Archives for April 6, 2006

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BMS resorts to Puerto Rico for more biologics

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

US drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb has said it will invest $200m (€166m) to expand its Puerto Rico facility, driven by a thirst for biologics that the firm is trying to quench, both in-house and through contract manufacturing.

Olympus sharpens its focus

By Kirsty Barnes

Olympus is gearing up to launch the two latest models in its range of stereo microscopes, hailed as offering scientists superior sensitivity with the highest zoom ratio and resolution on the market.

Thermosafe Brands introduce Nomadic pallet shipper

By  Wai Lang Chu

ThermoSafe Brands has unveiled a pre-qualified, reusable shipping system, which enables the safe transportation of bulk quantities of pharmaceutical and vaccine substances under optimal temperatures.

Texas Instruments keeping RFID private

By  Kirsty Barnes

Texas Instruments used the recent Interphex show in New York to demonstrate its unique approach to improving the security of budding radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.

TransPharma pushes transdermal parathyroid hormone

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Israel's TransPharma has announced the results of the first clinical trials of human Parathyroid Hormone 1-34 fragment (hPTH 1-34), delivered with its hand-held pen-size transdermal device, showed its system can systemically deliver effective...