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Capsugel targets toxics sector with vibration-free hood

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.

Loramyc’s excipient shows BioAlliance the whey

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.

Unraveling the stabilisation of proteins

21-Aug-2008 - Evaluating the sugars used to stabilise proteins will be faster, cheaper and more efficient thanks to new technology, claim researchers.

Start-ups shot down as credit crunches

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.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

01-Jul-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.

Sanofi launches $6.25bn vaccine battle plan

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.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

23-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in the pharmaceutical sector.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing news in brief

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.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

12-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Daiichi to acquire majority stake in Ranbaxy

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.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

04-Jun-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

28-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

22-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Biotech acquisitions scale new heights

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.

$80bn Indian mega-hub proposed

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.

32,000 French pharmaceutical jobs at risk

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.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

15-May-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

30-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

HP printer to stamp out counterfeiting

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.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

24-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com presents its periodic round-up of personnel changes in pharmaceutical manufacturing and development.

EU urges greater pharma, academia links

24-Apr-2008 - The European Commission has urged member states to more effectively convert knowledge acquired through research into socio-economic benefits.

EU updates annex covering computerisation

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.

AIR pullout claims 500 jobs at Lilly

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.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move

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.

US District finds for GSK in patent amendments case

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.

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