Bend Research is developing a nanoparticle drug delivery system for treating osteoarthritis in a “close collaboration” with Pfizer.

Published: 03-Nov-2011

A new antiretroviral (ARV) transdermal delivery patch developed at ImQuest Biosciences will wipe out the need for the “cocktail” of oral medication HIV sufferers have to take every day.

Published: 27-Oct-2011

Social media can play a role in ensuring that medicines are safe, but regulatory input is needed according to the Drug Safety Alliance (DSA).

Published: 23-Jun-2011

Bio-Rad has launched what it claims is the drug industry’s first all in one chromatrography platform for small-scale biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Published: 26-Apr-2011

Industrial PC supplier Noax says pharmaceutical industry demand for sealed computers is growing and being driven by increasing regulatory focus on containment in manufacturing processes.

Published: 21-Apr-2011

ATMI has added process control to its single-use bioreactor through a distribution deal with Finesse Solutions.

Published: 18-Apr-2011

How have single-use technologies changed drug production? How do you dispose of a disposable technology? What will drive the market going forward? EMD Millipore answered these questions and more at Interphex 2011.

Published: 12-Apr-2011

PTI Inspection Systems and Nikka Densok USA have teamed up to take high-voltage leak detection (HVLD) from the factory floor to the pharmaceutical lab.

Published: 11-Apr-2011

Regulatory demands for ‘in process’ performance data have changed the pharma sector’s approach to materials analysis and enhanced the quality of the drugs it produces according to Freeman Technology.

Published: 05-Apr-2011

The pharmaceutical manufacturing sector in Puerto Rico will thrive because of and not in spite of changes to the country’s tax and incentive laws according to the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO).

Published: 04-Apr-2011

The McCrone Group says pharmaceutical industry need for “quick and dirty” QA/QC solutions in the laboratory and on the factory floor is driving growth of the market for bench-top microscopy.

Published: 08-Dec-2010

US Contract research laboratory Metrics reveals that benzophenone, a component used in varnish on labels, is able to migrate through HDPE bottles to reach the pills inside.

Published: 06-Dec-2010

Recognition of glass vial quality issues is supporting interest in West’s analytical capabilities and Crystal Zenith (CZ) products, new sizes of which are being developed, said a company VP.

Published: 01-Dec-2010

Demand for high-end capsule filling technologies, particularly those used for early clinical development projects, has increased in 2010 according to Capsugel.

Published: 29-Nov-2010

Globalisation is the main challenge to drug supply chain security according to USP scientist Desmond Hunt, who says greater collaboration is the key to maintaining product integrity

Published: 22-Nov-2010

Drug industry demand for chemical intermediates and development projects has rebounded significantly in the last 12 months according to UK group Endeavour Specialty Chemicals.

Published: 28-Oct-2010

Rx-360 expects membership numbers to “snowball” in the coming year as it looks to build on progress made in establishing the consortium.

Published: 26-Oct-2010

Prosonix expects high demand for innovative particle processing technologies in the $24bn (€17bn) a-year respiratory pharmaceuticals market over the next few years.

Published: 19-Oct-2010

Biopharm sees a large future for packaging containing digital codes that can link mobile devices to content, according to Catalent.

Published: 14-Oct-2010

Guy Villax, board member of the EFCG, talks falsified APIs, EU efforts to tackle the issue, and the presence of gangsters in the pharma industry in an in-PharmaTechnologist video interview.

Published: 12-Oct-2010

SAFC has completed the expansion of its manufacturing plant in Jerusalem, Israel, further increasing its global footprint.

Published: 07-Oct-2010

Greater recognition of toxicity risks of HPAPIs and continued growth of oncology sector are driving drug industry demand for safe manufacturing capacity says US fine molecules firm SAFC Pharma.

Published: 03-Aug-2010

US supplier SAFC recently expanded its liquid cell culture reagents in response to growing biomanufacturing industry demand.

Published: 23-Jun-2010

Next week in-Pharmatechnologist heads for the excitement, energy and razamatazz of New York, US and Interphex 2010.

Published: 12-Apr-2010