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31-Oct-2005
New Chiron flu vaccine moves forward
31-Oct-2005 - After positive trial results in Europe, Chiron has initiated a US Phase I/II study of a new flu vaccine offering faster production in the event of an vaccine supply shortfall...
Series of product launches for GE Healthcare
31-Oct-2005 - GE Healthcare has recently launched a number of diverse and transformational medical technologies aimed at improving productivity across the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
57 per cent profit jump for Merck Q3
31-Oct-2005 - Merck announced last week a 57 per cent increase in third-quarter net profit, reporting an operating result of €291 million, a 36 per cent increase on last year.
New drug delivery option for reusable devices
31-Oct-2005 - Ampac have developed a novel, lightweight, high-barrier pouch, offering pharmaceutical manufacturers a new option for delivering pulmonary drugs in a more efficient manner than traditional container types.
Utah Medical victory in FDA legal dispute
31-Oct-2005 - A federal US judge set a precedent last week in ruling against the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in a four-year dispute against Utah Medical Products.
28-Oct-2005
FDA extends Exubera review period
28-Oct-2005 - The FDA is to extend its original review period for Exubera (insulin (rDNA origin) powder for oral inhalation) by three months to review additional technical chemistry data submitted by its...
Contract manufacturing boom benefits Penn Pharmaceuticals
28-Oct-2005 - Penn Pharmaceutical Services has reported strong sales figures for the fifth consecutive year, with a key driver of recent growth being attributed to a boom in contract manufacturing as well...
Cryopak announces GlaxoSmithKline packaging deal
28-Oct-2005 - Cryopak Industries has struck a deal to supply GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) with insulated containers and internal thermal components for shipping of its temperature sensitive vaccines in Canada.
Biopharma sector hits Cambrex 3Q hard
28-Oct-2005 - Cambrex has recorded a gain in the third quarter of this year, with growth in its Bioproducts and Human Health segments. The company's troublesome BioPharma division continues to underperform, indicative...
Cardinal Health quarterly profit rises
28-Oct-2005 - Cardinal Health reported a varied first quarter, with sales and income receiving substantial gains due to across-the-board improvement in pharmaceutical distribution, medical products and services and clinical technologies.
26-Oct-2005
Companies collaborate in generic injectable deal
26-Oct-2005 - Par Pharmaceuticals has announced a collaboration with MN Pharmaceuticals to develop and market generic versions of injectable pharmaceuticals in which Par enters a new market segment.
Millipore reports lower third-quarter profit
26-Oct-2005 - Millipore, a maker of purification systems used in drug manufacturing, reported lower third-quarter profit due to acquisition-related tax charges and manufacturing consolidation costs.
Leeds Uni and Malvern Instruments launch "IntelliSense"
26-Oct-2005 - Malvern Instruments and Leeds University have formed a long-term partnership to launch 'IntelliSense,' - a programme that will help to deliver the next generation of sensors and control solutions, creating...
CalciTech creates high purity calcium for pharma industry
26-Oct-2005 - A new UK-listed company that has developed a way of producing high purity calcium carbonate is targeting the pharmaceutical industry concerned by growing regulatory pressure on heavy metal contamination.
Equity firm purchases Reilly and Velsicol
26-Oct-2005 - Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Reilly Industries for €209 million and Velsicol Chemical for an undisclosed fee. The purchases continue a rich vein of activity for...
25-Oct-2005
Melatonergic antidepressant shows favourable efficacy
25-Oct-2005 - The first melatonergic antidepressant to offer a new approach to the treatment of depression is just over the horizon after new data demonstrated positive efficacy with marked improvements in sleep...
Sigma-Aldrich obtains RNAi stake and license
25-Oct-2005 - Benetic has announced the signing of two major agreements, one that grants Sigma-Aldrich license for the use of Benitec's RNAi technology. Sigma's acquisition of an equity stake in Benitec also...
24-Oct-2005
Syntonix, Boehringer enter $63M drug inhalation deal
24-Oct-2005 - The interest in Syntonix' SynFusion and Transceptor technologies intensified as Boehringer Ingelheim became the second pharmaceutical company to use this technology to optimise its therapeutic peptides for inhalation.
Novasep Process launches Supersep Lab 30-50
24-Oct-2005 - Novasep Process launches its latest Supercritical Fluid Chromatography unit, which aims to cut time and operating costs by incorporating an automated CO2 recycling feature making it suitable for purification process...
Researchers 'clean' pharma compounds using catalysts
24-Oct-2005 - Researchers have put forward a unique process for 'cleaning' volatile organic compounds - a process that could have considerable importance to organic compounds that are used in the pharmaceutical manufacturing...
