Archives for January 18, 2006

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Pall and Biotrace sign air monitoring technology deal

By  Wai Lang Chu

Filtration specialists, Pall, and Biotrace have signed an agreement to market microbiological air monitoring technology to the pharmaceutical industry. The deal focuses on microbiological monitoring of manufacturing processes, which is critical to...

Avecia sell off continues as Fujifilm buy piece

By  Wai Lang Chu

The break up of global fine and specialty chemicals company Avecia continued as Fujifilm said it would take over Avecia Inkjet formally next month. The €220 million fee to acquire the company's Inkjet and Electrophotography arm of the business,...

Stable Micro launches resilience tester add-on

By  Wai Lang Chu

Stable Micro Systems has developed a new test for measuring the resilience of thin, film-like products that are used in pharmaceutical products including plasters, bandages, polymer film, micropore tape, synthetic skin and latex, amongst others.

LSBC files bankruptcy

By Kirsty Barnes

Large Scale Biology Corporation (LSBC) along with its subsidiaries Bioprocessing and Predictive Diagnostics, has now filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after going bust last month.

Rapid lab test promises effectiveness against MRSA

By Wai Lang Chu

Acolyte Biomedica introduces a new platform for its MRSA test, which promises to set the benchmark for laboratory-based screening of the bacterium by confirming negatives in five hours and positives within 24 hours.

FDA relaxes Phase 1 cGMP rules

By Kirsty Barnes

The FDA has cut red tape and modernised its guidance on experimental clinical studies to help improve and accelerate the R&D process of new compounds and ultimately get new drugs to market faster.