News & Analysis on Clinical Trial Services & Contract Research And Development
The pharmaceutical excipients industry urgently needs a system of European master files, already used by the active pharmaceutical ingredient sector (API), to stimulate innovation in the sector and bring Europe's regulatory stance in line with the US....
US firm Bolder BioTechnology has been awarded a patent for a new technology that allows therapeutic proteins to be modified chemically to improve its activity in the body.
Understaffing and heavy workloads are constant problems for hospital pharmacies in the US, but one company believes it has a packaging solution that could speed up dispensing.
Significant progress toward a more targeted treatment of Alzheimer's disease was made as scientists targeted an enzyme, which has a differentiated role and opens up perspectives for new drugs that have fewer undesired side effects.
Hana Biosciences announced today the clinical trial initiation of PT-523 to evaluate this compound as a single agent in relapsed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung cancer continues to carry the poorest prognosis of cancer, with a five-year...
Speedel Experimenta has announced the completion of its human micro-dosing studies into renin inhibitors that are set to provide an effective means of treating hypertension and for protecting end organs such as the heart and kidneys.
Qiagen launches a unique siRNA design service that provides a guarantee that at least 50 per cent of the siRNAs produced will result in efficient knockdown to the researcher's specific requirements.
US company Wyatt Technology has demonstrated the importance of macromolecular characterisation in drug discovery using its DAWN EOS detector.
Akzo Nobel has reported a sharp rise in profits for 2004, but warned that 2005 would be tough and that further divestments in its chemicals portfolio are planned.
Chemicals giant BASF has invested €2 million in a small German encapsulation business that claims to have developed a novel process that allows for efficient ingredient delivery.