German packaging company Gerresheimer has announced plans to take
over the pharmaceutical business of troubled Glass Group Inc (GGI)
of the US, after a Delaware bankruptcy court approved the
transaction.
Galapagos has announced that its acquisition of BioFocus' would
accelerate its transition to a fully integrated drug development
biopharmaceutical company after the two companies reached agreement
on the terms of a recommended...
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals says it has completed the infrastructure of
an online, web-based pharmaceutical tracking system - called the
Pedigree Security Network - to help combat drug counterfeiting.
According to a new report, the biopharmaceutical market is
predicted to increase from $1.4 billion (€1.14 billion) in 2003 to
$2.6 billion in 2006. The market was dwarfed by the pharmaceutical
industry 20 years ago but continues to...
The US market for pharmaceutical packaging will grow by nearly a
third between 2004 and 2011, driven by the increasing demands
placed on packaging by biologic drugs and novel drug delivery
formulations, according to consulting firm...
Italy's Bonfiglioli has updated its BLI leak testing machine for
blister packaging, first introduced last year, with the ability to
automate sampling between the blister machine and the cartoner for
in-process automatic testing.
One of the difficulties facing the pharmaceutical industry is the
sheer volume of information that has to be incorporated on drug
labelling and packaging, which often makes designing packaging more
a function of squeezing in material,...
With blockbuster patents set to expire, the biogenerics market is
set to cash in as previous challenges such as a lack of regulatory
framework are nearing resolve, particularly in Western Europe.
According to a new report, the bioinformatics market is set to
surge ahead, boosted by data proliferation and the need for
improved drug research productivity. Along with the solid support
of national governments, the European bioinformatics...
India's Bilcare Ltd, a research-based pharmaceutical packaging
solutions company, has acquired ProClinical of the US in a deal the
company says takes it 'closer to achieving its vision of becoming
the world leader in the...
US company Ampacet has developed molecular tracers that allow
manufacturers to monitor flexible and rigid cosmetics plastic
packaging - at any stage in the supply chain - to help resolve
security, counterfeiting, quality, liability...
Packaging company Crown Holdings is planning to sell its plastic
closures business for approximately $750 million to European
private equity firm PAI partners.
Packaging company Alcan has said it plans to close its Cayey
pharmaceutical glass vial operation, based in Puerto Rico, in order
to streamline its North American vial manufacturing network.
US paperboard and plastic packaging company Chesapeake is to
acquire Impaxx Pharmaceutical Packaging Group, which does business
as Arlington Press, for $65 million (€52.5m).
The raft of pharmaceutical companies reporting results for the
second quarter of 2005 provided mixed indications as to the state
of the industry. The claim that pipeline product fruition is
beginning to return among the pharmaceutical...
BioFocus and Organon have announced they are to embark on the
second phase of collaborative projects involving key GPCR targets
for therapeutic applications and drug discovery.
Aegis Therapeutics announced it has entered into a licensing agreement for its patented Intravail drug delivery technology for application to several paediatric therapeutics.
Italian processing machinery company IMA Group has decided to
increase its investment in a Chinese joint venture to tap into a
growth market at a time when its established territories in the
West are showing lacklustre growth, reports...
The acquisition of Flexible Packaging (FlexPac) of the US by the
Blackard Group will spur the development of the company's
technology into new industrial sectors, including pharmaceuticals.
Alcan has launched the Guardlid, a new child-resistant
pharmaceutical packaging solution that has been designed
specifically for use in the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets.
Manufacturing consolidation and acquisition costs helped reduce net
income as Millipore revealed its 2005 second quarter financial
results. The company has just completed the purchase of two
companies with the intention of increasing...
Life sciences investment group Abingworth Management has announced
the initial Abingworth BioEquities Fund (ABE) has raised $53
million (€44 million) to invest across the life sciences field
including human therapeutics.
The European Medicines Agency has published updated guidelines on
the use of plastic packaging in pharmaceuticals, in a bid to help
packagers select the best and safest materials for their products.
