LGC Promochem has launched its 2006 edition of its free
pharmaceutical reference substances and impurities catalogue,
providing researchers and analysts in the pharmaceutical R&D
and manufacturing generic industry with a central...
The new Automated Emitted Dose (AED) system from Astech allows for
in-line emitted dose testing of inhalers, saving time and money by
generating results from the production line which determine whether
full batch production should...
Laureate Pharma, a full service biopharmaceutical development and
protein production company, has been given a new contract by
Bradmer Pharmaceuticals to develop and manufacture its novel brain
cancer treatment for Phase III clinical...
Responding to surging demand for its flu drug Tamiflu, Roche has
announced it is expanding its external contractors to fifteen in
nine different countries, as its needs for intermediates and
finished product increase.
A new discovery paves the way for new laboratory cancer research
after scientists have been able to explain just how a gene variant
carried in 15 per cent of the population may increase the risk of
developing cancer.
Analytical instrumentation supplier Malvern has introduced a new
inhalation cell for its Spraytec system for particle size analysis
of aerosols and sprays, allowing the rapid characterisation of
systems such as dry powder inhalers...
The European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-line Wholesalers
(GIRP) has outlined measures it is taking to keep counterfeit
medicines out of the legitimate supply chain while urging
pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacists...
Millipore are to showcase a range of filtration, chromatography,
process monitoring and water purification solutions that are a part
of Millipore's response to an increase in lab investments from
pharma companies, and the emergence...
Analytical technology specialists Waters Corporation and Bruker
BioSciences have entered into a collaboration agreement to provide
greater integration and connectivity between their products,
looking to increase efficiency in pharmaceutical...
Princeton Instruments/Acton has unveiled its new sensor technology
that it claims will revolutionise the world of spectroscopy and
triple the speed of current devices.
Robin Engineering Services has made its first foray into selling
machinery exclusively for the pharma industry in a deal with Indian
manufacturer Chamunda. The partnership will slash the cost of
tableting machinery and fluidised bed...
Analytical instrument maker Thermo is promising to make separation
more efficient with its new Sorvall RC-6 Plus centrifuge, which
offers 4-L capacity and operating at speeds of up to 22,000 rpm,
enabling extremely fast processing...
At the Achema exhibition in Frankfurt this May, UK powder
instrumentation company Freeman Technology will unveil software
upgrades for its FT4 Powder Rheometer that allow 'real time' bulk
density measurement, improving QC...
Canadian drug outsourcing company Patheon has reported its first
quarterly loss since its inception in 1974, swinging from a net
profit of $6m (€4.9m) in Q1 of 2005 to a net loss of $11.5m in Q1
of 2006, as problems with production...
Looking for an advantage in the high-value generics market and a
boost to its contract development services for research-driven
pharmaceutical companies, Swiss chemicals and pharmaceuticals group
Schweizerhall has bought German drug...
In its first venture outside the subcontinent, though certainly not
the last of its kind for India pharma companies, contract
pharmaceuticals manufacturer Kemwell has bought for an undisclosed
sum Pfizer's production plant in...
A new laboratory method, which looks for a spinal fluid protein,
may identify people with the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis
(MS), greatly increasing the effectiveness of drug therapies to
treat the 10,000 Americans, who are...
In what is shaping up to be a new promising area in the
verification of drugs, Analytical Spectral Devices (ASD) has
received another patent for its RxSpec technology which uses near
infrared spectroscopy (IR), as rival company CDEX...
Anticipating a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval this
year, Dendreon has awarded Diosynth Biotechnology with a long-term
contract to supply the recombinant protein antigen component of its
novel vaccine for prostate cancer...
Analytical technology company Ometric has demonstrated real-time,
in-line compliance testing of powders and instantaneous monitoring
of blending of pharmaceuticals with its SpectrInline Processware
system at the Pittcon exposition...
Swiss QC specialist SGS has opened a laboratory in Singapore for
the contract testing of pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and
medical devices, eying a budding market which seems hungry for
outsourcing.
The first clinical laboratory based test for saliva-based oral
cancer detection has been developed by scientists, who believe that
the clinical value this test demonstrates, could reduce the 350,000
- 400,000 new cases recorded each...
Swiss custom manufacturing firm Lonza has entered into a joint
venture with investment management company Bio*One Capital to built
a $250m (€210m) large-scale mammalian cell culture plant in
Singapore, underlying Lonza's confidence...
Warwick Analytical Services has made available a service that
allows the investigation and measurement of the optical activity of
samples with an accuracy of +/- 0.002 degrees for optical rotations
of less than 1 degree.
