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29-Jun-2006
Novasep claims to be purer than pure
29-Jun-2006 - French purification specialist Novasep has unveiled a new series of preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns that are ideally suited for the purification of any amount of product.
Multisorb's sorbent cuts Boehringer Ingelheim's downtime
29-Jun-2006 - Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane (BIRI) has integrated Multisorb's sorbent packets in its moisture prevention system, reducing costs, decreasing downtime, and increasing line speed.
Cost emerges as major issue in Novartis RFID trial
29-Jun-2006 - A Dutch trial of battery-powered radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags in standard medication blister packages, sponsored by Novartis, has demonstrated the benefits the technology can have for patient compliance but also...
Vertex provides update at Piper Jaffray conference
29-Jun-2006 - Vertex Pharmaceutcals was one of a number of pharma and biotech companies to attend the PiperJaffray healthcare conference in London last week, which gave international companies the opportunity to provide...
Lilly bails out on UK manufacturing plant
29-Jun-2006 - Determined to slash operational costs, Eli Lilly has decided to shut down its pill and tablet manufacturing plant in Basingstoke and boost production in its remaining three dry product sites.
Activotec introduces entry-level SFE for budget-conscious labs
29-Jun-2006 - Activotec makes available an entry-level Supercritical Fluid Extractor (SFE) to suit routine analytical work in smaller laboratories that might require many features typically found in more costly SFE equipment.
Cardinal Health bags insulin spray manufacturing deal
29-Jun-2006 - After launching its flagship oral insulin spray in Ecuador last December, Generex is finally gearing up to take on big pharma in the global non-injectable insulin arena and has picked...
28-Jun-2006
Hyclone flaunts new single-use bioreactor
28-Jun-2006 - Hyclone has unveiled a new single-use bioreactor at the BioLOGIC exhibition in Amsterdam which promises the same performance with traditional stainless steel bioreactors but with the benefits of single use...
Pfizer wins Microsoft accolade in drug manufacturing
28-Jun-2006 - Microsoft has awarded Pfizer with its Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award for its manufacturing management system which revolutionalises the scaling up and monitoring of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production,...
Innovata's insulin device moves forward
28-Jun-2006 - Innovata is moving forward with its dry powder pulmonary insulin inhaler, which it claims has a formulation superior to Exubera, gearing up for Phase II clinical trials and anticipating a...
US generic drug manufacturer pleads guilty to felony
28-Jun-2006 - Vintage Pharmaceuticals, a generic drugmaker with plants in North Carolina and Alabama, has pleaded guilty to 19 felony counts of producing adulterated drugs and introducing them into interstate commerce.
New technology being used to make first hep E vaccine
28-Jun-2006 - Lipoxen have developed a new vaccine technology that it claims will pave the way for more effective and safer vaccines and greater manufacturing flexibility. They are now using the technology...
27-Jun-2006
Amylin hits back at Byetta cartridge shortage
27-Jun-2006 - As the shortage of cartridges of its injectable diabetes drug Byetta reaches critical levels, Amylin Pharmaceuticals is seeking to expand manufacturing capacity and is exploring a nasal spray formulation of...
Drug manufacturers turning to supply chain management software
27-Jun-2006 - The worldwide market for supply chain management (SCM) software is tipped to grow 8.6 per cent a year to reach over $8.3m (€6.8m) in 2010, driven by the need to...
Testing begins on new bird flu spray vaccine
27-Jun-2006 - Tests have begun on a new bird flu vaccine that its US developer MedImmune hopes will prove more effective and provide several advantages over current injectable flu vaccines in the...
Chinese API manufacturer to mentor Alpharma on vancomycin
27-Jun-2006 - Alpharma has asked one of the largest manufacturers of bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in China, Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical, to help it double its capacity of making vancomycin.
Magnetic nanoparticles show promise in targeted drug delivery
27-Jun-2006 - Researchers have developed a new nanocarrier system for the delivery of drugs which contains iron and so can be directed by a magnetic field to specific areas of the body,...
Analytik Jena contributes to China's analytical instrument sector
27-Jun-2006 - Analytik Jena has started production of its first analytical apparatus to be made entirely in China representing a new venture for the company as it aims to advance into a...
26-Jun-2006
Valois uses Malvern's technology for novel nasal spray
26-Jun-2006 - UK-based Malvern Instruments has revealed that its next-generation particle size analysis system is being used by French contract manufacturer Valois in the validation of its unique nasal spray device.
