Isopak have launched a new semi automatic capsule-filling machine
that is designed to deal with non-lubricated substances intended
for clinical trials, and drug or product development work.
GenoID has announced a breakthrough in human papillomavirus (HPV)
testing with the first ever laboratory test kit that uses a
real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) method to
detect all virus variants that cause cervical...
Avecia spin-off, Reaxa, has announced that Umicore has taken a 21
per cent stake in a move that underlines Reaxa's business strategy
in looking at joint R&D, new product development and toll
manufacturing agreements.
Chemical company Lanxess, release its third quarter results that
show restructuring strategy is bearing fruit, with sales up and the
reduction of net financial debt that is supported by strong growth
in the chemical industry.
Specialty chemical company Avecia featured prominently at the
recent CPhI Expo in Madrid, announcing investments and activity,
which hint at the business of custom synthesis of APIs and advanced
intermediates coming back into favour.
Catch-up legislation from the EU has swept away the handicap on
European generics companies, allowing them to research copycat
drugs before patent expiry.
Innovative laboratory technology that produces a sharper picture of
the nano-machine that translates genetic program into proteins
gives a unique insight into how some types of antibiotics work
leading to the design of better ones.
Pall Corporation has revealed a unique approach for speeding
vaccine production, which could provide a solution to the
potentially huge demand for vaccines by governments and
pharmaceutical manufacturers in response to the avian flu...
Coremed has introduced its proprietary drug-delivery platform
technology that improves absorption of certain proteins and
macromolecules such as insulin within the gastrointestinal tract.
Cook Pharmica will be the first contract manufacturer to offer live
webcam services, an innovation that will enable both customers and
regulatory agencies to view production as it occurs.
Foss has introduced the latest in its NIRSystems analyser range,
featuring the company's XDS near-infrared (NIR) technology, for
improved analytical performance in harsh industrial manufacturing
environments.
Proditec exhibited its new automatic visual tablet inspection
system at the recent CPhI, designed to provide the first
alternative to manual pharmaceutical tablet inspection for smaller
laboratories.
AssurX have launched a software process for document control, which
will enable pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to streamline
their approach to monitoring safety issues and overall quality
control efforts.
Millipore has launched a new reverse osmosis (type III) water
purification system, designed to meet the needs of laboratories
that only require up to 30 L/day of purified tap water.
GE Healthcare has recently launched a number of diverse and
transformational medical technologies aimed at improving
productivity across the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
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 opportunities...
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
with no effect on daytime vigilance.
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.
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 development, laboratory...
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 process.
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. Sterling's
acquisition brings it one...
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 current Sanger-based methods.
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 develop and...
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 awarded
almost £1.2 million as part of a...
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.
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 Separtis Holding.
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 the October...
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.
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 increase of
personnel in the health care sector.
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 delivery.
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 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.
Contract biopharmaceutical manufacturer SynCo Bio Partners has
started construction of two new manufacturing suites at its
facility in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in a move that builds on
the firm's ability to make microbial...
According to a recent report, the emerging market for protein
microarrays will experience strong growth buoyed on by the
emergence of the technology's ability to detect protein expression
more quickly and easily than traditional...
Two novel technologies, designed to check water supplies for
toxins, is set to provide a new on-site monitoring approach,
enhancing current utility monitoring systems that require water
samples to be sent to laboratories for analysis.
Greenbridge Environmental Control of the UK has introdueced a new
cleaner and disinfectant agent, suitable for commercial scale
applications, that is claimed to be the first non-toxic product of
its type.
The Advanced Biosciences division of US specialty materials maker
Rohm and Haas has decided to sell its entire range of solutions for
the production of biopharmaceuticals directly to customers.
PANalytical has added a new focusing mirror to its range of PreFIX
optics that for the first time, can analyse macromolecules using a
standard, laboratory-based XRD system, rather than on a synchrotron
beam line or a single crystal...
A newly discovered compound, which has revealed new links between
cell signalling pathways and cell migration, may suggest new
avenues for novel pharmaceutical therapies for treating a variety
of diseases, including cancer.
Celsis International has signed a collaboration with BioVentures to
develop a microarray-based microbiological testing system to detect
contamination in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other process
industries.
Researchers have helped pioneer a novel approach to the development
and delivery of an HIV/AIDS vaccine, which involves a
female-controlled vaginal HIV vaccine. The novel method is to be
tried in order to break the infection cycle...
Biotrace of the UK has acquired MicroSafe Group, an Italian
supplier of microbiological testing products for the
pharmaceutical, food and defence sectors, for £2.5 million.
Key Technology has set up a dedicated pharmaceutical business unit,
Symetix, to lend some focus to its efforts to sell automated
inspection and specialised conveying systems to the drug industry.
A previously unknown zinc oxide nanostructure is set to provide a
new building block for creating laboratory equipment that rely on
electromechanical coupling. The material's cost and flexibility
makes it suitable for biomedical...
Researchers in the US have constructed a new virus-based gene
therapy delivery system that has uses in cancer treatment. The
findings are said to provide a solution to the problems that have
hampered gene therapy treatments.
Switzerland's Wilco AG has developed a new version of its award
winning headspace testing system for pharmaceutical vials that
boosts its throughput by 50 per cent.
UK pharmaceutical testing company Cirrus Laboratories has been
acquired by Bodycote Materials Testing, an international provider
of materials testing services to industry.
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the UK subsidiary of Merck & Co
of the US, is to partner with the European Foundation for the Study
of Diabetes (EFSD), to further explore a novel area of diabetes
research.
