Japan follows US with bar code plan
Japan has said that it intends to require all prescription drugs to carry bar codes in a bid to prevent medication mix-ups, but hospitals are worried about the cost implications of the move.
Archives for January 8, 2004
Bayer wins parallel import victory
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has thrown out allegations by the European Commission that Bayer, the German pharmaceutical firm, had established a cartel agreement with its wholesalers to restrict the trade flow of its cardiovascular drug...
New tool in antibiotics discovery
A collaboration between Switzerland's Genedata and Bayer of Germany has led to new way of developing assays for antibacterial activity and accelerate the search for novel antibiotic classes.
Akzo CEO says 2004 will be tough
Although there are some signs of an economic recovery that should help its business, the European chemical and pharmaceutical industry can expect to have another difficult year in 2004.
A faster way to pure proteins
The Automation Partnership has launched a new robotic system designed to take the legwork out of extracting proteins made in microbial or insect cells.
S-P cuts staff as competition bites
Schering-Plough is to cut 18 per cent of its workforce at a manufacturing plant in Brinny, Ireland, in the face of stiff competition to two of the firm's biologic drugs.