Archives for February 10, 2005

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Particle sizer improved for aerosol drugs

Material science company Malvern Instruments has teamed up with ImageTherm Engineering to develop a new version of an instrument used to measure the size of droplets in concentrated spray and aerosols.

Merck under fire again over mercury in vaccines

The bad press surrounding the pharmaceutical industry continues with claims that Merck & Co executives were concerned about infant exposure to mercury in vaccines several years before the US Food and Drug Administration made the issue public.

West Pharma completes drug delivery sale

West Pharmaceutical Services has completed the sale of its drug delivery operations to Archimedes Pharma, a newly formed UK company backed by private equity house Warburg Pincus.

Lundbeck subsidiary looking at CoQ10 production

A contract manufacturer of pharmaceutical ingredients could provide supplement makers with new supplies of the antioxidant coenzymeQ10, currently selling for record prices owing to tight supply, reports Dominique Patton.