18-Sep-2008 - Oral dose filling specialist Capsugel hopes that its new Xcelohood containment system will improve industrial weighing operations during the preparation of high-potency drugs.
04-Sep-2008 - Drug delivery specialist BioAlliance Pharma says that its decision to focus on the oncology and infectious disease markets helped it reduce its half-year 2008 losses.
21-Aug-2008 - Evaluating the sugars used to stabilise proteins will be faster, cheaper and more efficient thanks to new technology, claim researchers.
09-Jul-2008 - The credit crunch is putting the squeeze on start-ups and established companies alike, with numerous firms struggling to obtain the financing that is their lifeblood.
01-Jul-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
26-Jun-2008 - Sanofi-Aventis is to invest $6.25bn into vaccine production between now and 2015 as the company attempts to keep pace with rising demand.
23-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical sector.
19-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's periodic round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space includes new facilities, South Africa luring Chinese investors and an advance in modular cleanrooms.
12-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
11-Jun-2008 - Japanese pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo is set to acquire a majority stake in Ranbaxy Laboratories, in the biggest takeover deal of an Indian pharmaceutical firm by an international company.
04-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
28-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
22-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
21-May-2008 - Big pharma's lust for biotech's pipelines appears to be continuing unabated with a record $27bn-worth of acquisitions and licensing deals being made last year.
21-May-2008 - The Indian government is close to rubber-stamping an $80bn industrial hub near Vishakhapatnam (Vizag) which is expected to attract pharmaceutical companies to the region.
20-May-2008 - A grim future awaits workers in the French pharmaceutical industry, with 32,000 jobs at risk between 2005 and 2015, according to a study commissioned by Leem, the French pharmaceutical industry body.
15-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
30-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
28-Apr-2008 - Computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has developed a system that allows high quality printing to be added to tablets and capsules in an attempt to derail counterfeiters.
24-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.
24-Apr-2008 - The European Commission has urged member states to more effectively convert knowledge acquired through research into socio-economic benefits.
23-Apr-2008 - The European Commission has updated its annex covering computerisation of process control, documentation and data-processing systems to take into account developments in the field.
17-Apr-2008 - Eli Lilly plans to cut 500 jobs, mainly in manufacturing, as it attempts to restructure its operations to mitigate against the losses from inhaled insulin.
09-Apr-2008 - Stiefel Laboratories, Biopharm Services, Multisorb Technologies, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Catalent Pharma Solutions and Chromatide have all had people on the move in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
07-Apr-2008 - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has scored a decisive victory in its efforts to head off new US patent rules that would strike at the heart of the way the drug industry goes about protecting its inventions.