Archives for April 28, 2004

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Comark products to get cross-contamination protection

A UK-based specialist in antimicrobial coating technology, BioCote, has entered into an agreement with Comark to develop more hygienic handheld thermometers and data loggers. The new products are intended for use in the pharmaceutical and food...

Recordati sells Sophartex, expands Polfa Kutno stake

Italy's Recordati has sold off Sophartex, a French subsidiary specialising in the contract manufacture of finished pharmaceutical dosage forms, continuing its strategy of divesting businesses outside its core focus of developing and marketing its own...

Chimerix reports progress with smallpox drug

In today's increasingly tense socio-political climate, with the threat of bioterrorism looming ever larger, the race to find an effective drug therapy for one of the world's most feared diseases - smallpox - is hotting up.

Oligo suppliers should look to their laurels

Manufacturers of custom synthetic oligonucleotides (oligos) could see competition from new entrants into the sector, according to a survey which finds that customers are not entirely happy with their suppliers.

Catalysts from UK start-up promise cleaner, greener reactions

A new company spun out from the University of Durham in the UK, called LyraChem, has developed a new catalytic technology for the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors that should reduce the amount of wastage and contamination that can occur with rival...