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30-Apr-2008
Sweden recalls Sanofi's enoxaparin after OSCS contamination
30-Apr-2008 - Swedish authorities have recalled Sanofi Aventis' low molecular weight injectable blood thinner Lovenox (enoxaparin), known locally as Klexane, after four batches of the blockbuster drug were found to contain oversulfated...
Kyowa Hakko biochemicals prosper on back of acquisitions
30-Apr-2008 - Japan-based Kyowa Hakko's biochemical segment has experienced 135.6 per cent growth taking the departments operating income for the 2007 financial year to $92.4m.
Dr Reddy's buys BASF contract unit
30-Apr-2008 - India's Dr Reddy's Laboratories has just announced the signing of a definitive agreement to buy the US pharmaceutical contract manufacturing business of chemicals giant BASF.
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.
Prolient takes major step forward in BSA production
30-Apr-2008 - US-based Prolient has improved its "closed loop" bovine serum albumin (BSA) manufacturing process, in what it describes as a "major step forward".
29-Apr-2008
Invitrogen doubles its profits during Q1
29-Apr-2008 - Invitrogen's first-quarter profits were nearly double those it recorded in the first-quarter of 2007.The maker of kits used for cloning enjoyed growth, driven by sharp increases in sales for drug...
US govt pays Sanofi Pasteur $192m for bulk flu antigen
29-Apr-2008 - The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has accepted a bulk stock of H5N1 influenza virus antigen, consisting of both hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, worth $192m (€123m) from French...
siRNA delivery difficulties to meet a sticky end?
29-Apr-2008 - French firm Polyplus-transfection hopes that its new "sticky siRNA" (ssiRNA) technology, which allows siRNA molecules to form more stable structures, will revolutionize the in vivo delivery of small interfering-RNA based...
Non-allergenic latex glove gets the nod
29-Apr-2008 - A new type of latex glove developed by Yulex Corp that is less allergenic for medical and research staff has been given a green light by the US Food and...
Recipharm eyeing dominant CDMO spot
29-Apr-2008 - Swedish firm Recipharm is concentrating its efforts on becoming one of the leading contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs).
DSM acquires PTG and predicts record year
29-Apr-2008 - Dutch chemical group DSM has acquired Polymer Technology Group (PTG) and predicted its best financial year to date following organic sales growth of 14 per cent for the first quarter.
Lab901 raises 3.5m to develop electrophoresis arm
29-Apr-2008 - Lab901 has raised £3.5m in funding, which will go towards expanding its sales efforts and new products for RNA and Protein Electrophoresis - a market that is currently worth $1.3bn...
Synthetic lung could further asthma research
29-Apr-2008 - UK researchers have started developing a 'lung in a test tube', that could aid research into respiratory diseases such as asthma and allergy and reduce the need for animal testing.
28-Apr-2008
Pharmaceutical facility news in brief
28-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's periodic round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space includes news of two new production plants, one R&D facility and the closure of a manufacturing site.
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.
Schott forms joint venture to crack Indian vial market
28-Apr-2008 - German-based technology group Schott has formed a joint venture with Kaisha in an attempt to gain access to the glass primary pharmaceutical packaging market in India.
ELGA makes rental an option for water purification
28-Apr-2008 - ELGA Process Water has launched its new All-in-Pack water treatment solution for pharmaceutical manufacturers wishing to reduce both capital expenditure and associated running costs.
Unigene launches joint venture with Chinese state
28-Apr-2008 - US drugmaker Unigene has begun construction of new facilities in China as part of its joint venture with a state-owned Chinese pharmaceutical company to establish research, development and manufacturing capacities...
24-Apr-2008
Waters flowing strongly with Q1 revenues up 12 per cent
24-Apr-2008 - Analytical equipment specialists Waters made a solid start to 2008, posting a 12 per cent increase in first-quarter revenues buoyed on by higher margin expansions and strong global sales that...
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.
FDA links contaminant to adverse events: issues warning to China facility
24-Apr-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed evidence linking the heparin contaminant with the series of reported adverse reactions, and has also now issued a warning letter to...
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.
