RFID system gets £15m push to market
A pilot programme looking at how radiofrequency identification (RFID) can be used in pharmacies to pick up counterfeit medicines is to be developed into a commercial product, reports Phil Taylor.
Archives for May 9, 2005
Pharma holds back life sciences at Clariant in 1Q
Swiss chemicals company Clariant saw its operating profit decline by nearly a third as higher raw material costs took their toll, although net profit rose 18 per cent, boosted by lower restructuring charges compared to the same period of 2004.
Sartorius to distribute disposable bag mixer
Germany's Sartorius will distribute a novel disposable mixing system developed by LevTech of the US that makes use of a novel mixing impellor that levitates on a magnetic field, reports Phil Taylor.
Berry expands in plastics, pharma with Kerr buy
In the US, Berry Plastics is to acquire Kerr Group in a $445 million (€356m) deal aimed at boosting its position in the plastic packaging market.
Wyatt offers light scattering product range
Wyatt Technology is set to offer its first integrated solution for batch dynamic light scattering, which are amongst a batch of products set to bring improved high throughput screening and better understanding of the physical attributes of purified...
Beckman Coulter launches chemistry system
Beckman Coulter has announced the launch of its latest clinical system, which aims to help clinical laboratories simplify and automate chemistry testing and productivity whilst reducing overall costs, reports Wai Lang Chu.
Contract manufacturing news in brief
In-PharmaTechnologist provides its periodic round-up of new deals and developments in the pharmaceutical contract manufacturing sector.