French contract research organisation (CRO) Porsolt & Partners
Pharmacology has signed a co-marketing deal with Singapore-based
start-up Maccine to co-promote their respective preclinical service
offerings to pharma and biotech...
GE Healthcare has snapped up specialist in disposable manufacturing
technologies Wave Biotech, adding a host of new products and
services for the biopharmaceutical manufacturing sector to its
catalogue.
Millipore is launching the first in a line of filtration products
for the biopharmaceutical industry with embedded Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) technology to facilitate record-keeping and
data transfer in the manufacturing...
In this week's review of activity within the preclinical research
services arena, new deals have emerged involving Argenta Discovery,
SRI International and Discovery Partners International.
As Swiss firm Lonza announced last week that it has broken ground
at its second manufacturing site in Singapore, the region looks set
for growth in biologics manufacture with biological products due to
take centre stage in the pharma...
Packaging technology firm Bradman Lake is selling off recently
acquired brands Albro, Dico and Gravfil only months after investing
in a new multi-million pound manufacturing facility.
UK drug goliath GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is ramping up drug production
at its Polish site as it prepares to more than double the number of
markets the plant will supply.
Adept Technology has introduced a ceiling-mounted version of its
s800 series Cobra robot. The inverted robot offers high-speed
packaging and assembly with a wider reach, while leaving a much
clearer working area.
Using contractors to fulfil packaging needs can significantly
reduce the time new products take to hit the market, claimed Gareth
Lewis of Cardinal Health, speaking at SMi's Pharmaceutical
Packaging and Labelling conference in...
Johnson Matthey's metal scavenging system, Smopex, is designed to
remove precious metals at high speed from solutions and active
pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
Northern Ireland-based Almac Services has recently been awarded a
potent compound safety certification by SafeBridge, confirming that
Almac is capable of handling potent compounds safely and is able to
limit exposure using closed...
The collaboration between DSM Pharmaceutical Products and
biotechnology firm Crucell has raised the bar for antibody
production, whilst decreasing manufacturing costs.
A new partnership between India's Reliance Life Sciences (RLS) and
Ireland's GeneMedix will provide new contract opportunities for
European contract bio-manufacturers.
US-based sterile experts Mediatech has entered into a business
agreement with US-based packaging and filling supplier Rapak to
market and sell aseptic filling equipment to satisfy a gap in the
market.
Swedish packaging manufacturer Cerbo has developed a novel closure
for tablet bottles as a user-friendly alternative for those who
have limited dexterity in their hands and fingers.
Pfizer's latest cutbacks will provide a new outsourcing opportunity
for contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs) in low-cost
destinations as the drug giant announces plans to double its amount
of drug production outsourcing.
Sartorius has reported 7.6 per cent increase in sales revenue in
2006 rising to €520.1m ($677.4m), due to the biotechnology
division's decision to focus on disposable systems.
Software provider Pharsight has launched an add-on for its
graphical drug modelling method to serve in bioequivalence testing,
promising to reduce test failure.
Viral vector manufacturer Lentigen has entered into a collaboration
with Wave Biotech to gain access to disposable process and
equipment expertise, which ties in with a shift in the bioprocess
manufacturing sector towards using disposable...
US-based firm Xcellerex yesterday announced it has completed the
second half of a $20m (€15.4m) financing deal, raising $11m to
speed up commercialisation of its innovative disposable
manufacturing technology for vaccines and biotherapeutics.
In a turbulent year, Whatman has failed to meet its projected
revenue target by 1-3 per cent and changed its management but
resolved litigation that has been hanging over the firm since 2003.
Rexam has introduced two new desiccant caps - Evipharm &
Secupharm - that use a filled in-line silica gel as a desiccant to
improve shelf life of the drug.
Agilent Technologies has signed an agreement with Groton Biosystems
to co-market measuring solutions for the pharmaceutical industry,
as the Process Analytical Technology (PAT) initiative gains
popularity among drug manufacturers...
US-based Blue Mountain has launched an integrated, comprehensive
software package to help life sciences companies manage their
assets, cutting out the need for individual software.
The US Food and Drug Administration has accepted two Celsis drug
master files (DMFs) that could increase the adoption of its rapid
microbiological detection technology among pharmaceutical
manufacturers.
A number of small to medium sized firms are unaware of how to use
their resources effectively to comply with hazardous waste
regulations, opening up an opportunity for online advice to address
problems facing these companies.
UK-based company ProMinent Fluid Controls has launched an on-line
sensor targeting the regulation of peracetic acid, a key
disinfectant used in the pharmaceutical industry.
Drug manufacturers have moved towards centralised data and
information management, following a trend to prevent human errors
and time-consuming tasks in response to increasing regulatory
requirements.
Millipore has introduced a new disposable product - NovaSeal - that
ties in with a shift in the bioprocess manufacturing market to the
use of disposable assemblies to shorten production cycles for
drugs.
Radiofrequency identification (RFID) tag adoption will be hampered
by a lack of a skilled labour force that is adequately trained to
handle this new technology, research reveals.
India's drug manufacturing industry is tipped to grow 10 per cent
over the next three years as more pharma firms shift operations
there to cut costs, says a research report.
Melbourn Scientific has invested in a light obscuration particle
counter to size and count particles in liquid samples using light
microscopy, to expand the company's capacity in stability testing
and to increase throughput and...
US drug packaging manufacturer Brady has bought a Brazilian label
maker in a bid to expand its operations not only in Brazil but
throughout Latin America - an area considered by analysts to have a
great business potential.
NNE and Fresenius ProServe yesterday announced they had reached an
agreement by which NNE will acquire Fresenius' subsidiary,
engineering company Pharmaplan GmbH.
Crucell yesterday announced it had received the first orders from
US-headquartered Wyeth Biotech. The order represents the first move
following the finalisation of the contract manufacturing agreement
between the two companies at...
A UK based firm aims to take up the fight against drug
counterfeiters with its innovative imaging and spectroscopy
products. TeraView says its technology could aid regulators and law
enforcement agencies screen for potentially lethal...
Vion Pharmaceuticals has awarded a manufacturing agreement with
Ohio based contract manufacturers Ben Venue Laboratories to produce
its lead anticancer drug, Cloretazine (VNP40101M).
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has invested in a tablet
manufacturing plant in Egypt, which could form a launching pad for
an expansion into emerging markets.
Biologic drug manufacturing is slowly starting to take off in
Singapore and is expected to be a key component of the country's
drug manufacturing activity in the future.
Designed as a next generation cellulose-based virus removal filter, Planova™ S20N has demonstrated robust filtration performance for challenging molecules...
Bispecific antibodies (BisAbs), which can bind to two distinct antigens, are prone to high levels of aggregate (10-30%), challenging traditional platform...
Various options exist for freezing biopharmaceutical bulk material, but selecting the most effective and efficient approach for each cold chain can be...