Better relationship between wholesalers and manufacturers could cut costs
26-Jun-2006 - The traditional adversarial relationship of wholesalers with manufacturers must change to true partnership if both are to achieve better profits and secure the integrity of the drug supply chain, delegates...
EntreMed encouraged by rheumatoid arthritis lead compound
26-Jun-2006 - EntreMed has produced hard data demonstrating antiangiogenic activity of its lead compound against the devastating effects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The results pave the way to developing therapeutics for the...
Toxic plant extracts form basis of stroke treatments
26-Jun-2006 - A toxic group of plant extracts has been found to protect animal tissue against the lack of blood that occurs in stroke giving rise to a new direction in the...
SkyePharma unveils new controlled release technology
26-Jun-2006 - SkyePharma used its latest business review meeting to announce the imminent arrival of a new rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug formulated using its novel controlled release drug delivery technology.
23-Jun-2006
Chinese scientists uncover leukaemia trigger point
23-Jun-2006 - Chinese scientists think they might have discovered what activates the development of Leukaemia signalling a novel direction in which new therapies can result to treat a disease that afflicts millions...
22-Jun-2006
Millipore ups the speed of TTF processing
22-Jun-2006 - Millipore has unveiled new disposable Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) assemblies that reduce validation efforts, increase process speed and mitigate risks.
Acquisition adds Eastern Europe LabConnect presence
22-Jun-2006 - Laboratory service provider, LabConnect has announced its intentions to expand into Central and Eastern Europe by adding Synevo Medicover Laboratory Services to its LabConnect network, becoming the first US-based central...
Reversal of transgenic goat decision opens the door for 'pharming' in Europe
22-Jun-2006 - The world's first drug made from a genetically engineered goat has been given the thumbs up in Europe after being initially rejected in February. The decision has reopened the door...
Plethora shops around for drug delivery platforms
22-Jun-2006 - Looking for an edge in both proprietary and off-patent products, Plethora Solutions has licensed two drug delivery platforms from Maelor Pharmaceuticals and Metris Therapeutics in the UK.
Chinese production of Tamiflu cleared
22-Jun-2006 - China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has authorised Shanghai Sunve Pharmaceutical and Yichang Changjiang Pharmaceutical to produce a licensed version of Roche's Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), the first such approval...
Iomai registers needle-free vaccination patent
22-Jun-2006 - Vaccine developer Iomai has solidified its position in transcutaneous immunisation (TCI) by receiving a new US patent which outlines methods for inducing an immune response to Iomai's novel skin-patch-based vaccines.
21-Jun-2006
Fresh diabetes treatment on the way
21-Jun-2006 - A chewing gum to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity is one step closer to reality after developers of the technology, Generex, formed a new partnership with Danish medicinal chewing...
Aseptic nasal spray manufacturing an untapped market
21-Jun-2006 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged the pharma industry to develop preservative-free nasal sprays, however, there is currently a vacuum of manufacturers that can fulfil such a...
Microtest boosts its aseptic fill/finish manufacturing capabilities
21-Jun-2006 - Testing services and contract manufacturing firm Microtest has announced it will invest $7.5m (€6m) in new facilities to expand its offering of pharmaceutical and virology testing services and fill/finish production...
Protherics gives CoVaccine's novel adjuvant a shot
21-Jun-2006 - Biopharmaceutical firm Protherics has acquired a new adjuvant from Dutch company CoVaccine that it will use for its hypertension vaccine, hoping to boost antibody production by tenfold.
New partnership to focus on peptide delivery
21-Jun-2006 - Biotech company Genzyme Pharmaceuticals and drug delivery firm Brookwood Pharmaceuticals are now working together to create new ways of delivering peptide-based drugs.
Study warns excess fish farming drug use promotes resistance
21-Jun-2006 - A recently published report has highlighted the use of antibiotics in the rearing of fish could promote bacterial resistance leading to the evolution of resistant strains of bacteria in humans...
20-Jun-2006
Sanofi lets Novozymes buy Delta Biotechnology
20-Jun-2006 - Danish biotechnology firm Novozymes has acquired Delta Biotechnology from sanofi-aventis, looking to strengthen its bioprocessing expertise in enzymes and microorganisms with Delta's ability to manufacture recombinant proteins from baker's yeast.
PerkinElmer's third acquisition of 2006 strengthens offering
20-Jun-2006 - PerkinElmer has announced the acquisition of C&A Service Solutions that will strengthen its OneSource laboratory service by channelling its range of services into a single outlet.
