News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has published its long-awaiting guidance on process analytical technology (PAT), aimed at encouraging its use and raise the standard of manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry.
Italian packaging machinery company IMA has expanded its business in the US market with acquisition of Nova Packaging Systems, which makes automatic machines for the bottling of capsules and tablets.
Novartis Consumer Health is set to become one of the first companies to launch a pharmaceutical based in the 'film strip' format, which has become a popular alternative to lozenges and gums for freshening the breath.
Dutch biotechnology company Crucell has initiated legal proceedings against CEVEC Pharmaceuticals, which claims the company has violated Crucell's PER.C6 technology's European patent.