OSCS detection may protect heparin supplies
24-Apr-2008 - International research suggests that a simple in vitro bioassay, in addition to procedures currently in place, would help secure the global supply chain for heparin and reduce the risk of...
Jubilant's overseas operations boost sales
24-Apr-2008 - A 67 per cent increase in the contribution from overseas operations helped boost Indian custom research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) group Jubilant Organosys' sales in fiscal 2008.
'Plastic' proteins aid drug discovery
24-Apr-2008 - Researchers have created a hybrid gel that can reacts to changes in acidity and temperature by turning green. The gel, made from a combination of synthetic polymers and proteins, could...
IgM and IgA purification made simple
24-Apr-2008 - The Bio Affinity Company (BAC) has introduced two new products for scientists who need to purify hard-to-separate antibodies such as immunogloblins A and M.
23-Apr-2008
Biocatalyst specialist Codexis files IPO
23-Apr-2008 - US-based biotech company Codexis has filed an initial public offering (IPO), the first step towards becoming a public company.
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.
Rapid flu response planned by Sepragen, Neugenesis
23-Apr-2008 - US firms Sepragen and Neugenesis are teaming up to develop a high-throughput platform for monoclonal antibody and influenza vaccine production that is rapid, scalable and flexible enough to respond to...
Genzyme knockback has implications for biosimilars
23-Apr-2008 - The problems facing companies trying to bring 'biosimilar' versions of biologic drugs to market were thrown into stark relief yesterday when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to...
22-Apr-2008
Novozymes licenses fast DNA engineering technology
22-Apr-2008 - Germany-based Gene Bridges has licensed its Red/ET Recombineering technology to Novozymes for genetically engineering recombinant micro-organisms for use in industrial applications.
Illumina shines light on HD genotyping with iScan
22-Apr-2008 - Illumina unveils its next generation genetic analysis platform with the claim that it provides greater throughput, enhanced automation, and improved ease for researchers conducting genotyping and gene expression studies.
Contract manufacturing news in brief
22-Apr-2008 - CMC Icos Biologics, Farmaceutici Formenti SPA, Florida Biologix and JR Scientific have all recently announced new contract manufacturing developments.
Gold and silver add 'bling' to chromatin images
22-Apr-2008 - An intriguing new method which allows for more detailed electron microscopy images is set to shed light on the complex chromosomal structures that carry out DNA functions such as replication...
Legislation proposed for FDA foreign inspections
22-Apr-2008 - Draft legislation has been put forward which would require the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect foreign manufacturing plants every four years.
Pfizer to continue with manufacturing cuts
22-Apr-2008 - US drug giant Pfizer plans to close or sell off an additional 13 manufacturing facilities as part of an effort to cut its number of production plants to 44 by...
FDA China presence imminent; DIA sets up in India
22-Apr-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed it will be operating on the ground in China imminently, while the Drug Information Association (DIA) has just planted itself in...
Scientists shoot molecular motion on film
22-Apr-2008 - You'll be unlikely to see them at your local cinema, but molecular animations created using highly accurate information from X-ray scattering images, will help explain how proteins and organic molecules...
Nano test tubes successfully isolate individual proteins
22-Apr-2008 - Researchers have found a way to isolate individual proteins in tiny droplets of water to create what is essentially a nano-scale test tube.
21-Apr-2008
Manufacturing development news in brief
21-Apr-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's periodic round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space includes news of three new facilities, plus some interesting product launches and updates.
Collette to show "revolutionary" granulation machine
21-Apr-2008 - GEA Pharma Systems' Collette unit will present Consigma, its new continuous high shear granulation and drying system, at the Interpack exhibition in Düsseldorf later this month.
Blackstone sells Gerresheimer stake
21-Apr-2008 - US-based private equity group Blackstone has decided to sell its 25 per cent stake in German pharmaceutical packaging specialist Gerresheimer.
Three CMOs unveil new facilities
21-Apr-2008 - Three large contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs), Patheon, Metrics and Penn Pharmaceuticals, have all announced new facility openings.
FDA appoints Torti to coordinate research
21-Apr-2008 - Frank Torti has been appointed to the newly created post of chief scientist at the FDA, with a brief to "oversee, coordinate, and ensure quality and regulatory focus of the...