Strong sales lead Laureate to expand on manufacturing
20-Jun-2006 - Laureate Pharma is planning to invest up to $9m (€7.1m) to expand its biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in New Jersey with a new pilot production plant, as it seeks more capacity...
End-to-end pharma logistics now a reality
20-Jun-2006 - Newly-formed Sentry Logistic Solutions has built its first bridge, forming a partnership with BioStorage Technologies to offer global biopharma companies the first cold chain storage/logistics service that spans all phases...
19-Jun-2006
Biopharmaceuticals strong as Pall cuts down on workforce
19-Jun-2006 - Pall's pre-tax profits fell slightly in the third quarter of 2006 but its Biopharmaceuticals division has once again performed strongly, so speculation is rife as to whether it will escape...
World's first transdermal insulin shows promise
19-Jun-2006 - Many said it couldn't be done, but Australian pharma firm Phosphagenics has developed what it claims is the world's first transdermal insulin formulation and has received the first signs that...
Smart RFID couplings 'best way' to verify fluid line connections
19-Jun-2006 - Using quick disconnect couplings in fluid handling and manufacturing operations is the safest way to protect brand integrity by capturing fluid and product data from point of origin through point...
16-Jun-2006
Alzheimer's vaccine represents 'best hope'
16-Jun-2006 - A vaccine that has been developed for Alzheimer's disease, which targets the DNA, without any side effects, has produced promising results in mice.
15-Jun-2006
India's Nicholas Piramal buys Pfizer's UK manufacturing plant
15-Jun-2006 - Continuing its aggressive entry into Europe's custom manufacturing arena, Nicholas Piramal (NPIL) has today acquired Pfizer's manufacturing facility in Northumberland, in a deal that could earn it more than $350m...
Testpak first to offer Stora Enso's smart packaging
15-Jun-2006 - Contract packaging firm Testpak has become the first company to install production equipment that allows it to make Stora Enso's prize winning child-resistant and senior friendly packaging.
Cuba's tobacco finds use in vaccine purification
15-Jun-2006 - The first ever monoclonal antibody obtained starting from transgenic plants with the purpose of purifying a human vaccine has been registered with Cuban authorities, meaning cigars may not be the...
SR Pharma claims formulation triumph in siRNA drugs
15-Jun-2006 - Biotechnology firm SR Pharma has announced a technical breakthrough in the formulation of siRNA drugs, enabling them to be stored at room temperature and reconstituted in one simple step, thus...
New lab test identifies cancer drug efficacy
15-Jun-2006 - A new laboratory test that identifies patients who benefit most from targeted cancer drugs was the talk of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) as...
FDA issues guidance as start date of new labelling law looms
15-Jun-2006 - The first revisions to the layout of drug package inserts in 25 years will come into effect as of June 30 and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released...
14-Jun-2006
BASF's highly pure intermediate avoids side reactions
14-Jun-2006 - BASF has announced it has managed to produce the chemical intermediate N-ethyldiisoproylamine (EDIPA), also known as Huenig's base, at a purity of at least 99.5 per cent, helping manufacturers to...
US leads attack on EU's chemicals bill
14-Jun-2006 - Galvanised by the US, thirteen of the EU's major trading partners have called for a reconsideration of the EU's draft chemicals legislation, calling it "potentially disruptive" to world trade. ...
GSK to build $190m vaccine plant in Singapore
14-Jun-2006 - In the company's largest investment of its kind in Asia, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has decided to build a new vaccine manufacturing plant in Singapore, as several products in its pipeline approach...
Pill robot automates dispensing
14-Jun-2006 - Medical technology company e-pill has unveiled a new automated pill dispenser which delivers medications at the right time and in the right amount, ensuring compliance.
Dairy kings strike new pharma partnership
14-Jun-2006 - Fonterra, New Zealand's biggest company, has received a green light from the European Commission to join with Dutch dairy group Campina to sell lactose to the pharma industry.
13-Jun-2006
Avecia spoilt for vaccine formulation choice
13-Jun-2006 - After receiving a grant of $3.9m (€3m) from the US government, British biotechnology firm Avecia has put together a consortium of four companies to develop a version of its anthrax...
Domino pushes pharma package printing forward
13-Jun-2006 - UK firm Domino Printing Sciences has launched a new data print solution that will allow the late stage customisation of printing on pharmaceutical packages.
