Archives for August 28, 2003

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Study details best practice in QC

A new report from Best Practices provides a view of how the top pharma firms manage their quality control to reduce manufacuring costs and production time.

Flamel shares surge on BMS deal

French company Flamel Technologies has added another high-profile client for its drug delivery technology spurring another leap in its shares that have already climbed almost 800 per cent over the last 12 months.

Kyorin unveils new oral dose plant

Japan's Kyorin Pharmaceuticals plans to invest some 8 billion yen (€62.5m) in a new facility to produce tablet and capsule formulations.

Sticky problem for Acambis

Delivery of millions of doses of Acambis' smallpox vaccine to the US government has been delayed because of a disagreement over the best glue to use for the vial labels.

Human proteins made in yeast

Researchers in the US have managed for the first time to produce a fully human protein - including complex sugar side chains - in a yeast.