In-PharmaTechnologist: Focus on India
Western pharma has eyes glued on India
India has overtaken Germany and China as the pharmaceutical industry western executives most want to know about.
Archives for February 24, 2006
Microfiltration market set to grow
The global market for microfiltration (MF) membranes used in liquid separations is set to grow at an average annual rate of 9.4 per cent to more than $1.2bn (€1bn) by 2010 from an estimated $792m in 2005 according to a new report, as companies seek to...
China draws Fisher further in
An insatiable Asian appetite for cell biology products has made Fisher Scientific's cell-culture unit expand its Beijing facility, making it the first non-native business to offer large-scale liquid-media manufacturing in China.
Vaccine-making contract goes to Cambrex
Cambrex Bio Science has been given a contract to manufacture Geron's GRNVAC1 telomerase vaccine for use in clinical trials and will now transfer production to its Walkersville, Maryland facility.
Uni of Leicester announces world first forensic lab technique
A team of forensic pathologists are believed to be the world's first to use a new radiological laboratory approach for mass fatality investigations that could bring to the end current lab methods that are slow and limited in their applicability.
Q Chip customises drug delivery
British company Q Chip has upped the stakes in the drug delivery market with its new tailor-made bioencapsulation technology, claiming to improve drug effectiveness, reduce side effects and increase patient acceptance.