Rutgers breakthrough in environmentally friendly chemicals
24-Oct-2005 - The chemicals industry could be revolutionalised by a new class of environmentally friendly chemicals with the potential to replace the use of hazardous, petroleum-based solvents in laboratories and industrial plants.
Omnichem expands in high-demand API market
24-Oct-2005 - In response to the increasing demand for high potency APIs, Omnichem is increasing its Class V handling capabilities with an expansion of their facility in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
21-Oct-2005
West Pharma's gloomy outlook overshadows 3Q profit
21-Oct-2005 - Drug packaging maker West Pharmaceutical Services release its 3Q results, which indicate a rise in profits but fell short of analyst estimates, due to slow sales in some segments and...
EU project trials oral delivery device
21-Oct-2005 - Trials for an oral drug delivery device that is placed in the mouth next to the patient's teeth, whilst allowing them to eat and speak without impediment, are underway as...
Romaco brings new approach to blister packaging
21-Oct-2005 - Romaco's T6 incorporates a fresh approach to blister machine design, increasing efficiency in what is a rapidly expanding blister packaging market.
Systech offers solution in counterfeit drug war
21-Oct-2005 - Systech International's new TIPS Serialized Product Tracking solution software will aid in the fight against counterfeit and diverted products within the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
REACH agreement in final stages
21-Oct-2005 - EU environment ministers met on Monday to further debate key issues related to the chemical substances review, which has become one of the fiercest political battlegrounds ever in the history...
20-Oct-2005
US pharma at all-time low says public
20-Oct-2005 - A recently published report has revealed that less than 13 per cent of US consumers believe that information provided by pharmaceutical companies is more trustworthy than healthcare information provided by...
Cognis launches model for testing personal care product textures
20-Oct-2005 - Cognis has unveiled its latest product testing innovation at the 52nd SEPAWA congress, held in Germany last week. The new model focuses on enhancing the sensorial nature of personal care...
19-Oct-2005
Bruker AXS to acquire Roentec
19-Oct-2005 - Bruker AXS, a subsidiary of the Bruker BioSciences Corporation, has announced an agreement to purchase Roentec, an x-ray microanalysis instrumentation company that signals Bruker's intention to reinforce its standing within...
Alpharma acquisition boosts global position for Actavis
19-Oct-2005 - Actavis's $810 million (€677 million) cash acquisition of Alpharma's US and international generic drugs division is part of the firm's strategy to become one of the global leaders in the sector.
FDA approves first flexible packaged Albumin solution
19-Oct-2005 - The Food and Drug Administration has approved Flexbumin, the first human albumin preparation to be packaged in a flexible container, reducing the risk of breakage while being more compatible with...
Akzo Nobel reports fall in 3Q profits
19-Oct-2005 - Dutch pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant Akzo Nobel reported third-quarter sales of €3,29 billion, a slight decrease from the previous quarter but up 5.4 per cent from the comparable period in...
18-Oct-2005
New Life and CureLab id anti-fungal compound
18-Oct-2005 - New Life Scientific and CureLab have identified an anti fungal compound that represents a significant breakthrough as part of a joint collaboration, which has demonstrated immunostimulating and antibacterial properties.
Report predicts new age of regenerative medicine
18-Oct-2005 - According to a new report, worldwide revenues for cell and cytokine therapies in regenerative medicine are set to reach $20.7 billion (€17.3 billion) in 2010 in a sector that provides...
HIV protease inhibitor impresses in preclinical trials
18-Oct-2005 - Procyon has announced preclinical results for its lead HIV protease inhibitor that has demonstrated cross-resistance profile and multi-drug resistant strains of HIV-1 compared to other HIV protease inhibitors, which are...
Chiron misses flu vaccine production target again
18-Oct-2005 - Chiron has warned it will yet again fall short of targets for its US flu vaccine deliveries this year due to continuing production problems with its British manufacturing plant.
17-Oct-2005
Sterling buys Torrent unit for $12.3 million
17-Oct-2005 - Sterling Biotech, India's largest gelatin producer, has struck a deal with Gujarat Biotech (TGBL) to purchase its manufacturing unit for Rs 55 cr ($12.3 million) in an all cash deal....
EU green light for revolutionary insulin inhaler
17-Oct-2005 - The first non-injectable insulin treatment in Europe may soon become available after a panel of experts recommended it for regulatory approval on Thursday.
European Authorities recommend IONSYS approval
17-Oct-2005 - European Authorities recommended the first needle-free system for acute postoperative pain for approval this week, which allows patient-controlled delivery of fentanyl in post-operative pain control.
Cipla bird flu drug defies Roche
17-Oct-2005 - Cipla announced plans on Friday that will see it become the first company to sell a generic version of the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu.