A nudge but no push towards RFID from the FDA
13-Jun-2006 - While praising the benefits of radio-frequency identification (RFID), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refrained from demanding its implementation in new measures it unveiled to combat counterfeit drugs,...
BioMedica select Ghana to manufacture cheap lab equipment
13-Jun-2006 - BioMedica Diagnostic is to open a manufacturing facility in Ghana that will produce affordable laboratory equipment whilst meeting the need for a home grown African diagnostic solution for the Continent's...
Bio-Bridge Science completes major construction of vaccine facility in China
13-Jun-2006 - US biotechnology firm Bio-Bridge Science, whose ambition is to develop an HIV vaccine, has finished major construction of a good manufacturing practice (GMP) research and manufacturing facility in Beijing.
TAGSYS develops two new RFID readers
13-Jun-2006 - TAGSYS have developed two new item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) readers that it claims will improve pharmaceutical inventory management.
12-Jun-2006
Invitrogen brings animal-origin free media formulation to new facility
12-Jun-2006 - Biotechnology firm Invitrogen has opened a new facility in New York which can make its Advanced Granulation Technology (AGT) media totally free of animal origin components while addressing key bottlenecks...
Pall offers free chromatography seminar
12-Jun-2006 - Pall is organising a free chromatography seminar in Paris this week presented by leading chromatographers from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and biologicals industries.
Egalet contracts SP Medical to make its erosion-based drugs through injection moulding
12-Jun-2006 - Drug delivery firm Egalet has asked SP Medical, a manufacturer of moulded plastics and coatings, to make sufficient clinical grade quantities of its therapeutics using injection moulding, which allows for...
New oestrogen receptor opens up drug possibilities
12-Jun-2006 - A study that has uncovered core functional differences between a new oestrogen receptor could form the basis of novel and potentially more effective treatments of breast cancer as researchers sought...
PARI and BOC in new gas exchange
12-Jun-2006 - German aerosol delivery firm PARI and UK medical gas provider BOC have agreed to jointly develop new gas-enabled drug delivery systems to help patients with compromised lung function.
Nastech secures manufacturing contract for new needle free osteoporosis drug
12-Jun-2006 - Nastech has secured a contract with Procter & Gamble (P&G) to ramp up manufacturing capacity for a new needle-free drug to beat osteoporosis, in anticipation of meeting expected global demand...
09-Jun-2006
New drug class adds to HIV treatment arsenal
09-Jun-2006 - Scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in the fight against HIV drug resistance by developing a drug that is the first in a new class of HIV drug candidates...
08-Jun-2006
Werum passes management test
08-Jun-2006 - Werum Software & Systems has updated its manufacturing execution systems (MES) for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry, enhancing process reliability and cost effectiveness.
SurModics technology gives edge to new drug-eluting stent
08-Jun-2006 - SurModics has licensed its advanced hydrophilic coating technology to Xtent for use in the delivery system of its novel drug-eluting stent (DES) system, designed to reduce the time, complexity and...
Schering-Plough axes 1,100 jobs as it cuts down on manufacturing
08-Jun-2006 - Determined to reduce costs in its manufacturing operations, Schering-Plough has announced the loss of 1,100 positions in manufacturing sites in Puerto Rico and New Jersey, aiming to save $100m (€78.1m)...
Gilead buys Degussa's API custom manufacturing unit
08-Jun-2006 - Biotechnology firm Gilead has acquired Raylo Chemicals, a Canadian production unit of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and advanced intermediates, from Degussa for €115m, seeking to bring more manufacturing capacity and...
Beckman Coulter launches improved IM test
08-Jun-2006 - A new one-step test that is designed to distinguish heterophile-positive, infectious mononucleosis (IM) from other common symptomatic infections, claims to deliver a 99 per cent sensitivity score, significantly improving on...
Hovione passes 'most thorough and effective FDA inspection ever'
08-Jun-2006 - Fine chemicals company Hovione has passed an inspection by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing site in Loures, Portugal, as it tries...
07-Jun-2006
BMS picks Massachusetts for $660m biologics production facility
07-Jun-2006 - Following a charm offensive by several US states, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has selected Devens, Massachusetts to build a significant manufacturing facility for several of its biologic drugs, ending months of...
Degussa buys into Chinese fine chemical firm
07-Jun-2006 - Looking to add active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates to its Chinese portfolio, Degussa has acquired a majority stake in the Chinese fine chemicals firm Lynchem, allowing it to target...
