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 in which all the contact...
Roche took the opportunity to reassure investors and analysts as it
outlined its plans to deal with the impending threat to Avastin and
Herceptin. Roche's new indications for cancer treatments suggest
that its oncology portfolio...
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 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 new
partnership deal by the end of the year.
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.
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 to
make the world's first hepatitis...
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 the medicine with drug...
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 streamline supply chain processes and
improve productivity.
Pharmaceutical wholesalers in Europe need to evolve to meet the
changing pharma market and a world of opportunity awaits for those
willing to think beyond their traditional business model and move
to compete in the outsourcing arena.
Nalgene introduces its sterile disposable shaker flask that
incorporates a larger volume capacity for single-use. Its design
aims to reduce the risk of cross contamination.
Two French clinical research organisations (CROs), PharmaScan and
ClinicalLand, have joined forces to accelerate their growth and
reinforce their presence in the competitive clinical trials sector.
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 event of a
bird flu pandemic.
Asterand has announced the formation of a partnership with Rubicon
Genomics to develop new cancer diagnostic tests that identify the
DNA methylation mechanism that causes cells to become cancerous
making the assignment of treatment...
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.
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, a technology which
could prove invaluable in the treatment...
Peakdale Molecular has taken the opportunity to expand its
capabilities and capacity extending the services it can provide to
further support customers' drug discovery challenges.
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 market that has
experienced unprecedented growth in the analytical...
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.
Applied Biosystems (AB) has given drug researchers a new software
application in thier quest to more quickly and accurately screen
drug candidates, which can be further developed into promising new
treatments.
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 of the annual general meeting...
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 cancer and inflammatory...
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 development of stroke treatment.
A new report has blasted pharmaceutical companies for its use of
unscrupulous marketing practices, accusing the drug producers of
misleading physicians of a drug's effectiveness and convincing
consumers of the drug's importance.
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.
Quest Pharmaceutical Services (QPS) has announced the launch of its
new Molecular Biology Services that aims to integrate
pharmacogenomics into drug development programs to deliver more
effective compounds to the market quicker.
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
worldwide.
Millipore has unveiled new disposable Tangential Flow Filtration
(TFF) assemblies that reduce validation efforts, increase process
speed and mitigate risks.
The world's largest patient recruitment firm, Synexus Clinical
Research has bagged its first Hungarian company in a bid to exploit
the growing clinical trial opportunities in the emerging Eastern
European market.
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 laboratory...
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 for "pharming,"
where transgenic animals...
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.
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...
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.
Odyessa Thera has announced it has been granted a US patent for its
single-and multi-colour protein-fragment complementation assays
(PCA), which can be applied to high throughput drug discovery.
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 gum
specialists, Fertin Pharma, to develop the product.
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
requirement.
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 capacity.
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.
Biotech company Genzyme Pharmaceuticals and drug delivery firm
Brookwood Pharmaceuticals are now working together to create new
ways of delivering peptide-based drugs.
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 as well
as the fish themselves.
Pliva's venture into the Indian subcontinent received a boost as it
was revealed the Governor of Goa would inaugurate the newly built
research and development facility of Pliva Research, India.
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...
Top international clinical research organisation (CRO) Quintiles is
celebrating after winning two industry awards for its work in the
Asia Pacific region.
GlaxosmithKline (GSK) has agreed to continue its collaboration with
CytoKinetics, which focused towards the mitotic kinesin,
centromere-associated protein E (CENP-E) that has evolved to become
a novel and viable drug target.
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.
Preclinical data from Vical's avian flu DNA vaccine program has
resulted in the company coming one step closer to $2.6m (€2m) in
funding for further development of the vaccine under a grant
awarded by the US government.
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 to cope with
increased demand from clients for...
Schering-Plough has announced plans to adopt a new global model to
standardise its clinical trial operations throughout the world -
aimed at improving trial consistencies, efficiencies and saving
money.
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 of drug...