Finnish packaging company Stora Enso and pharmaceutical group Orion
are carrying out a trial of pharmaceuticals packages equipped with
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags for every stage of the
supply chain using a system that...
A new laboratory method for distinguishing pathogens from harmless
relatives has been developed by scientists in the US. The
high-throughput technique will enable the quick identification of
pathogens, which could be used for bioterror...
A new study has revealed the existence of new drug targets for
tuberculosis (TB) treatments, which could essentially dictate the
design of TB drugs of the future. The bacterium that causes TB
currently infects one person in three...
British equipment supplier Isopak has launched a new pharmaceutical
dosing filler system for powders and granules, quickly and
accurately offering the doses required.
Life sciences firm Cambrex has reported a $140.3m (€116.7m) loss in
Q4 as opposed to a profit of $4.9m in Q4 last year, hit by lower
long-term profitability projections for its Biopharma unit, as
biotech companies seem to lose their...
Complete data analysis in the time it takes many laboratories to
take the first steps. This is what Ambion is offering with its new
microRNA expression profiling service, claimed to surpass any
similar offerings in the market.
Dutch life science firm PharmaCell has hired quality control
specialist Sensitech for the cold chain management of their cell
culture products, allowing it to ensure compliance with GMP
regulations.
Looking to expand the outsourcing services it provides,
AmerisourceBergen has snapped up Canadian drug distributor Asenda
and British pharmaceutical contract-packaging manufacturer Brecon,
indicating the aggressive strengthening of...
California-based Electronic Sensor Technology, provider of fast
vapor analyzers, is benefiting from recent restrictions in
California Air Quality and Nuisance Odor laws that require
bad-odor-causing industries to measure and control...
Millipore, a maker of purification systems used in drug
manufacturing, has expanded its range of hydrophilic
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes, enabling it to offer
filters for virtually all solvents, acids, and alkaline solutions.
India is emerging as a powerhouse of pharmaceutical R&D. Backed
by a scientist president and with an army of talented scientists,
the country now has R&D capacity second only to the US, at
one-fifth of the cost.
Cambrex Bio Science has been given a contract to manufacture
Geron's GRNVAC1 telomerase vaccine for use in clinical trials and
will now transfer production to its Walkersville, Maryland
facility.
A team of forensic pathologists are believed to be the world's
first to use a new radiological laboratory approach for mass
fatality investigations that could bring to the end current lab
methods that are slow and limited in...
The global market for microfiltration (MF) membranes used in liquid
separations is set to grow at an average annual rate of 9.4 per
cent to more than $1.2bn (€1bn) by 2010 from an estimated $792m in
2005 according to a new report,...
Hospira, the leading injectable contract manufacturer in the US, is
planning to close two manufacturing plants in the US and Canada in
order to improve operational efficiencies and remain competitive in
the marketplace.
A species of frog, which may hold the key to future mosquito
repellents, is set to open up new avenues of lab research into frog
chemical ecology as researchers try to come up with alternatives to
synthetic repellents.
Analytic technology company Ometric is promising to revolutionalise
quality control with software that achieves real-time, in-line
final product testing at a rate of five tablets per second,
minimising product recalls, reducing waste...
A natural compound could become the starting molecule for the
design of drugs that prolongs lifespan and delay the onset of
aging-related traits in vertebrate organisms, supporting the
potential utility of the compound in human aging...
IT specialist ComplianceControl has a introduced a comprehensive
new directory of compliance regulations with precise and accessible
information that can be used to assist pharmaceutical companies in
co-ordinating their corporate...
A disposable two-compartment flask bioreactor designed by Swiss
company Integra Biosciences has been shown to minimise production
costs in a new study, as opposed to cell cultivation roller bottles
which are 60 per cent more expensive.
Optio Healthcare introduces a new RFID and labelling solution,
which allows healthcare facilities to generate thermal, barcode and
RFID labels that can be used to track pharmaceuticals, as well as
manage controlled substances, pathogens...
Researchers are to develop new computational diagnostic methods for
key viral pathogens, which are set to make the storage, retrieval,
and exchange of molecular and diagnostic data on viral pathogens
more efficient and effective.
Warwick Effect Polymers (WEP) have chosen R&D outsourcing
specialist Avantium to jointly develop their polyethylene glycol
PolyPEG technology for biopharmaceutical compounds, enhancing their
bioavailability and pharmacokinetics.
New data that shows the effectiveness of TTP LabTech's Acumen
Explorer for high content screening at high throughput reveals the
advances high content screening has made in applications such as
protein kinase activation, cell...
