Archives for June 18, 2006

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Smart RFID couplings 'best way' to verify fluid line connections

By  Gregory Roumeliotis

Using quick disconnect couplings in fluid handling and manufacturing operations is the safest way to protect brand integrity by capturing fluid and product data from point of origin through point of use, according to a top Colbert expert.

World's first transdermal insulin shows promise

By  Kirsty Barnes

Many said it couldn't be done, but Australian pharma firm Phosphagenics has developed what it claims is the world's first transdermal insulin formulation and has received the first signs that the product may have blockbuster potential.

Asthma drug effectiveness dependent on genes

By  Wai Lang Chu

Researchers believe that the effectiveness of from a commonly used asthma medicine may be compromised by a gene variation, which is present in around 13 per cent of the city's population.

Teva invests $6M in CureTech's cancer drug

By  Staff Reporter

CureTech has revealed it has wrapped up a deal in which Teva Pharmaceuticals will invest $6m (€4.7m) in CureTech, for the development of a revolutionary cancer drug, based on the company's potential value of $64m.

Spain muses over possibility of 'human' rights for apes

By  Wai Lang Chu

Following a recent report that predicted the use of apes in animal testing would be unavoidable in the future, Spain could become the first country worldwide to give some primate species fundamental rights that are granted to human beings.