Beximco raises $21m via institutional placing
17-Oct-2005 - Bangledeshi's Beximco Pharmaceuticals has announced that the company has raised $21 million after it successfully completed an institutional placing of global depositary receipts (GDRs).
14-Oct-2005
High-volume avian influenza vaccine a step closer
14-Oct-2005 - Clinical trials for what may be the first effective culture-based vaccine against the highly-pathogenic avian influenza viruses will begin in Norway in Spring 2006.
Dendrimer-based MRI contrast agents to be characterised
14-Oct-2005 - Dendritic Nanotechnologies (DNT) has signed a collaboration agreement with Nanotechnology Characterisation Laboratory (NCL), which is focused on the discovery and development of dendrimer technologies.
GEA Group's STERIS deal responds to dryer demand
14-Oct-2005 - The GEA Group has acquired the manufacturer of freeze dryers for pharmaceutical products, STERIS, a unit of US-based STERIS Corporation in a deal that aims to strengthen the group's Process...
BASF to cut back production at site facility
14-Oct-2005 - BASF has announced it is to reduce production at one of its main sites in a move that reflects the declining demand for pseudoephedrine and caffeine caused by a change...
13-Oct-2005
Roche launches revolutionary DNA sequencing instrument
13-Oct-2005 - Roche has launched what it claims is the first commercially available instrument for high-throughput DNA sequencing, enabling sequencing of genomes and long DNA sequences up to 100 x faster than...
Novozymes recognises new antibiotic for superbugs
13-Oct-2005 - A new antibiotic that not only acts as a traditional antibiotic but also acts on bacterial infections that have developed resistance to existing types of antibiotic could herald the emergence...
Research discovers protein determines drug delivery
13-Oct-2005 - Drugs, which stick to a key protein in the bloodstream, could help to create drugs that are delivered more effectively to organs in the body. The latest research, which points...
12-Oct-2005
Wyeth phases out NY facility
12-Oct-2005 - Pharmaceutical manufacturers, Wyeth, are to phase out manufacturing at its US facility as part of its consolidation plans, which will see the gradual phasing out of all operations at the...
Dynatek demonstrates first commercial stent tester
12-Oct-2005 - Dynatek dalta Scientific Instruments are to introduce its drug-eluting stent tester to audiences throughout the US and Europe, signifying the first time a coating durability tester for medical devices has...
Cargill-Cerestar unveils new excipient at CPhI
12-Oct-2005 - Cargill-Cerestar is to unveil a new excipient developed on the back of a directly compressible excipient platform that allows tablets to be produced using lower compression forces.
New aeration control unit for FT4
12-Oct-2005 - Freeman Technology introduces its new aeration control unit for its FT4 Powder Rheometer, which allows airflow control through a powder under test, enabling the automated measurement of the powder's flow...
Micromuscle develops electro-active polymer technology
12-Oct-2005 - Materials company, Micromuscle, has developed an electro-active polymer technology that allows the controlled release of liquid medications that reflect an emerging class of advanced materials with new revolutionary properties.
11-Oct-2005
New gene therapy technique cures PKU
11-Oct-2005 - A new technique that adds to the effectiveness of gene therapy has made a breakthrough after it was revealed that the method had cured phenylketonuria (PKU) in mice.
Pre-clinical data suggests bone drug candidate
11-Oct-2005 - Enzo Biochem, announced that pre-clinical experiments with its small molecule candidate suggests it would have applications in strengthening bones weakened by age or as a consequence of certain medications.
UU researchers develop novel diabetes drugs
11-Oct-2005 - Researchers are developing breakthrough diabetes drugs that use modified forms of a naturally occurring molecule produced by the body. The approach characterises the major investments by the biopharmaceutical industry to...
Torch-sized devices create portable labs
11-Oct-2005 - A new generation of portable, handheld radiation detectors that could have a range of potential applications from disease diagnosis is the target for researchers from the UK, who have been...
Marchesini launches high-speed blister line
11-Oct-2005 - The Marchesini Group introduces its new range of blister line machinery that is set to reduce the time it takes to carry out validation and get into production, which is...
10-Oct-2005
Parker Hannifin close to buying Domnick Hunter
10-Oct-2005 - The battle to gain control of UK filtration specialist Domnick Hunter took a dramatic turn after favourites to gain control, Eaton, admitted defeat, leaving rival bidder Parker Hannifin poised to...
Catchpoint puts Datalase to the test
10-Oct-2005 - With recent waste and packaging directives proposed by the EU, Catchpoint have responded by trialling a backless label, which renders the backing on labels obsolete, reducing approximately 100,000 tons of...
09-Oct-2005
Sartorius buys US moisture analysis firm
09-Oct-2005 - German laboratory and process equipment company Sartorius has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Omnimark Instrument of the US, boosting its activities in the moisture analysis sector.
