applications of nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles, scaffolds for synthetic vaccines or antibiotics and non-invasive imaging agents, is hoping to put its first product into clinical trials in 2008.
03-May-2007 - Specialty pharmaceutical and healthcare company BioProgess has come up with another twist on its tablet coating technology, TabWrap.
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.
25-Apr-2007 - French company Roquette has been awarded a US patent for a dissolve-in-the-mouth drug delivery technology that makes use of its novel StarLac excipient.
23-Apr-2007 - A new market-oriented approach to product development, more favourable licensing arrangements, strategic acquisitions and a fresh crop of proprietary drug-delivery technologies helped UK company BioProgress to deliver an adjusted operating profit for the first time in its history in the year to 31 December 2006.
16-Apr-2007 - UK firm SkyePharma last week announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a filing for the extended release formulation of partner GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) drug Requip (ropinirole).
21-Mar-2007 - Researchers have created a new strain of wheat with an inbuilt resistance to devastating scab blight which infects wheat heads - reducing crop yields as well as market value and quality.
14-Mar-2007 - Japanese firm Fuji Chemical has been assigned a drug master file (DMF) number for its new excipient for fast-dissolving oral tablets.
13-Feb-2007 - A combination therapy to help smokers kick the habit has begun evaluation in Phase I pilot studies in the US. A sustained-release formulation of Cary Pharmaceutical's QuitPak has been developed with IntelGenx Technologies as an alternative smoking cessation therapy.
07-Feb-2007 - US-based drug delivery firm, BioDelivery Sciences International (BDSI), has asked for approval to start clinical trials of a soya bean-based delivery technology that would lead to the first oral version of amphotericin B, a widely-used antifungal drug.
07-Feb-2007 - UK-based firm BioProgress has developed novel tablet cores that mean pills which were previously very difficult to coat can be reformulated and easily coated using the company's innovative TabWrap technology.