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...
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...
Contract packaging firm Testpak has become the first company to
install production equipment that allows it to make Stora Enso's
prize winning child-resistant and senior friendly packaging.
The first ever monoclonal antibody obtained starting from
transgenic plants with the purpose of purifying a human vaccine has
been registered with Cuban authorities, meaning cigars may not be
the only application the country's...
Biotechnology firm SR Pharma has announced a technical breakthrough
in the formulation of siRNA drugs, enabling them to be stored at
room temperature and reconstituted in one simple step, thus
extending shelf life and making administration...
BASF has announced it has managed to produce the chemical
intermediate N-ethyldiisoproylamine (EDIPA), also known as Huenig's
base, at a purity of at least 99.5 per cent, helping manufacturers
to stay clear from undesirable side...
Medical technology company e-pill has unveiled a new automated pill
dispenser which delivers medications at the right time and in the
right amount, ensuring compliance.
After receiving a grant of $3.9m (€3m) from the US government,
British biotechnology firm Avecia has put together a consortium of
four companies to develop a version of its anthrax vaccine with
increased stability so it works without...
UK firm Domino Printing Sciences has launched a new data print
solution that will allow the late stage customisation of printing
on pharmaceutical packages.
US biotechnology firm Bio-Bridge Science, whose ambition is to
develop an HIV vaccine, has finished major construction of a good
manufacturing practice (GMP) research and manufacturing facility in
Beijing.
Pall is organising a free chromatography seminar in Paris this week
presented by leading chromatographers from the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology and biologicals industries.
Werum Software & Systems has updated its manufacturing
execution systems (MES) for the pharmaceutical and
biopharmaceutical industry, enhancing process reliability and cost
effectiveness.
Major drug companies across the US are in process of reformulating
their over-the-counter cold medications in time for a new law that
comes in to effect later this year restricting the sale of drugs
that contain pseudoephedrine.
Bioxel, a company which manufactures and markets taxane active
pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used in chemotherapeutic drugs,
has turned to two contract manufacturing companies to scale up
production.
Packaging pre-production specialist, Esko has launched a new
programme that it claims will streamline the pharma packaging
process and bring new products to market up to 40 per cent faster.
German biopharma firm Sandoz has won a landmark first-of its-kind
biosimilar drug approval in the US after a long battle with the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The decision could open the
floodgates for generics manufacturers...
As demand for protein-based drugs increases, Pall has introduced a
new type of mixed-mode chromatography sorbents that make protein
purification faster and cheaper.
A new e-learning course promises to cover everything one needs to
know about demanding current good manufacturing practice (cGMP)
topics such as standard operating procedures (SOPs).
MAP Pharmaceuticals has awarded the manufacturing of the
metered-dose components of its new inhaler devices to Xemplar, who
is one of the few contract manufacturers in the world that can take
on such a challenge and is now upping...
Pro Mach, one of the largest providers of packaging products,
services and integrated solution sets in North America, has
acquired Allpax Products, a manufacturer of sterilisation, material
handling and automated control systems for...
RSSL Pharma Training has established three new courses to help UK
pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers prepare themselves
for a plant inspection by the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
The University of Kentucky has unveiled the state's largest sterile
pharmaceutical manufacturing site which is unique among others
worldwide as it is the first to produce cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic
drugs in the same room at...
MFIC Corporation, whose Microfluidics Division manufactures
industrial submicron processing equipment, has returned to
profitability in the first quarter of 2006 after big losses in
first quarter of last year, buoyed by increased...
India's Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals has snapped up the
Swiss-based pharmaceutical services business, Carbogen and Amcis,
of financially-troubled US chemical firm Solutia for the sum of
$74.5m (€58m).
Amcor Flexibles has launched a new tear open feature for foil drug
packaging that it claims is both child resistant and senior
friendly and cheaper to make than current methods.
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has given Sanofi Pasteur the
green light to market a childhood vaccine containing Delta's
Recombumin, a recombinant human albumin which offers the world's
first and only animal-free alternative...
