Archives for May 22, 2005

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GSK opens Centre of Excellence

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has created a Centre of Excellence for External Drug Discovery (CEEDD) that aims to provide GSK with alternative scientific and drug discovery approaches. The CEEDD also aims to exploit the full potential of GSK's R&D assets to...

Pad printing of tablets tops roll printing

Belgium's Printing International introduced a single-station version of its ultra high quality (UHQ) tablet printing technology into the US market via local distributor AC Compacting.

New CEO takes helm at UK's BioProgress

BioProgress has appointed Richard Trevillion as chief executive, bolstering its executive management just over a month after the dosage film specialist issued a trading statement that sparked a 40 per cent slump in its UK-listed shares, which prompted...

Polysaccharide combats cancer drug resistance

Scientists have reported that a molecule previously thought to play a purely structural and inert role in cells may play a key role in bringing about multidrug resistance in cancer.

Modular system answers PAT requirements

Companies that want to develop systems that comply with the US Food and Drug Administration's PAT (process analytical technology) recommendations can tap into a new modular fluid handling and measurement concept in development at a consortium of...

Evident launch quantum dot world first

By  Wai Lang Chu

Evident Technologies has launched the world's first commercially available non-heavy metal quantum dot (QD) reagents that are less toxic to cells.

399 new medicines in development to treat cancer

According to a new survey, there are currently 399 new medicines in development now to treat cancer. The survey shows that many of these medicines represent potential breakthrough cancer treatments, while others involve possible new uses for existing...

Biogen identifies CNS repair molecule

Biotechnology company, Biogen has announced the identification of a molecule that may play a key role in the repair and regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS). The finding could lead to potential pathways for treating multiple sclerosis (MS)...