Applied Biosystems has teamed up with Invitrogen to combine forces
on providing proteomic analyses and biomarker studies in drug
discovery and disease research.
West Pharmaceutical Services is planning to buy Israel's Medimop
Medical Projects, which develops disposable medical devices for the
mixing, transfer, reconstitution and administration of injectable
drugs.
The UK's figures on recycling waste is skewed because companies are
exporting their problem rather than increasing reprocessing rates,
the UK's second largest packaging waste compliance company claims.
The European Union has started a research project, backed with €7
million, to develop high barrier polymer films using nanocomposites
for a broad range of packaging and other industrial applications.
Sud-Chemie Performance Packaging has started manufacturing a line
of scented packaging products for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical
and food industries.
US packaging specialist Chesapeake Corp has launched a design
studio and product development group in the UK, dedicated to
pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging, to strengthen its position
in paperboard packaging in Europe.
United Drug of Ireland has acquired TD Packaging, a UK-based
company which supplies the international pharmaceutical and
healthcare industries, in a deal valued at up to £11.4 million
(€17.1m), reports Phil Taylor.
Germany glassware company Gerresheimer has opened a cleanroom
production facility at its Polish subsidiary Polfa, aimed at the
production of pharmaceutical vials.
Johnson & Johnson has been forced to recall a series of
over-the-counter products for children, based on its Tylenol
(acetaminophen) brand, because their labelling is confusing and
could lead to overdosing, reports Phil Taylor.
UK-based Stanelco has acquired Biotec, a company based in Germany
that makes starch-based polymer packaging for the pharmaceutical
and food industries.
'Smart' blister packaging that can record when medicines are taken,
developed by Canada's Information Mediary Corp, is being launched
into the European market with the help of French contract research
organisation ABR...
According to a new report, the US pharmaceutical industry is
ignoring as much as $16 billion (€13 billion) in cash as the
industry struggles to cope with disappointing single-digit growth,
a lack of new products to replace drugs coming...
US-based Avery Dennison is now producing radio frequency
identification (RFID) inlays using a new high-speed manufacturing
process to meet what the company believes will be a booming demand
for clients who ship cartons and pallets.
SupplyScape, a US company specialising in developing track and
trace technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, has teamed up
with IT consultancy UniSys to set up a pilot study of SupplyScape's
electronic pedigree for drugs,...
Marchesini has made its first foray into the market for stickpack
packaging with the launch of a complete automated line aimed at
manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries,
writes Phil Taylor.
Canadian packaging technology company Creo has teamed up with XINK
Laboratories, a company that makes conducting ink for printing
radiofrequency identification (RFID) antennas, to address RFID tag
security issues.
Creo, a Canadian firm which makes imaging and printing
technologies, has teamed up with label company Accucote to develop
invisibly-tagged, traceable label stocks for the pharmaceutical,
medical and other industries, writes Phil Taylor.
GlaxoSmithKline is planning to use a series of packaging and
on-tablet technologies to prevent parallel trade in its HIV drugs
Combivir (zidovudine and lamivudine) and Epivir (lamivudine),
writes Phil Taylor.
Qiagen and Procognia have entered into a marketing and licensing
agreement, which targets the emerging field of protein
glycoanalysis. The combination of Qproteome products with
Procognia's On-Chip Glycoanalysis technology aims...
Packaging giant Alcan has reached an agreement to purchase
Interglass, a privately owned company that makes glass vials and
ampoules, in a move that expands Alcan Packaging's position in the
North American pharmaceutical packaging...
A study showing that drugs distributed in blister packages rather
than in bottles increase the likelihood that medications will be
taken properly, could help encourage the take-up of unit-dose
packaging in the US market, reports Phil...
US nanotechnology company NanoInk has said it wants to forge
partnerships with packaging companies to develop a layered brand
protection solution for pharmaceutical customers.