17-Apr-2008
Pharmaceutical manufacturing: people on the move
17-Apr-2008 - Dr Hans Groeger has been appointed to the role of site manager at Roche Carolina's Florence facility.
FDA suspects heparin contamination due to fraud
17-Apr-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes that the contamination of Baxter's blood thinner heparin, which has been linked to 62 deaths in the US, may have been due...
FDA issues pharmacogenomics guide
17-Apr-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a document in an attempt to harmonise pharmacogenomic definitions and sample coding guidance.
Canada seeks to shift safety burden back to drug makers
17-Apr-2008 - Pharmaceutical firms operating in Canada could face increasing regulatory pressure if government plans to tighten up consumer protection laws are passed.
Febit upgrades miRNA microarrays with new Sanger database
17-Apr-2008 - Febit has updated its Geniom microRNA analysis platform with the latest version of the Sanger Institute's database of all known miRNA elements. The upgrade should provide scientists with a more...
Reimbursement cuts eat away at GE's earnings
17-Apr-2008 - GE Healthcare saw its first quarter earnings hit as stronger competition to its imaging equipment arm as US government-mandated reimbursement cuts had an impact.
Partners aim to take lead in fragment screening
17-Apr-2008 - An $8.8m collaboration between two pharma companies and a leading university has resulted in a project that uses fragment-based crystallography and in silico fragment screening for lead identification.
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.
VisEn updates small animal imaging platform
17-Apr-2008 - VisEn Medical has launched a new version of its fluorescence molecular tomography platform for small animal imaging, the FMT 2500.
16-Apr-2008
Celera turns up heat on intended Applera split
16-Apr-2008 - The proposed split of the Celera Group from its parent Applera Corporation to form a separate, publicly-traded company is gathering momentum with a preliminary prospectus now filed with the US...
Inhaled migraine drug VR147 shows early promise
16-Apr-2008 - New data from an early-stage trial of Vectura's inhaled migraine candidate VR147 suggest that it could offer significant advantages over currently-available treatments.
Liver cancer slowed by Biocompatibles beads
16-Apr-2008 - UK-based Biocompatibles International has presented positive results for the use of its drug-eluting beads for patients awaiting liver transplants.
EC promotes REACH pre-registration scheme
16-Apr-2008 - The European Commission (EC) has launched a promotional campaign urging European chemicals companies to pre-register for the new REACH chemicals regulations to avoid potential disruption to operations.
Scientists create libraries of effective antibodies for bird flu
16-Apr-2008 - Scientists have created the first extensive collection of antibodies known to target bird flu successfully. The "libraries" of antibodies found in bird flu survivors could be used to suggest desirable...
Citric acid changes environmental impact of buckyballs
16-Apr-2008 - Buckyballs have the annoying tendency of sticking together in floating clumps in water - a property that prevents them from settling to be removed from waste water from industrial production.
Amcor scoops award for child-resistant packaging
16-Apr-2008 - Australia-based packaging company Amcor Flexibles has received a Silver Award in Technical Innovation from the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA).
Laboratory product news in brief
16-Apr-2008 - LabTechnologist.com presents a round-up of new products that have been introduced to the laboratory equipment market of late, including items from Matrical, Millrock Technology, AnaSpec, Lab M and ibidi.
15-Apr-2008
Plastics division driving Gerresheimer in Q1
15-Apr-2008 - German packaging giant Gerresheimer reported a positive set of first quarter results for 2008, largely due to the success of its plastics division in the expanding medical plastics market.
Robot cuts bottleneck in sterile syringe filling
15-Apr-2008 - A new robot that can cope with the demands of aggressive sterilization is bringing automation into new areas of the pharmaceutical production suite.
Alcon to build manufacturing plant in Singapore
15-Apr-2008 - US-based ophthalmic specialist Alcon has given a boost to the flagging Singapore pharmaceutical manufacturing industry by building a plant there.
Pharmsource provides contract services industry overview
15-Apr-2008 - Overall, 2007 was another stellar year for contract service providers, particularly those at the early-stage end of development, although companies are advised to watch out for a tougher environment ahead.
Contract manufacturing news in brief
15-Apr-2008 - Laureate Pharma, Progen Pharmaceuticals and Alembic have all recently announced new contract manufacturing news.