First positive results for DNA-based flu vaccine
07-Jun-2006 - PowerMed has demonstrated the immunogenicity of an influenza DNA vaccine for the first time in humans using a new drug delivery system and claims it may serve as a cost-effective...
Vectura and Unilever join to form new specialty pharma biz
07-Jun-2006 - UK novel drug delivery developer Vectura and UK venture capital firm Unilever Ventures have jointly established a new speciality pharmaceutical company focusing on oral and transdermal drug delivery systems.
New labs to make production of drug delivery films easier
07-Jun-2006 - Drug delivery firm MonoSol Rx has inaugurated new analytical laboratories in its manufacturing facility in Indiana which will allow it to integrate all aspects of product development and manufacturing of...
06-Jun-2006
Bioxel looks to contractors for scale-up
06-Jun-2006 - Bioxel, a company which manufactures and markets taxane active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used in chemotherapeutic drugs, has turned to two contract manufacturing companies to scale up production.
US government contracts Cangene to produce botulism drug
06-Jun-2006 - Cangene has been awarded a five-year development and supply contract by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for 200,000 doses of heptavalent botulism antitoxin, in a deal...
Esko introduces new fast packaging programme
06-Jun-2006 - Packaging pre-production specialist, Esko has launched a new programme that it claims will streamline the pharma packaging process and bring new products to market up to 40 per cent faster.
Hyphenated Systems launches advanced confocal imaging module
06-Jun-2006 - A new confocal imaging module for applications such as 3D map microfluidics analysis has been launched, which will aid all phases of microfluidics development, from understanding physical phenomena in the...
Sandoz approval could open the floodgates for biosimilars in US
06-Jun-2006 - German biopharma firm Sandoz has won a landmark first-of its-kind biosimilar drug approval in the US after a long battle with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The decision...
Big pharma in drug reformulation scramble
06-Jun-2006 - Major drug companies across the US are in process of reformulating their over-the-counter cold medications in time for a new law that comes in to effect later this year restricting...
05-Jun-2006
Pall vows to end bottlenecks in biopharmaceutical manufacturing
05-Jun-2006 - As demand for protein-based drugs increases, Pall has introduced a new type of mixed-mode chromatography sorbents that make protein purification faster and cheaper.
Gerresheimer ups its stake in China
05-Jun-2006 - German packaging firm Gerresheimer has ventured further into China, buying a majority interest in Chinese pharmaceutical packager Shuangfeng Group and gaining entry into the Chinese market for tubular glass packaging...
Future testing on apes unavoidable, claims report
05-Jun-2006 - According to a new report the use of apes in animal testing could be unavoidable in the future, as the government could not rule out the prospect of experimentation on...
Advanced solid dose learning course makes GMP simple
05-Jun-2006 - A new e-learning course promises to cover everything one needs to know about demanding current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) topics such as standard operating procedures (SOPs).
SAFC unveils new proligo reagents
05-Jun-2006 - SAFC Supply Solutions has introduced new phosphoramidites and ancillary reagents for oligonucleotide (oligo) synthesis, promising consistent quality, tight specifications and reliability.
Patheon 'dissatisfied' as profits stagnate
05-Jun-2006 - Canadian contract manufacturer Patheon saw pre-tax profits remain idle in the second quarter of 2006, leaving it struggling to find ways to boost profitability.
01-Jun-2006
Xemplar moves to fill inhaler manufacturing gap
01-Jun-2006 - MAP Pharmaceuticals has awarded the manufacturing of the metered-dose components of its new inhaler devices to Xemplar, who is one of the few contract manufacturers in the world that can...
Pro Mach seeks retort and sterilisation capabilities
01-Jun-2006 - Pro Mach, one of the largest providers of packaging products, services and integrated solution sets in North America, has acquired Allpax Products, a manufacturer of sterilisation, material handling and automated...
Wyeth blasted by the FDA over its Puerto Rico manufacturing plant
01-Jun-2006 - In a scathing letter to Wyeth, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has vehemently criticised the drugmaker's manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico, accusing it of failing to report failures...
Schweizerhall devotes to pharma
01-Jun-2006 - Determined to transform itself from a chemical distributor to a drug firm, Schweizerhall has sold its chemical business unit to Brenntag for SFr93m (€60m), allowing it to pay for financial...
New help for UK drug makers to pass FDA inspection
01-Jun-2006 - RSSL Pharma Training has established three new courses to help UK pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers prepare themselves for a plant inspection by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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