Archives for March 25, 2004

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Chinese packaging industry about to boom

China's packaging industry is currently undergoing a growth rate that is set to turn the sector into one of the country's leading industries, report Simon Pitman and Phil Taylor.

New iodine-131 player in market

International Isotopes has entered the market for supplying iodine-131, a radioisotope used in medical diagnostics and radiotherapy procedures.

Dendrimers for drug delivery

Researchers in the US have developed a drug delivery technology that could improve the treatment of cancer, avoid side effects and even report back on the success of treatment.

Accession 'a boon to EU drug industry'

The enlargement of the European Union to include 10 new countries has raised fears about the impact this could have on issues such as parallel imports and intellectual property protection, but it could reinvigorate the industry in the long-term.