14-Apr-2008
Heparin death tally worsens; FDA issues device warning
14-Apr-2008 - The number of people whose deaths are associated with an allergic reaction to heparin has shot up as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its tally.
MannKind stumbles in fallout from Exubera
14-Apr-2008 - MannKind has suspended its search for a potential partner for its inhaled insulin product Technosphere in the wake of the news of Exubera's possible cancer risk.
Indian government assists expansion into Russia
14-Apr-2008 - The Indian Ministry of Commerce is planning to set up a warehouse in Russia for Indian pharmaceutical exporters to store their goods in.
Inotek selling off manufacturing plant in cut-backs
14-Apr-2008 - US firm Inotek has launched a restructuring programme which will see its Israeli manufacturing plant sold off and all operations brought back to its Massachusetts headquarters.
GSK lets exclusivity period on TPR100 expire
14-Apr-2008 - GlaxoSmithKline has opted not to sign an exclusive development agreement with UK sexual health specialist Futura Health for its transdermal pain relief product, TPR100.
10-Apr-2008
BioFocus DPI launches new drug discovery platform
10-Apr-2008 - BioFocus DPI, a subsidiary of Galapagos, has launched a new platform for drug discovery at the Society for Biomolecular Sciences Annual Conference taking place this week in St Louis.
Actavis buys Chinese API manufacturer
10-Apr-2008 - Actavis has purchased a 90 per cent stake in Zhejiang Chiral Medicine Chemicals (CMC), a Hangzhou, China-based active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) maker.
Cortegra acquires digital fingerprinting technology
10-Apr-2008 - US printing and services firm Cortegra has forged an exclusive partnership with French firm Signoptic to provide the US market with a new technology designed to detect counterfeit drugs in...
Effectiveness of generics called into question
10-Apr-2008 - Recent months have seen a number of different organisations call into question the effectiveness of generics in comparison to their brand name counterparts.
Cephalon pays Acusphere $10m for HDDS license
10-Apr-2008 - Cephalon has licensed the hydrophobic drug delivery system (HDDS) and a reformulated version of paclitaxel, called AI-850, from Acusphere in a $10m deal.
Healthy skin cells morphed into cancer stem cells
10-Apr-2008 - Researchers have genetically engineered normal skin cells into cancer stem cells - a previously elusive type of stem cell that are thought to drive cancer.
Lung cancer warning a death knell for inhaled insulin?
10-Apr-2008 - Pfizer has updated the US product labeling of its inhaled insulin treatment Exubera to include a warning of increased risk of lung cancer among those using it.
Stem cells 'cleaned up' with antibody terminators
10-Apr-2008 - Scientists believe they may have found the key to eliminating stem cells that pose a cancerous threat when it comes to differentiation during the cell's life cycle.
09-Apr-2008
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...
GE offers new kit to streamline process development
09-Apr-2008 - Two products aimed at enhancing the efficiency of process development in biopharmaceutical manufacturing are the latest offerings from GE Healthcare, the UK-based medical technology and services company.
Sequence-by-synthesis technique brings $1k genome nearer
09-Apr-2008 - Scientists may be one step closer to the "holy grail" of $1,000 genetic sequencing, helped by a highly parallel sequencing-by-synthesis method of genetic sequencing that can read more than 280,000...
Group takes aim at UK science skills shortage
09-Apr-2008 - A new set of draft guidelines aims to identify the core scientific competencies required by firms working in the UK's £3.3bn (€4.2bn) bioscience sector.
Delcath liver isolation device shows promise in cancer trial
09-Apr-2008 - US-based Delcath Systems has achieved positive results in treating diffuse liver cancer using its percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) delivery system.
Redesigned jellyfish gene helps screen for HIV drugs
09-Apr-2008 - Geneart has been awarded a patent for its drug screening technology, which could aid the discovery of a new type of antiviral drug for HIV and other viruses.
Injectables to drive growth in US drug delivery market to 2012
09-Apr-2008 - US demand for drug delivery systems is set to increase by over 10 per cent a year, reaching $132bn in 2012 with growth driven by injectable biologic dugs, according to...
