Archives for March 10, 2006

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TimeMed sticks ABP to its assets

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

TimeMed Labeling Systems has acquired Automatic Business Products (ABP), a provider of business forms and labeling solutions, expanding both its product portfolio and its customer base.

Scientists develop novel oral cancer lab test

By  Wai Lang Chu

The first clinical laboratory based test for saliva-based oral cancer detection has been developed by scientists, who believe that the clinical value this test demonstrates, could reduce the 350,000 - 400,000 new cases recorded each year worldwide.

SGS looking to cash in on Singapore's boom

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Swiss QC specialist SGS has opened a laboratory in Singapore for the contract testing of pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and medical devices, eying a budding market which seems hungry for outsourcing.

Tevopharm launches new flow wrapping control platform

By  Wai Lang Chu

Tevopharm, a Bosch Packaging Technology Company, introduces a new control platform for its Pack-2000 (BM) flow-wrapping machine. The controller is designed to enable users to comply with GAMP and 21 CFR Part 11 regulations when feeding or wrapping...

ReNeuron completes banking of stem cell therapy

By  Wai Lang Chu

The ReNeuron Group has announced it has completed the scale-up and cell banking of its lead stem cell product for stroke, which gives the Company the potential to progress this therapy without the need to re-derive the cells from source material in...

Pliva's transition to generics proves painful

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Reforms do not come cheap, certainly not for Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva, whose strategy of abandoning its proprietary drugs in favour of generics may pay off in the long term, but, along with manufacturing consolidation and the patent...