Lab-scale tablet pan coater unveiled
09-Oct-2005 - A new tablet-coating machine suitable for small-scale batch production has been introduced by UK company Profile Automation.
06-Oct-2005
Nutrition at core of DSM innovation plan
06-Oct-2005 - Innovation in targeted areas like nutrition should add sales worth €1 billion in five years time, said vitamin and specialty chemicals maker DSM today.
Biotage completes distribution restructuring
06-Oct-2005 - Sweden's Biotage, a specialist in microwave synthesis and chromatography systems for drug development and production, has taken some of its European distribution into its own hands through the purchase of...
PET scans are early warning system for Alzheimer's
06-Oct-2005 - Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the radiotracer fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) could be used to detect Alzheimer's disease in patients who have mild cognitive impairment, according to a study reported in...
High-throughput dose inspection system launched
06-Oct-2005 - Key Technology subsidiary Symetix has launched a new inspection system fortablets, capsules, and softgels called Vantyx that it claims can achieve 100 percent, in-line inspection at full production speeds.
FDA deputy adds flesh to bones of new labelling regs
06-Oct-2005 - New rules detailing an improved format for prescription drug labels will be issued later this year, US Food and Drug Administration deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs Scott Gottlieb...
Valois opens pilot unit for inhaled drugs
06-Oct-2005 - The pharmaceutical division of French packaging company Valois has completed construction of a pilot filling and packaging unit based at its site in Le Vaudreuil in the Eure area of...
05-Oct-2005
Biocatalyst deal pays off again for Codexis
05-Oct-2005 - Codexis has achieved a second technical milestone, earlier than expected, in a collaboration with Pfizer aimed at developing new biocatalysts for the manufacture of the number one drugmaker's products.
Healthcare facility cleared to make high-potency PET drug
05-Oct-2005 - A healthcare facility the US has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to manufacture high-strength fludeoxyglucose F 18, a drug used for diagnostic imaging with positron emission tomography (PET).
Sun Pharma sets out strategy for overseas plants
05-Oct-2005 - Sun Pharma of India has provided additional details of its plans for its new facility in Hungary, purchased in August and intended as a springboard to launch the company's ambitions...
FMC hikes excipient prices, blaming rising costs
05-Oct-2005 - FMC BioPolymer said today that effective 15 October, it will increase prices for its pharmaceutical and food brand products by 5 to 10 per cent on average, blaming increases in its own costs.
04-Oct-2005
Reaxa launches new peptide coupling agent
04-Oct-2005 - Avecia spin-out Reaxa has launched a new peptide coupling technology based on 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (2-MBT), which it claims offers major operational and cost benefits in both small and large scale solid-phase...
New FDA chief steps down from cancer role
04-Oct-2005 - The new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner - Andrew von Eschenbach - has stepped down as director of the National Cancer Institute after his ability to carry out...
EU regulations stifling lab equipment market
04-Oct-2005 - According to a new report, growing regulations in the European pharmaceuticals industry is having a harmful effect on the market, causing many companies to shift their bases to the United...
New TB lab test method cuts diagnosis time
04-Oct-2005 - Norwegian biotechnology firm, Genpoint, is running trials of new DNA tests for tuberculosis (TB) in which its novel DNA method aims to cut diagnosis time, cheaper and quicker without an...
pSivida buys US drug delivery firm for €87m
04-Oct-2005 - Australian drug delivery company pSivida has inked a deal valued at $104 million (€87m) to buy Control Delivery Systems of the US, allowing it tap into the biotechnology hub around...
Microporous material has pharma applications
04-Oct-2005 - Researchers in France have developed a new microporous material that could have a range of applications for the pharmaceutical industry, including chemical separation and catalysis in medicine manufacturing and drug...
Capacity increases but demand shrinks in bioproduction
04-Oct-2005 - The production capacity for biopharmaceutical manufacturing will expand an average of 48 per cent over the next five years for mammalian and microbial production systems, according to an industry survey.
03-Oct-2005
BASF completes orgamol acquisition
03-Oct-2005 - German chemical company BASF has completed its acquisition of Orgamol, a transaction designed to boost its service offering to the pharmaceutical sector.
Lacquer expands utility of Aclar films
03-Oct-2005 - Hueck Folien has introduced a new heat sealing lacquer that should improve the barrier properties of blister packaging using Honeywell's Aclar fluoropolymer films.
Celliance buys gene expression technology from Innovata
03-Oct-2005 - Innovata of the UK has sold off its gene expression technology UCOE to Celliance Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of Serologicals, for an undisclosed fee.
CEM sets up manufacturing-scale microwave division
03-Oct-2005 - CEM Corp has announced the formation of a division within the company that will be focused on developing systems for scaling up reactions performed using microwave synthesis.
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