NIH launches initiative to seek views on pharmacogenomics
09-Apr-2008 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a unique initiative aimed at gathering opinion in the scientific community regarding opportunities and research gaps in order to advance the fields...
08-Apr-2008
Thermo Fisher shows off new products at Analytica
08-Apr-2008 - Thermo Fisher debuted several new laboratory products at Analytica with a focus on the liquid handling and microplate end of the laboratory market.
Invitrogen sues GE Healthcare over patent infringement
08-Apr-2008 - Invitrogen has immersed itself in yet more legal wrangling after the life sciences firm filed a patent lawsuit against GE Healthcare alleging 'wilful' infringement of its intellectual property.
Olympus centre strengthens R&D in lab equipment
08-Apr-2008 - Olympus is planning to expand its European operations with a €15m R&D centre in Munich, Germany, tasked with producing the next generation of in vitro lab diagnostics and laboratory automation...
Lonza breaks the mould with microbiological testing kit
08-Apr-2008 - A rapid microbial detection kit presented as the only genetic-based test on the market to quantify yeast and mould has been launched by Switzerland's Lonza.
India converts failing vaccine plants to testing labs
08-Apr-2008 - The Indian government has reacted to the enforced closure of three of its oldest vaccine manufacturing plants by launching a plan to convert them to drug testing laboratories.
Zogenix $86m IPO to fund needle-free development
08-Apr-2008 - Zogenix says that proceeds from a planned $86m initial public offering (IPO) will be used to fund development of its pipeline of needle-free medicines for pain and central nervous system...
Pharma cost pressures promise steady growth for excipients market
08-Apr-2008 - The unremitting pressure to cut costs, ward off generic competition and compensate for lack of innovation in the pharmaceutical market should ensure steady annual growth for drug excipients over the...
Technique detects fake flu drug '20 times quicker'
08-Apr-2008 - Amid fears that a bird flu epidemic could spark a black market of illegal counterfeit antiviral drugs, researchers have found a technique that could screen for fakes 20 times faster...
Compliance packaging emerging to tackle patient adherence
08-Apr-2008 - Compliance packaging is emerging as a way to help tackle the challenge of patient adherence to medication, which costs pharmaceutical manufacturers over $30bn a year in lost revenues.
07-Apr-2008
Genzyme invests another EUR 130m in Irish facility
07-Apr-2008 - Genzyme is putting another €130m into its manufacturing facility in Waterford, Ireland, where the US biotech first put down roots in 2001 and has been steadily expanding ever since.
Jubilant to buy Draxis in $255m deal
07-Apr-2008 - India's Jubilant Organosys has made good on promises to make acquisitions in the contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) sector with a $255m deal to buy Draxis Health of Canada.
Novartis eyes new markets by taking Alcon stake
07-Apr-2008 - Swiss-based Novartis has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Alcon, a US-based company specializing in ophthalmics, which ranks among the fastest-growing therapeutic sectors in pharmaceuticals.
Emerson to automate China's first mAb drug plant
07-Apr-2008 - US-based engineering services firm Emerson announced at Interphex that it has been selected to digitally automate a new facility in China that will produce the country's first monoclonal antibody (mAb)...
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...
03-Apr-2008
New interface ups user satisfaction for ESAs HPLC kit
03-Apr-2008 - ESA Biosciences has struck a deal with Waters Corp to produce a direct interface for ESA's HPLC detector that allows it to fully integrate with Waters' chromatography control and data-analysis...
US and Chinese pharmacopoeias expand working relationship
03-Apr-2008 - The pharmacopoeias of the US and China will work more closely together in future in a bid to improve the quality of medicines available in both countries.
Bosch makes liquid filling a disposable option
03-Apr-2008 - The use of disposable manufacturing equipment in pharmaceutical production and greater need for containment equipment were recurring themes at the Interphex show in Philadelphia last week, and both were addressed...
M&A movement in India with three top firms
03-Apr-2008 - Three of India´s large pharmaceutical manufacturers, Dr Reddy's, Ranbaxy Laboratories and Shilpa Medicare have just announced new merger and acquisition (M&A) deals.