Phosphagenics is constructing a new tocopheryl phosphates
manufacturing plant in Melbourne, Australia - a project that paves
the way for future licensing agreements and could encourage the use
of its technology in more nutraceutical...
Lonza has been authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to produce Bristol-Myers Squibb's arthritis drug Orencia
(abatacept), in what is shaping up to be a major manufacturing deal
for the Swiss company.
German biopharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has clinched
a licencing deal for XstalBio's formulation and stabilisation
technology which can be applied to the delivery of biomolecules via
a number of routes, including...
Vandalia Research has launched a new DNA amplification service that
it claims will speed up the mass production of high-quality DNA
sequences with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), while at the
same time reducing the risk of contamination.
Global packaging giant MeadWestvaco has acquired Saint-Gobain
Calmar, a manufacturer of plastic dispensing and spraying systems,
looking to establish a solid footing in primary packaging.
Biopharmaceutical firm Oragenics has received funding from a US
government agency for a technology which promises cost-effective
production of commercially important bioactive peptides with
unusual structures.
Following disappointing financial results in 2005, Italian
packaging group IMA has swung into profit in the first quarter of
2006 from a loss in the first quarter of 2005, buoyed by an upswing
in orders from the pharmaceutical industry.
Cardinal Health has taken the contract manufacturing crown after
being honoured with a prestigious award from Frost & Sullivan
in recognition of its ability to provide biopharma firms with a
high quality service, while still remaining...
Scientists seeking new ways to produce Roche's flu drug Tamiflu
(oseltamivir) have published two new syntheses based on cheaper
starting materials than the conventional method.
UK firm Avecia Biotechnology has been given a £1m (€1.5m) grant to
lead a three year project to establish a faster and cheaper
bioprocessing technology for advanced tissue engineering, primarily
to develop new skin to heal burns victims.
Registration is now open for this year's International Society for
Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) European Congress. The topic of
focus is science-based manufacturing for the next decade.
Analytical instrument maker Thermo has announced it will promote
compatibility between its RESULT software and CAMO's Unscrambler
software, bringing together the most powerful near infrared (NIR)
analysers in the industry.
Genentech has entered into a collaboration with biopharmaceutical
firm Immunogen to develop a commercial manufacturing process for
its anticancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) using its
tumour-activated prodrug (TAP) technology.
SAFC Biosciences has unveiled an analogue of insulin specifically
designed for the large-scale manufacturing of recombitant
biopharmaceuticals, promising security of supply and product
consistency.
Abbott Laboratories has reached a settlement with the US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it was found not
complying with leak detection and repair (LDAR) requirements for
hazardous air pollutants at its manufacturing plant...
The global smart packaging market will grow to $4.8bn (€3.8bn) in
2011 and reach $14.1bn in 2013, presenting big opportunities in the
pharma sector - the second largest growth market behind food and
beverage, according to a new report.
Biopharmaceuticals manufacturer Cobra will provide process
development and manufacturing of two HIV vaccine candidates for
evaluation in clinical trials under an agreement with the
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and...
In its second acquisition in less than a month, Millipore has
acquired bioprocessing products firm Serologicals for around $1.4bn
(€1bn) in cash, as it tries to boost its growth by expanding in
potentially lucrative market segments.
Italian packaging and processing machinery company IMA Group has
booked more than 1,100 square metres of space at this year's
Achema, determined to push its products ranging from solid dose
processing to labelling and tube filling.
A large-scale process, which focuses on highly purified and high
viral titer vectors, may facilitate the fast track development of
Adenovirus and AAV-based recombinant DNA vaccines for diseases such
as the Avian Flu.
DataLase has launched a revolutionary new label replacement
solution that it claims will greatly improve the logistics of
secondary pharma packaging as well as slash costs.
Bosch Packaging Technology will be launching new packaging and
processing technologies for pharmaceutical applications at Achema,
with products that cover pharmaceutical production, validation, and
packaging.
Materials science firm Datalase has announced it has expanded its
UK facility, targeting the pharmaceutical industry by applying its
colour change technology in secondary packaging and on-product
tablet marking.
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...
