Archives for September 13, 2004

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Researchers find green route to pharma compounds

Researchers in the UK and US have made a breakthrough by using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) as a reaction medium for the preparation of molecules of interest to the pharmaceutical industry. The result could be cleaner, greener manufacturing...

AstraZeneca buys packaging software

AstraZeneca has installed a new software system to handle its global packaging and labelling activities in a bid to cut time to market, maintain regulatory compliance and improve collaboration and artwork approvals.

Serono has high hopes for psoriasis drug

A groundbreaking new treatment for psoriasis could be available to patients in Europe as early as next month, providing the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) follows the advice of its advisory committee.

Film specialist gets honeycomb capsule patent

BioProgress has had one of its pending patents granted in Europe, shoring up its intellectual property in the area of 'foamed films' used for rapid delivery of drugs into the mouth.

Thermo completes LIMS acquisition

Analytical instruments company Thermo Electron has completed the acquisition of InnaPhase, a supplier of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets, for approximately $65 million in cash.

New processing meeting seeks sustainability

A newly-organised conference on building sustainability into processing industries - focusing on improving environmental performance without raising costs - will take place next year in Delft, the Netherlands.