Jobs under threat as Schering-Plough reorganises
03-Apr-2008 - US drugmaker Schering-Plough is to reduce the numbers of its manufacturing plants and cut its R&D expenditure in an attempt to achieve savings of $1.5bn by 2012.
Swedish hospital evaluating pyrosequencing platform
03-Apr-2008 - The Department of Pathology at Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden is evaluating Biotage's new pyrosequencing platform to detect a genetic biomarker that indicates how well a cancer patient will respond...
Patheon talks CMO strategies for success
03-Apr-2008 - Steven Liberty, senior vice president of operations for Patheon's North American businesses spoke at Interphex on the strategies contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs) can use to obtain a competitive advantage.
Technique accelerates analysis for 1,000 Genomes Project
03-Apr-2008 - The 1,000 Genomes Project is to benefit from a powerful new computational tool which can analyse half a million DNA sequences within ten minutes.
New centre to find biomarkers for immune diseases
03-Apr-2008 - A new research institute, which aims to investigate the role of the human immune system in diseases such as AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis, has been founded by not-for-profit organisation...
02-Apr-2008
Epigenomics shows off cancer biomarker kits at Analytica
02-Apr-2008 - Epigenomics and TIB Molbiol unveiled new products for DNA methylation analysis at Analytica in Munich this week, providing new tools for research into prostate, colorectal and other cancers.
Novozymes licenses albumin technology to CSL Behring
02-Apr-2008 - Denmark's Novozymes has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with CSL Behring for albufuse, a proprietary albumin fusion technology that can extend the circulatory half-life of therapeutic proteins through genetic...
Pall buoyed by biopharma, Asian markets in 2Q
02-Apr-2008 - Pall seems to have shaken off the financial turmoil of recent months in the second quarter of 2008, with a 15 per cent hike in sales to $626m helped by...
Waters Patrol keeps a close eye on PAT
02-Apr-2008 - Waters Corp unveiled a new concept in Process Analytical Technology (PAT) at Pittcon 2008 when it released the new Patrol UPLC (ultra performance liquid chromatography) process analyser, which can be...
Technique takes chemical analysis to femtogram scale
02-Apr-2008 - A new laboratory technique can describe both the structure and chemical composition of samples with a mass of less than one femtogram (one quadrillionth of a gram) using standard laboratory...
Microbial testing steps up a gear with Growth Direct
02-Apr-2008 - With manufacturing productivity in the pharmaceutical sector widely acknowledged as being in need of modernisation, a US firm believes it has developed a technology that could carve days off the...
CBE labelling rule does not let manufacturers off the hook, FDA insists
02-Apr-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has defended its proposed rule on product labelling changes made unilaterally through "changes being effected" (CBE) supplements against accusations from Congress, trial lawyers...
01-Apr-2008
Millipore extends TFF filter range with microscale unit
01-Apr-2008 - Millipore used Interphex in Philadelphia as a platform to launch a new product in its Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) range aimed at removing impurities from biologic products.
Millipore system makes Western blots a breeze
01-Apr-2008 - Life sciences equipment company Millipore says its new protein detection system, SNAP i.d, can improve the time it takes to carry out Western blots by as much as 80 per...
Algae study unveils new approach to malaria vaccine design
01-Apr-2008 - Researchers have found two key proteins at the centre of sexual reproduction which allow two sex cells to merge and form a zygote. The discovery suggests a new way of...
Gore unveils new biopharma tools
01-Apr-2008 - Gore PharmBio chose this year's Interphex trade show to showcase two new products to assist biomanufacturers.
Isogen moves to fill small-scale injectables gap
01-Apr-2008 - Sterile process engineering consultancy firm Isogen is taking a maiden voyage into the manufacturing side of drugs with the construction of its first facility, aimed to fill a gap in...
BioKinetics offers help for bioprocess skills shortage
01-Apr-2008 - Bioprocessing consultancy specialist BioKinetics has unveiled a series of online training modules designed to address skill shortages that it says are a major issue facing biopharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
Syft says new instrument is 'new generation' of SIFT-MS
01-Apr-2008 - Syft Technologies of New Zealand released the latest generation of Selected Ion Flow Tube-Mass Spectrometry (SIFT) instrumentation at Pittcon 2008 for the analysis of very low levels of organic compounds...
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